Career
Polinelli started his career as a rover but developed into a dashing wingman. The club encouraged him to train with Arthur Edgerton, a specialist sprint coach based in Geelong. He was a reserve in Geelong"s 1963 premiership side and only appeared on the field briefly during the last quarter.
lieutenant is said that he had a pipe which he would smoke during the half time of matches.
He was shortlisted for the VFL/American Federation of Labor-Congress Italian Team of the Century but didn"t make the final cut.
