George Francis Margitich (18 November 1908 – 17 January 1958) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Melbourne
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in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL) during the 1930s.
Football
Originally from
South Australian National Football League
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Originally formed as the ...
(SANFL) club
South Adelaide
The South Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club that competes in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Known as the ''Panthers'', their home ground is Flinders University Stadium[1930
Events
January
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and kicked 73 goals, a then club record for most goals in a season. He topped their goalkicking again in
1931
Events
January
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* January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa.
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and
1932
Events January
* January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel.
* January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...
and managed 10 goals in a game three times in his career. The most he kicked was 12 against
North Melbourne
North Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne local government area. North Melbourne recorded a population of 14,953 at the ...
in 1931.
Footnotes
References
Where is He Now?, ''The (Adelaide) Advertiser'', (Friday, 19 September 1952), p.6.
External links
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George Margitich at ''Demonwiki''.
George Margitich at ''Boyles Football Photos''.
1908 births
Australian rules footballers from South Australia
Melbourne Football Club players
South Adelaide Football Club players
Swan Districts Football Club coaches
1958 deaths
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