Ernest John 'Snowy' Martin (3 June 1903 – 7 September 1996) was an

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er who played for

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and

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in the

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(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

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in the VFA and participated in back to back premierships. His performances in 1927 made him the first Coburg player to win a

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. 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.

References

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Ernie Martin's playing statistics
from The VFA Project *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. 1903 births 1996 deaths Carlton Football Club players Essendon Football Club players Coburg Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) {{AFL-bio-1903-stub