Don Marinko Sr.

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Don Marinko
Personal information
Full name Domenick Louis Marinko
Date of birth (1907-08-27)27 August 1907
Place of birth Kamballie, near Boulder, Western Australia
Date of death 4 May 1967(1967-05-04) (aged 59)
Place of death Fremantle, Western Australia
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1]
Weight 187 lb (85 kg)[1]
Position(s)
Ruckman
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1923 Subiaco 3 (1)
1924–31
Boulder City
 unknown
1926–39 West Perth 194 (98)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1928–37 Western Australia 13 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1939.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Domenick Louis "Don" Marinko (27 August 1907 – 4 May 1967) was an

interstate matches for Western Australia. Having died in 1967 from a sudden heart attack, Marinko was named in West Perth's Team of the Century in 2000, and inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame
in 2011.

Early career

Marinko was born to Antony and Mary Marinko on 27 August 1907,

Mines Rovers Football Club, also based in Boulder. The clearance was refused.[8] On his return to Perth at the end of the 1926 season, Marinko signed with West Perth.[9]

West Perth career

In May 1937, after a match against Claremont, Marinko was suspended for five matches, comprising a two-match suspension for attempting to kick Stan Headon and a three-match suspension for abusive language toward a field umpire. It was noted that "the statement that Marinko had not been reported before during his long football career was taken into consideration" by the tribunal.[10] In April 1934, Marinko was announced as captain of West Perth, a role which he reprised the following season.[11]

Later life

Marinko retired at the end of the 1939 season, in part due to lack of movement caused by a strained back suffered at work, and was elected a life member of West Perth at the club's 1940 annual general meeting.[12] Two of his sons, Donald Anthony and Raymond George Marinko, both played WAFL football for West Perth in the 1950s.[13]

Marinko died in 1967 from a heart attack. He was named in West Perth's Team of the Century in October 2000,[14] and was inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame in March 2011.[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b THE STATE TEAM. 23 PLAYERS CHOSEN. MATCHES AGAINST S.A. – The West Australian. Published Monday, 9 July 1934. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  2. ^ FAMILY NOTICES – The West Australian. Published Thursday, 28 May 1925. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  3. ^ West Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees – West Australian Football Commission. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  4. ^ FOOTBALL HONOUR LIST: (6) Don Marinko. – The Western Mail. Published Thursday, 25 July 1929. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  5. ^ Lewis, Ross (2011). Sidebottom among six added to Hall of Fame – The West Australian. Published 4 March 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  6. The Sunday Times
    . Published Sunday, 1 July 1923. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  7. ^ Charges Dismissed. – Western Argus. Published Tuesday, 27 January 1925. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  8. ^ GOLDFIELDS FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION WEEKLY MEETING – Western Argus. Published Tuesday, 7 April 1925. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  9. ^ Subiaco's Cast-offs – The Western Mail. Published Thursday, 29 April 1948. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  10. ^ MARINKO SUSPENDED. – The West Australian. Published Saturday, 29 May 1937. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  11. ^ Marinko to Captain West Perth. – The West Australian. Published Monday, 23 April 1934. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  12. ^ WEST PERTH'S MEETING. – The West Australian. Published Friday, 1 March 1940. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  13. ^ THREE MARINKOS HAVE WON STATE REPRESENTATION – The Western Mail. Published Thursday, 23 July 1953. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  14. ^ West Perth Official 'Team of the Century' Archived 11 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine – FullPointsFooty. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  15. ^ Stylish Don heading for WA Hall of Fame – inmyCommunity. Published 8 March 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
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