Tony Ongarello
Australian rules footballer (1932–2022)
Australian rules footballer
Tony Ongarello | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Anthony Ongarello | ||
Date of birth | (1932-12-22)22 December 1932 | ||
Date of death | 18 July 2022(2022-07-18) (aged 89)[1] | ||
Place of death | Prahran, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Thornbury YCW | ||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1952–1960 | Fitzroy | 131 (247) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1960. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Tony Ongarello (22 December 1932 – 18 July 2022) was an Australian rules footballer of Italian heritage who played with Fitzroy in the VFL from 1952 to 1960. He played most of his career at full-forward.[2]
Ongarello is believed to be the last player in the VFL/AFL to have scored a goal from a place kick, scoring two goals from the kicks late in Fitzroy's narrow loss to Geelong in 1955 at Brunswick Street Oval.[3] He was also the last player to attempt a place kick. Ongarello reportedly switched to the place kicks after missing several consecutive set shots from punt kicks in the game.[4]
He appeared regularly on ABC television Australian rules football panels in Victoria in the 1960s and 1970s.
Notes
- ^ "Obituary: Anthony Ongarello". The Age.
- ^ "Vale Tony Ongarello". Brisbane Lions. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Tony sharpens up his shock place". The Argus. Victoria, Australia. 11 May 1955. p. 32.
- ^ de Bolfo, Tony (10 May 2012). "Placekick or drop punt? Den states his case". Carlton Football Club. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
External links
- Tony Ongarello's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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- 1952: Ongarello
- 1953: Hickey
- 1954: Ruthven
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- 1956: Ongarello
- 1957: Abrahams
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- 1959: Wright
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- 1963: Lazarus
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- 1977: Beecroft
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- 1993: Lynch
- 1994: Wheildon
- 1995: C. Johnson
- 1996: Mellington