Stan Wittman
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Stan "Bunny" Wittman was an Australian rules football
er who played for Melbourne
in the VFL
during the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Wittman, who came to Melbourne from Rosedale
, played his football across half forward. He was a member of Melbourne's 1926 premiership and kicked three goals in the Grand Final. Two years later, Wittman kicked a career best season tally of 34 goals, helped by a six goal haul against North Melbourne at the MCG.
Wittman was made a life member of the Melbourne Football Club in 1992. He died in May 1994, the last surviving member of the team that won the 1926 premiership.
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 who played for Melbourne
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
in the VFL
Australian Football League
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during the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Wittman, who came to Melbourne from Rosedale
Rosedale, Victoria
-History:Rosedale is a pastoral and agricultural town 184 kilometres east of Melbourne via the Princes Highway. Once a staging post on the Port Albert to Sale coach run, it was once the administrative centre of the Shire of Rosedale which extended to the east and included Ninety Mile Beach. It is...
, played his football across half forward. He was a member of Melbourne's 1926 premiership and kicked three goals in the Grand Final. Two years later, Wittman kicked a career best season tally of 34 goals, helped by a six goal haul against North Melbourne at the MCG.
Wittman was made a life member of the Melbourne Football Club in 1992. He died in May 1994, the last surviving member of the team that won the 1926 premiership.