Charles Joseph "Laddie" Pettiona (10 July 1913 – 23 October 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family The son of Thomas Joseph Pettiona (1890–1950),Deaths: Pettiona, The Herald, (Monday, 25 September 1950), p.8. and Annie Maud Pettiona (1895–1966), née Janman,Funeral Notices: Pettiona, The Age, (Thursday, 6 October 1966), p.17. Charles Joseph Pettiona was born at South Melbourne, Victoria on 10 July 1913.
He married Gladwyn Greenway (1915–), later Mrs. William Charles Young, on 9 October 1937. They had two children.
Football Pettiona, a Port Melbourne recruit, started out at South Melbourne in 1936, two years after his uncle Cecil Pettiona had played for the club.Holmesby & Main (2007).
He made eight appearances in the 1936 VFL season, which included South Melbourne's grand final loss to Collingwood (as 19th man), his first loss in South Melbourne colours.AFL Tables.
In 1937 he played six senior games, then didn't appear at all in the 1938 season and was cleared to Sandringham.The Argus,"G. Tuite Returns", 12 April 1939, p.9.
Death On the evening of 23 October 1946 Pettiona was struck and killed by a military truck while cycling down Normanby Road in South Melbourne.Deaths: Pettiona, The Argus, (Friday,25 October 1946), p.2.De Bolfo, Tony, "Italian Team of the Century – Charles Pettiona", The Footy Almanac, 29 July 2010.Former South Melbourne Footballer Killed, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 26 October 1946), p.1.Funeral of Former S.M. Footballer: Tributes to "Charlie" Pettiona, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 2 November 1946), p.3.
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References
External links Charlie Pettiona at The VFA Project.
Charlie Pettiona at Boyles Football Photos.