George Margitich

George Margitich
Personal information
Full name	George Francis Margitich
Date of birth	18 November 1908
Place of birth	Adelaide, South Australia
Date of death	17 January 1958(1958-01-17) (aged 49)
Place of death	Adelaide, South Australia
Original team(s)	South Adelaide (SANFL)
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1930–1934	Melbourne	75 (267)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1934.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

George Francis Margitich (18 November 1908 – 17 January 1958) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1930s.

Football

Originally from South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club South Adelaide, Margitich debuted for Melbourne in 1930 and kicked 73 goals, a then club record for most goals in a season. He topped their goalkicking again in 1931 and 1932 and managed 10 goals in a game three times in his career. The most he kicked was 12 against North Melbourne in 1931.

References

• Where is He Now?, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Friday, 19 September 1952), p.6.

External links

• George Margitich's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• George Margitich at AustralianFootball.com
• George Margitich, at Demonwiki.
• George Margitich, at Boyles Football Photos.