Bryan Martyn
North Melbourne
AFL career
73 games16 goals
- Debut
- R7 1950 v FIT3 June 1950
- Most recent
- PF 1958 v COL13 Sept 1958
Stats
Bio
Recruited from local side Kensington, Bryan Martyn was a towering figure at North Melbourne who overcame a stop-start beginning to his career to become one of the club's most respected defenders. Standing an imposing 191cm, he possessed the size to pinch-hit in the ruck but played his best football as a key backman, where his strength and reliable kicking anchored the defence. After missing the entire 1952 season, he returned to establish himself as a senior regular, culminating in a stellar 1957 campaign where he won the Syd Barker Medal as the club's best and fairest. His legacy at Arden Street extends well beyond his playing days; he wore the number 30 guernsey that his son, club legend Mick Martyn, would later make famous, establishing a celebrated father-son dynasty that remains central to the Kangaroos' history.
Profile
- Born
- 27 Dec 1930
- Died
- 09 June 2002 (aged 71y 164d)
- Height
- 191 cm
- Weight
- 90 kg
Teams
Honours
Family
- Son:Michael Martyn
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from local side Kensington, Bryan Martyn was a towering figure at North Melbourne who overcame a stop-start beginning to his career to become one of the club's most respected defenders. Standing an imposing 191cm, he possessed the size to pinch-hit in the ruck but played his best football as a key backman, where his strength and reliable kicking anchored the defence. After missing the entire 1952 season, he returned to establish himself as a senior regular, culminating in a stellar 1957 campaign where he won the Syd Barker Medal as the club's best and fairest. His legacy at Arden Street extends well beyond his playing days; he wore the number 30 guernsey that his son, club legend Mick Martyn, would later make famous, establishing a celebrated father-son dynasty that remains central to the Kangaroos' history.