Australian rules footballer
| Max Pontifex | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Stanley Maxwell Pontifex | ||
| Date of birth | (1910-07-31)31 July 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | North Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| Date of death | 18 January 1998(1998-01-18) (aged 87) | ||
| Original team(s) | Commonwealth Bank (SA) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1930–1934 | West Torrens | 74 (50) | |
| 1936–1938 | City (Launceston) | 45 (?) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1934. | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Stanley Maxwell Pontifex was an Australian rules footballer who played with West Torrens in the South Australian National Football League (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 in 1932 and was twice West Torrens' best and fairest 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).
References
- "Yachtsman — Footballer". Sporting Globe. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 18 May 1932. p. 9 Edition: Edition1. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
External links
- Max Pontifex at AustralianFootball.com
| Magarey Medal winners | |
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| The Magarey Medal has been awarded since 1898 to the "best and most brilliant" player in the South Australian National Football League and its various incarnations. |
| Captains of the West Torrens Football Club | |
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| South Australian team – 1932 Interstate Games | |
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| Game 1: Victoria 12.20 (92) d South Australia 12.12 (84), at MCG, 10 June 1932 Game 2: South Australia 11.13 (79) d Victoria 9.10 (64) at Adelaide Oval, 6 August 1932 | |
| Both Games |
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| Game 1 only |
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| Game 2 only |
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