Career
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. In 1937 he played six senior games, then didn"t appear at all in the 1938 season and was cleared to Sandringham. On 23 October 1946, while cycling down Normanby Road in South Melbourne, Pettiona was struck and killed by a military truck.
