Bryan Martin
Melbourne
AFL career
5 games0 goals
- Debut
- R3 1942 v FIT23 May 1942
- Most recent
- R8 1943 v COL26 June 1943
Stats
Bio
Recruited from the prestigious Scotch College football program, where he served as captain of the First XVIII, Bryan Martin arrived at Melbourne via the University Blacks in the Victorian Amateur Football Association. His brief VFL career took place entirely during the Second World War, a period when league lists were heavily impacted by military enlistments and essential service duties. Standing 179cm, Martin was given his opportunity in the senior side midway through the 1942 season, debuting against Fitzroy at Brunswick Street. He managed just five appearances over two seasons for the Demons, playing a utility role without registering a goal before departing the top level after a final match against Collingwood at Victoria Park. While his tenure was short, Martin represents the vital wave of amateur talent that stepped up to keep the competition alive during the lean wartime years.
Profile
- Born
- 22 Sept 1918
- Died
- 26 July 1983 (aged 64y 307d)
- Birthplace
- Marylebone, United Kingdom
- Deathplace
- Chadstone, VIC
- Height
- 179 cm
- Weight
- 75 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the prestigious Scotch College football program, where he served as captain of the First XVIII, Bryan Martin arrived at Melbourne via the University Blacks in the Victorian Amateur Football Association. His brief VFL career took place entirely during the Second World War, a period when league lists were heavily impacted by military enlistments and essential service duties. Standing 179cm, Martin was given his opportunity in the senior side midway through the 1942 season, debuting against Fitzroy at Brunswick Street. He managed just five appearances over two seasons for the Demons, playing a utility role without registering a goal before departing the top level after a final match against Collingwood at Victoria Park. While his tenure was short, Martin represents the vital wave of amateur talent that stepped up to keep the competition alive during the lean wartime years.