Martin Gotz
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Martin Gotz was an Australian rules football
er in the early 20th century who most notably played for Carlton
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
Gotz started his senior career at Port Melbourne in the VFA in 1902 before heading to Western Australia the following year where he had stints at Perth and East Fremantle. He was a half back flanker in East Fremantle's 1904 premiership team. He returned to Port Melbourne in 1905.
A rover, he made his VFL debut for Carlton in 1906 but missed out on the club's inaugural VFL premiership when he was injured in the Semi Final. He did however participate in their 1907 and 1908 premierships, as well as the losing Grand Finals of 1909 and 1910.
In 1912 Gotz sought a clearance to St Kilda and when it was refused he decided to stand out of football for the year. He returned to Carlton in 1913, and then returned to Port Melbourne in 1914, the final year of VFA football before World War I
. Gotz did not return to senior football after the war.
Although he didn't kick many goals in his career, he did manage to kick a bag of six against Richmond in 1909.
Altogether, in a career spanning thirteen years, three leagues and four teams, Gotz played 162 senior games and won three premierships.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er in the early 20th century who most notably played for Carlton
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
Gotz started his senior career at Port Melbourne in the VFA in 1902 before heading to Western Australia the following year where he had stints at Perth and East Fremantle. He was a half back flanker in East Fremantle's 1904 premiership team. He returned to Port Melbourne in 1905.
A rover, he made his VFL debut for Carlton in 1906 but missed out on the club's inaugural VFL premiership when he was injured in the Semi Final. He did however participate in their 1907 and 1908 premierships, as well as the losing Grand Finals of 1909 and 1910.
In 1912 Gotz sought a clearance to St Kilda and when it was refused he decided to stand out of football for the year. He returned to Carlton in 1913, and then returned to Port Melbourne in 1914, the final year of VFA football before World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. Gotz did not return to senior football after the war.
Although he didn't kick many goals in his career, he did manage to kick a bag of six against Richmond in 1909.
Altogether, in a career spanning thirteen years, three leagues and four teams, Gotz played 162 senior games and won three premierships.