Tony Martyn
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Tony Martyn is a former Australian rules football
er who played for Melbourne
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL), Port Adelaide
in the South Australian National Football League
(SANFL) and with TANFL
club Sandy Bay
. He could play in various positions including half forward, as a centreman and on the ball.
Martyn played his early football in Tasmania and in 1976, his debut season, he was named as the TANFL's 'Rookie of the Year'. He was a member of the strong Sandy Bay team of the late 1970s and played in three consecutive premierships from 1976 to 1978. After winning their Best and Fairest in 1978 he opted to transfer to Melbourne and try his hand at VFL football.
He appeared in 32 games of league football for Melbourne and halfway through the 1981 season crossed to Port Adelaide. It was his only season in South Australia but he was fortunate enough to play in a premiership side with Port.
In 1982, Martyn returned to Sandy Bay and won the William Leitch Medal
that season. He won another the following year as well as his third Sandy Bay Best and fairest award. Martyn was a Tasmania interstate representative and won the Lefroy Medal as the state's best performed player in 1982. His career ended in disappointment with a loss in the 1986 Grand Final to Glenorchy and he finished with 129 senior games.
Australian rules football
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er who played for Melbourne
Melbourne Football Club
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in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
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(VFL), Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide Football Club
The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...
in the South Australian National Football League
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....
(SANFL) and with TANFL
Tasmanian Football League
Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...
club Sandy Bay
Sandy Bay Football Club
The Sandy Bay Football Club was an Australian rules football club based in Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia that participated in the Tasmanian Football League from 1945 to 1997.-Club History:...
. He could play in various positions including half forward, as a centreman and on the ball.
Martyn played his early football in Tasmania and in 1976, his debut season, he was named as the TANFL's 'Rookie of the Year'. He was a member of the strong Sandy Bay team of the late 1970s and played in three consecutive premierships from 1976 to 1978. After winning their Best and Fairest in 1978 he opted to transfer to Melbourne and try his hand at VFL football.
He appeared in 32 games of league football for Melbourne and halfway through the 1981 season crossed to Port Adelaide. It was his only season in South Australia but he was fortunate enough to play in a premiership side with Port.
In 1982, Martyn returned to Sandy Bay and won the William Leitch Medal
William Leitch Medal
The William Leitch Medal was an annual award which was presented to the Best and Fairest player in the TANFL/TFL Statewide League.At various times prior to 1930 and between 1935 and 1939 the TFL award was known by other names....
that season. He won another the following year as well as his third Sandy Bay Best and fairest award. Martyn was a Tasmania interstate representative and won the Lefroy Medal as the state's best performed player in 1982. His career ended in disappointment with a loss in the 1986 Grand Final to Glenorchy and he finished with 129 senior games.