Tony Polinelli

Infobox afl player | firstname = Tony
lastname = Polinelli




birthdate = 18 February 1943
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originalteam = Maryborough
heightweight = 170 cm / 75 kg
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debutdate = 1961
debutteam = Geelong
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playingteams = Geelong (1961, 1963-71)
* 138 games, 63 goals
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statsend = 1971
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Anthony 'Tony' Polinelli (born 18 February 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the VFL during the early 1960s.

Polinelli started his career as a rover but developed into a dashing wingman. The club had got him to train with a specialist sprint coach and as a result he finished second in a Stawell Gift final.He was a reserve in Geelong's 1963 premiership side and only appeared on the field briefly during the last quarter. It is said that during the half time of matches he liked to smoke his pipe. He was shortlisted for the VFL-AFL Italian Team of the Century but didn't make the final cut.

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* [http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/p-q.htm#Tony%20Polinelli%20(Geelong) Fullpointsfooty profile]