Background
Pettiona, the son of a Sardinian migrant, was recruited locally.
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Cecil Pettiona
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He played as a half forward flanker and wingman. Over the course of eight seasons, Pettiona appeared in 78 games for South Melbourne. Injury kept him out of South Melbourne"s 1933 premiership team
Pettiona spent the next part of his career in Tasmania.
He led them to the grand final again in 1937, but on this occasion they were defeated by Lefroy, the club he would play for the following year. In 1939 he went to North Launceston as playing coach, where he remained for three seasons.
He next coached Long Beach, before joining New Town in 1945, as captain-coach.
