Ray Martini Explained

Ray Martini
Fullname:Ray Martini
Birth Date:14 July 1930
Originalteam:Flemington
Height:180 cm
Weight:82.5 kg
Statsend:1954
Years1:1950–52
Games Goals1:13 (1)
Years2:1953
Games Goals2:7 (0)
Years3:1954-1955
Club3:Williamstown (VFA)
Games Goals3:10 (6)

Ray Martini (born 14 July 1930) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

Although there are suggestions that this "Martini" is the son of the former Geelong footballer, Percy Martini,[2] the fact that Percy Martin's wife, May Victoria Martin (1887–1928), née Machar, died some two years before Ray Martini's birth, and that there's no record of Percy Martin ever remarrying (or, in contrast, being the father of an extra-marital child) seems to indicate that there's no substance to these claims.

Football

Williamstown (VFA)

He played with Williamstown for two seasons: 1954 and 1955[3] [4] totalling 10 senior games and kicking 6 goals.

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Notes and References

  1. Holmesby & Main (2009), p.524.
  2. For instance, at: Club-Room Gossip, The Argus, (Monday, 3 July 1950), p.15.
  3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article70701102 Football Statistics for Season 1954, The Williamstown Chronicle, (Thursday, 23 December 1954), p.7.
  4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71883491 V.F.A. Teams Named: Wil'stown v. M'abbin, The Argus, (Friday, 20 May 1955), p.25.