Llew Martin
Fitzroy
AFL career
2 games0 goals
- Debut
- R17 1939 v FSC19 Aug 1939
- Most recent
- R18 1939 v MEL2 Sept 1939
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Clifton Hill CYMS, Llew Martin’s brief VFL career was defined not by his on-field exploits, but by the global conflict that curtailed it. Standing 185cm, a height well-suited to key position play in the era, he managed just two senior appearances for Fitzroy late in the 1939 season, serving as the 19th man in both matches and entering the fray only to replace injured teammates in the final quarters. His footballing journey was abruptly halted by World War II, where he served as an officer in the 2nd AIF before being captured during the Fall of Singapore. Martin spent the remainder of the war interned at the notorious Changi POW camp, eventually returning to Australia in 1945 having survived the ordeal, though he never resumed his top-level football career.
Profile
- Born
- 25 Apr 1920
- Died
- 13 Nov 2001 (aged 81y 202d)
- Birthplace
- Northcote, VIC
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 79 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Clifton Hill CYMS, Llew Martin’s brief VFL career was defined not by his on-field exploits, but by the global conflict that curtailed it. Standing 185cm, a height well-suited to key position play in the era, he managed just two senior appearances for Fitzroy late in the 1939 season, serving as the 19th man in both matches and entering the fray only to replace injured teammates in the final quarters. His footballing journey was abruptly halted by World War II, where he served as an officer in the 2nd AIF before being captured during the Fall of Singapore. Martin spent the remainder of the war interned at the notorious Changi POW camp, eventually returning to Australia in 1945 having survived the ordeal, though he never resumed his top-level football career.