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Gerald Marchesi
Gerald Marchesi
Personal information
Date of birth	4 December 1928
Date of death	12 June 1990 (aged 61)
Original team(s)	Kensington YCW
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career
Years	Club
1947–1954	North Melbourne
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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Gerald Marchesi (4 December 1928 – 12 June 1990) was an Italian-Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

A half forward flanker, Marchesi kicked 49 goals in 1953 which saw him top North Melbourne's goalkicking and finish fourth in the league. He was also chosen in the Sporting Globe's VFL team of the year for that season.^[1]

In 1954, his final season, Marchesi was club captain and led the Kangaroos into the finals.^[2]

References

^ "Globe's 'team of the year'". Sporting Globe. No. 4258. Victoria, Australia. 2 September 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 12 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Marchesi, Gerald". Italian Team of the Century. The Toccolan Club. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.

External links

Gerald Marchesi's playing statistics from AFL Tables

[1] "Globe's 'team of the year'". Sporting Globe. No. 4258. Victoria, Australia. 2 September 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 12 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.

[2] "Marchesi, Gerald". Italian Team of the Century. The Toccolan Club. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.

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-'''Gerald Marchesi''' (born 4 December 1928) is a former [[Australian rules]] footballer who played for [[North Melbourne Kangaroos|North Melbourne]] in the [[Australian Football League|VFL]].
+'''Gerald Marchesi''' (4 December 1928 – 12 June 1990) was an Italian-[[Australian rules]] footballer who played for [[North Melbourne Kangaroos|North Melbourne]] in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] (VFL).
-A half forward flanker, Marchesi kicked 49 goals in 1953 which saw him top North Melbourne's goalkicking and finish fourth in the league. In 1954, his final season, he was club captain and led the Kangaroos into the finals.
+A half forward flanker, Marchesi kicked 49 goals in [[1953 VFL season|1953]] which saw him top North Melbourne's goalkicking and finish fourth in the league. He was also chosen in the Sporting Globe's VFL team of the year for that season.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article178190879 |title=Globe's 'team of the year' |newspaper=[[Sporting Globe]] |issue=4258 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=2 September 1953 |access-date=12 November 2018 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
+In [[1954 VFL season|1954]], his final season, Marchesi was club captain and led the Kangaroos into the finals.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.italianteamofthecentury.com.au/player-detail-cms.php?playerId=111 | title=Marchesi, Gerald | publisher=The Toccolan Club | work=Italian Team of the Century | access-date=28 April 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130410193013/http://italianteamofthecentury.com.au/player-detail-cms.php?playerId=111 | archive-date=10 April 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
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+* {{AFL Tables|ref=G/Gerald_Marchesi.html}}
 {{North Melbourne Football Club captains}}
-{{North Melbourne Leading Goalkickers}}
+{{North Melbourne leading goalkickers}}
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 [[Category:1928 births]]
-[[Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria]]
+[[Category:1990 deaths]]
+[[Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)]]
 [[Category:North Melbourne Football Club players]]
-[[Category:Living people]]
+[[Category:Australian people of Italian descent]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople of Italian descent]]