About Alan Martello
Born 1952. Alan Martello is an australian rules football player.
Alan Martello (born 14 September 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club and Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Martello was Hawthorn's regular centre half-forward for much of the 1970s and a prodigious kicker of the football, Martello was the youngest man ever to reach 200 games. Martello left Hawthorn in 1980 after a bitter dispute and played in a losing Grand Final for Richmond in 1982.
Following his playing career he had a long broadcasting career with 3AW as a commentator on the station's AFL coverage.
Honours and achievements Hawthorn 3Γ VFL premiership player: 1971, 1976, 1978 2Γ Minor premiership: 1971, 1975
Richmond Minor premiership: 1982
Individual Hawthorn life member VFL/AFL Italian Team of the Century
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Who is Alan Martello?
Australian rules footballer
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Alan Martello was born on 14 September 1952.
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Alan Martello is an australian rules football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Alan Martello. https://biography.guide/alan-martello/
MLA: "Alan Martello." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/alan-martello/.
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