| Tony Polinelli | |
| Fullname: | Anthony James Polinelli |
| Birth Date: | 18 February 1943 |
| Originalteam: | Maryborough |
| Height: | 170 cm |
| Weight: | 75 kg |
| Statsend: | 1971 |
| Years1: | 1961–1971 |
| Club1: | Geelong |
| Games Goals1: | 138 (63) |
Anthony James Polinelli (born 18 February 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1960s.
Polinelli started his career as a rover but developed into a dashing wingman.
On 6 July 1963 he was a member of the Geelong team that were comprehensively and unexpectedly beaten by Fitzroy, 9.13 (67) to 3.13 (31) in the 1963 Miracle Match. He was a reserve in Geelong's 1963 premiership side and only appeared on the field briefly during the last quarter.
It is said that he had a pipe which he would smoke during the half time of matches.[1]
He was shortlisted for the VFL/AFL Italian Team of the Century but didn't make the final cut.
Geelong encouraged him to train with Arthur Edgerton, a specialist sprint coach based in Geelong. Under Edgerton's guidance Polinelli won the 1966 Bendigo Gift before finishing second to Wodonga's Bill Howard in the 1966 Stawell Gift.