Stanley Maxwell "Max" Pontifex was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with West Torrens in the

South Australian National Football League The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport. Originally formed as the ...

(SANFL). Pontifex's career with West Torrens began in 1929 and ended when he was transferred by his employer to Tasmania. In Tasmania he captain / coached the City Football Club in Launceston. A centreman, he had won a

Magarey Medal The Magarey Medal is an Australian rules football honour awarded annually since 1898 to the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), as judged by field umpires. The award was created by Willia ...

in 1932 and was twice West Torrens'

best and fairest In Australian sport, the best and fairest award recognises the player(s) adjudged to have had the best performance in a game or over a season for a given sporting club or competition. The awards are sometimes dependent on not receiving a suspensi ...

winner. He also represented South Australian in 10 interstate matches during his career. He is buried at St Jude's Cemetery, Brighton along with his wife Verna Margaret nee Smith (1914–2001).

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* West Torrens Football Club players West Torrens Football Club coaches Magarey Medal winners City-South Football Club players City-South Football Club coaches Australian rules footballers from South Australia 1910 births 1998 deaths {{AFL-bio-1910-stub