Ernie Martin Explained

Ernie Martin
Fullname:Ernest John Martin
Birth Date:1903 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales
Originalteam:Carlton District
Height:168 cm
Weight:61 kg
Position:Wingman
Statsend:1929
Years1:1923–25
Club1:Carlton
Games Goals1:4 (0)
Years2:1926–27
Club2:Coburg (VFA)
Games Goals2:30 (7)
Years3:1928–29
Club3:Essendon
Games Goals3:17 (0)
Years4:1930–32
Club4:Coburg (VFA)
Games Goals4:41 (1)
Games Goalstotal:92 (8)

Ernest John 'Snowy' Martin (3 June 1903 – 7 September 1996) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1920s.

Recruited from Carlton District, Martin was a wingman and could only manage to play four games in three years at Carlton. He spent the 1926 and 1927 seasons with Coburg in the VFA and participated in back to back premierships. His performances in 1927 made him the first Coburg player to win a Recorder Cup.

Martin had another VFL stint in 1928, this time at Essendon, but struggled with a knee injury in his two seasons and eventually returned to Coburg.

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