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Gordon Louis Charles 'Sonny' Maffina (10 January 1926 – 10 September 1991) was an Australian rules footballer who played 114 games for Claremont in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL) from 1948 to 1958.
| Gordon Maffina | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Gordon Louis Charles Maffina | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Boulder, Western Australia | ||
| Date of death | 10 September 1991 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Nedlands, Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Boulder City | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1948–1958 | Claremont | 114 (29) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1958. | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Centreman Gordon Maffina, nicknamed Sonny, arrived at Claremont from Goldfields National Football League club Boulder City. He made an immediate impact at Claremont with a Sandover Medal win in 1949 as well as being awarded his club's Best and fairest.[1][2][3][4]
He represented Western Australia at the 1950 Brisbane Carnival where he was a Simpson Medalilst and appeared in a total of eight interstates matches for his state.
Appointed captain-coach of Claremont in 1952 after captaining them the previous year, Maffina remained in the role until the end of the 1953 season. He continued on as a player, returning briefly as captain-coach in 1957, but suffered from niggling injuries towards the end of his career and retired in 1958. When Claremont took out the 1964 premiership he was the assistant coach.[5]
References
- John P. Devaney (2008). Full Points Footy's WA Football Companion. Lulu.com. p. 178. ISBN 978-0-9556897-1-0. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- "Stars of the league". Daily News. Vol. LXVIII, no. 23, 519. Western Australia. 29 August 1950. p. 15 (Final). Retrieved 22 June 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Another in our series of Football Stars". Western Mail. Western Australia. 20 August 1953. p. 1 (Supplement - "Another in the series of football stars - "Sonny" Maffina"). Retrieved 22 June 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- "FOOTBALL NARROW MEDAL WIN FOR MAFFINA". The West Australian. Vol. 65, no. 19, 708. Western Australia. 15 September 1949. p. 18. Retrieved 22 June 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- East, Alan (2006). The Sandover Medal Men. pp. 163–168. ISBN 0-9775813-0-6.
External links
- Gordon Maffina at AustralianFootball.com
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