George Francis Margitich (18 November 1908 – 17 January 1958) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1930s.[1]

George Margitich
Personal information
Full name	George Francis Margitich
Date of birth	18 November 1908
Place of birth	Adelaide, South Australia
Date of death	17 January 1958(1958-01-17) (aged 49)
Place of death	Adelaide, South Australia
Original team(s)	South Adelaide (SANFL)
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1930–1934	Melbourne	75 (267)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1934.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Football

Originally from South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club South Adelaide, Margitich debuted for Melbourne in 1930 and kicked 73 goals, a then club record for most goals in a season. He topped their goalkicking again in 1931 and 1932 and managed 10 goals in a game three times in his career. The most he kicked was 12 against North Melbourne in 1931.

Footnotes

References

• Where is He Now?, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Friday, 19 September 1952), p.6.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Margitich.

• George Margitich's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• George Margitich at AustralianFootball.com
• George Margitich, at Demonwiki.
• George Margitich, at Boyles Football Photos.

This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1908 is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e