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Samuel "Max" Pontifex was an Australian rules footballer who played with West Torrens in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
Pontifex's career with West Torrens began in 1929 and ended when he was transferred by his employer to Tasmania. A centreman, he had won a Magarey Medal in 1932 and was twice West Torren's best and fairest winner. He also represented South Australian in 10 interstate matches during his career.
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Magarey Medal winners 1898: Green • 1899: Malin • 1900: not awarded • 1901: Sandland • 1902: MacKenzie • 1903: Waye • 1904: not awarded • 1905: MacKenzie • 1906: MacKenzie • 1907: Mack • 1908: Tierney • 1909: R. Head • 1910: Hosking • 1911: Cumberland • 1912: Low • 1913: Leahy • 1914: Ashley • 1915: Barry / Hosking / Perry • 1916–18: not awarded • 1919: Moriarty • 1920: Moriarty / Richardson • 1921: Adams / Karney / Moriarty / Scott • 1922: Barnes • 1923: Riley • 1924: Scott • 1925: Bampton / Lill • 1926: McGregor • 1927: McGregor • 1928: Handby • 1929: Snell • 1930: Scott • 1931: Sexton • 1932: Pontifex • 1933: Dunn • 1934: Johnston • 1935: Cockburn • 1936: McCallum • 1937: Hawke • 1938: Quinn • 1939: McArthur / Pash • 1940: Brock • 1941: Boyall • 1942–44: not awarded • 1945: Quinn • 1946: Hank • 1947: Hank • 1948: R. Phillips • 1949: Crabb / R. Phillips • 1950: McKay • 1951: Marriott • 1952: Fitzgerald • 1953: Deane • 1954: Fitzgerald • 1955: L. Head • 1956: Boyd • 1957: Benton / Deane • 1958: L. Head • 1959: Fitzgerald • 1960: Barbary • 1961: Halbert • 1962: Eustice • 1963: L. Head • 1964: Motley • 1965: Window • 1966: Kneebone • 1967: Lindner / Obst • 1968: Robran • 1969: Phillis • 1970: Robran • 1971: R. Ebert • 1972: Blight • 1973: Robran • 1974: R. Ebert • 1975: Woite • 1976: R. Ebert • 1977: Trevor Grimwood • 1978: Hodgeman • 1979: Duckworth • 1980: R. Ebert • 1981: Aish • 1982: McGuinness • 1983: Antrobus • 1984: Platten • 1985: Fielke • 1986: Anderson • 1987: Jarman • 1988: Whittlesea • 1989: McAdam • 1990: Hodges • 1991: Naley • 1992: Buckley • 1993: B. Phillips • 1994: McIntosh • 1995: Kilpatrick / McIntosh • 1996: Francou • 1997: Atkinson / Jarman • 1998: Osborn • 1999: Squire • 2000: Squire • 2001: Brown / O'Connor • 2002: Sheedy / Weatherald • 2003: B. Ebert • 2004: Thomas • 2005: Clayton • 2006: Backwell • 2007: Allan • 2008: Crane • 2009: Archard / Ezard • 2010: Allan • 2011: AllanThe Magarey Medal has been awarded since 1898 to the "best and most brilliant" player in the South Australian National Football League and its various incarnations.Categories:- West Torrens Football Club players
- West Torrens Football Club coaches
- South Launceston Football Club players
- Magarey Medal winners
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