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Key Facts

Full name
Angelo Petraglia

Known as
Angelo Petraglia

Born
3 June 1963 (age 61)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 316d
Last game: 26y 70d

Height and weight
Height: 172 cm
Weight: 70 kg

Senior clubs
North Melbourne; Footscray

Jumper numbers
North Melbourne: 12
Footscray: 38

Recruited from
North Melbourne (1985)

Angelo Petraglia

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
North MelbourneV/AFL1984551.000%4.203.801.000
FootscrayV/AFL1985-198949561.1447%10.243.712.1610
V/AFL1984-198954611.1343%9.693.722.0610
Total1984-198954611.1343%9.693.722.0610

AFL: 9,500th player to appear, 4,178th most games played, 1,786th most goals kickedNorth Melbourne: 747th player to appear, 792nd most games played, 490th most goals kickedFootscray: 760th player to appear, 266th most games played, 124th most goals kicked

From The Basin, Angelo Petraglia was a productive rover who struggled to make his mark at North Melbourne before coming into his own later in his career at Footscray. He commenced in the under 19s at North before making his senior debut in 1984, the first of five appearances for the year, after which he was de-listed. He played the majority of the 1985 season at Port Melbourne before being recruited by Footscray, for whom he played a couple of games towards the end of the year. Along with the likes of Tony McGuinness and Brian Royal, Petraglia gave the Bulldogs one of the best roving brigades in the league. His five season stint with the club, which was brought to a premature end by knee problems, saw him play 49 games and score 56 goals.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.