Charles Joseph "Laddie" Pettiona (10 July 1913 – 23 October 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Charlie Pettiona | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Charles Joseph Pettiona | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1913 | ||
| Place of birth | South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 23 October 1946 (aged 33) | ||
| Place of death | South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Port Melbourne | ||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1935 | Port Melbourne (VFA) | 9 (0) | |
| 1936–1937 | South Melbourne | 14 (0) | |
| 1939–1941 | Sandringham (VFA) | 37 (2) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of Thomas Joseph Pettiona (1890–1950),[1] and Annie Maud Pettiona (1895–1966), née Janman,[2] Charles Joseph Pettiona was born at South Melbourne, Victoria on 10 July 1913.
He married Gladwyn Greenway (1915–), later Mrs. William Charles Young, on 9 October 1937. They had two children.
Football
editPettiona, a Port Melbourne recruit, started out at South Melbourne in 1936, two years after his uncle Cecil Pettiona had played for the club.[3]
He made eight appearances in the 1936 VFL season, which included South Melbourne's grand final loss to Collingwood (as 19th man), his first loss in South Melbourne colours.[4]
In 1937 he played six senior games, then didn't appear at all in the 1938 season and was cleared to Sandringham.[4][5]
Death
editOn the evening of 23 October 1946 Pettiona was struck and killed by a military truck while cycling down Normanby Road in South Melbourne.[6][7][8][9]
Notes
edit- ^ Deaths: Pettiona, The Herald, (Monday, 25 September 1950), p.8.
- ^ Funeral Notices: Pettiona, The Age, (Thursday, 6 October 1966), p.17.
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2007).
- ^ a b AFL Tables.
- ^ The Argus,"G. Tuite Returns", 12 April 1939, p.9.
- ^ Deaths: Pettiona, The Argus, (Friday,25 October 1946), p.2.
- ^ De Bolfo, Tony, "Italian Team of the Century – Charles Pettiona", The Footy Almanac, 29 July 2010.
- ^ Former South Melbourne Footballer Killed, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 26 October 1946), p.1.
- ^ Funeral of Former S.M. Footballer: Tributes to "Charlie" Pettiona, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 2 November 1946), p.3.
References
edit- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
External links
edit- Charlie Pettiona at The VFA Project.
- Charlie Pettiona's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Charlie Pettiona at AustralianFootball.com
- Charlie Pettiona at Boyles Football Photos.
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