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Alan Martello (born 14 September 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club and Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Alan Martello
Personal information
Date of birth	(1952-09-14) 14 September 1952 (age 69)
Original team(s)	St Mary's Church of England
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1970–1980	Hawthorn	223 (164)
1981–1983	Richmond	032 00(3)
Total		255 (167)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1983.
Career highlights
3× VFL Premiership player: 1971, 1976, 1978 VFL/AFL Italian Team of the Century
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Martello was Hawthorn's regular centre half-forward for much of the 1970s[1] and a prodigious kicker of the football, Martello was the youngest man ever to reach 200 games. Martello left Hawthorn in 1980 after a bitter dispute and played in a losing Grand Final for Richmond in 1982.

Following his playing career he had a long broadcasting career with 3AW as a commentator on the station's AFL coverage.

Honours and achievements

Hawthorn

• 3× VFL premiership player: 1971, 1976, 1978
• 2× Minor premiership: 1971, 1975

Richmond

• Minor premiership: 1982

Individual

• Hawthorn life member
• VFL/AFL Italian Team of the Century

References

Bibliography

• Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996

External links

• Alan Martello's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Alan Martello at AustralianFootball.com

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