Английская Википедия:Benny Vigona
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Infobox AFL biographyBenedict John "Benny" Vigona (born 9 October 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer best known for playing for Шаблон:WAFL SF in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).
Biography
Vigona is from a large extended family who are heavily involved in Northern Territory football. His father, Anastasius, played for St Mary's in Darwin.[1] His brother Tony spent time with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) without playing a league match before playing with St Mary's. A nephew, Ronnie Burns played in the Australian Football League (AFL) with Шаблон:AFL Gee and Шаблон:AFL Ade.[2]
Playing career
Vigona made his league debut for South Fremantle in 1977. He was a member of the Bulldogs' 1980 premiership-winning team. He played his last match for South Fremantle in 1986 having played 165 matches.[3]
During southern summers, Vigona returned to Darwin to play for St Mary's in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL). He played in two premierships for the Saints during the 1977/78 and 1983/84 seasons. He was the Chaney Medallist for best player in the 1977/78 NTFL Grand Final.[4]
He was the first player from the Northern Territory to become a life member of South Fremantle. In 1994 he was named in the NTFL Team of Two Decades for the period from 1974 to 1994.[5] In 2009 was included in the Bulldogs' Indigenous Team of the Century.[6][7]
References
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- St Mary's Football Club (NTFL) players
- Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football
- Australian rules footballers from the Northern Territory
- Living people
- Place of birth missing (living people)
- Rioli family
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