Joe De Medici
Footscray and South Melbourne
AFL career
15 games19 goals
- Debut
- R11 1941 v ESS12 July 1941
- Most recent
- R18 1944 v ESS2 Sept 1944
Stats
Bio
Recruited from the Lilydale Football Club, Joe De Medici was a sharp-shooting forward who displayed an impressive eye for goal during his brief VFL career. He burst onto the scene with Footscray in 1941, managing a high strike rate of better than a goal a game during his two seasons at the Western Oval. Like many contemporaries, his football journey was significantly disrupted by the Second World War, resulting in a complete hiatus from the league in 1943. He resurfaced for a short stint with South Melbourne in 1944, adding a final three goals to his tally, but ultimately finished his time at the elite level as a "what could have been" player whose momentum was stalled by the global conflict.
Profile
- Born
- 28 May 1920
- Died
- 12 Feb 1980 (aged 59y 260d)
- Deathplace
- Footscray, VIC
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 77 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the Lilydale Football Club, Joe De Medici was a sharp-shooting forward who displayed an impressive eye for goal during his brief VFL career. He burst onto the scene with Footscray in 1941, managing a high strike rate of better than a goal a game during his two seasons at the Western Oval. Like many contemporaries, his football journey was significantly disrupted by the Second World War, resulting in a complete hiatus from the league in 1943. He resurfaced for a short stint with South Melbourne in 1944, adding a final three goals to his tally, but ultimately finished his time at the elite level as a "what could have been" player whose momentum was stalled by the global conflict.