Club Records All the records associated with the Sydney Swans Football Club Honour Roll A full list of the office bearers since 1881. A rare photograph of one of the early South Melbourne Hellas squads, circa 1960. BAYES, MARK (SYD.) He was also a four-time Pro Bowler from 1950-53. "But he comes on, calm as, sends a little bender around a few players into the bottom corner and it's game on. Burns, equally at home at fullback, in the ruck or the midfield, later switched to Geelong and became the first player to play 300 VFA/VFL games. Within a month, the new club changed its name to the South Melbourne Football Club, and after a complicated beginning this was the club that would subsequently relocate to Sydney to become the Sydney Swans. Jags - Jacksonville Jaguars South had a fantastic season, taking out their first league title since their 200001 NSL title. Fencik, who played football and basketball at Barrington High in suburban Chicago, turned down a football scholarship to Wisconsin to attend Yale instead. It was a turbulent time. This list may not reflect recent changes. Young was a rookie starter on the 49ers team that won Super Bowl XXIX and accumulated 89 sacks in 208 career games. They also won the Ampol Cup in 1982. 3:16." The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria, with matches played at Lakeside Stadium. . Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Investment in training and administrative facilities followed, as did a new name: The club briefly dropped Hellas for the "Lakers" moniker in the wake of an edict from Soccer Australia demanding clubs shed "all symbols of European nationalism.". South players rejoiced as Carlton's slumped to the turf. There are also all South Melbourne scheduled matches that they are going to play in the future. J Player Games Goals Behinds * AVG BV Seasons DOB DOD Height Weight 9: David Neitz: 306: 631: 368: 2.06: 79: 1993-2008 Lance Franklin turns back the clock to take not only this great contested mark, but also our Mark of the Week, presented by QATAR Airways. The club's Hall of Fame was established in 2001 to honour past players and officials. Slightly less diplomatic, Sticca believes Carlton were robbed and that, on another day, his side would have been crowned champions. Share. The round one game from that season was the club's last at its Middle Park home before moving temporarily to Olympic Park while they awaited the completion of their new home, the 14,000-capacity Lakeside Stadium, on the site of the former Lake Oval. The first uniform consisted of jersey of white with a red 'V' around the collar, that was also that of South Melbourne United, as well as blue shorts and blue and white hooped socks. FIFA flags Women's World Cup blackout in Europe, Man United in pole position for top four, but can't take their eyes off Liverpool, The VAR Review: Red cards for Jota, Skipp; Richarlison penalty claim, When goal celebrations go bad: Liverpool boss Klopp pulls hamstring, Liga MX review: Dominant Monterrey clinch top playoff seed ahead of America, Chivas, How Premier League clubs can qualify for Europe this season, Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only), in a career that has now become laden with throphies. Despite the losses, the club gained some respectability amongst its peers with its performance, as well as some much needed exposure on the world stage, something that had been severely lacking for Australian soccer clubs at the time. South Melbourne relocated to Sydney in 1982 This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. South Melbourne previous match was against Altona Magic SC in NPL, Victoria, the match ended with result 5 - 1 (South Melbourne won the match). Its new name and emblem was not well received by many of its Greek supporters. "I didn't realise until after the game that I'd scored against my brother but I let my parents have that problem. Sam Papasavas Award (Under 21 NSL player of the year), Victorian Premier League Top Goalscorer Award, Victorian Premier League Goalkeeper of the Year, Victorian Premier League player of the year. Its a club with a rich history and according to. But still there was one more twist. In 1881, the South Melbourne Cricket Club made its ground at Lake Oval available to the football club but their first match at the ground on June 4 against Essendon was washed out before either team could score. We last had a Melbourne Derby to decide the national champions on the evening of May 16, 1998, when 16,000 fans packed into the since-demolished Olympic Park to watch South Melbourne's 2-1 win over expansion side Carlton SC in the 1997-98 National Soccer League Grand Final. At the end of the 2000/01 home and away season, South had finished a comfortable 8 points clear of Wollongong, but lost both legs of its major semi final against the Wolves 21, meaning South would have to win the prelimanary final in order to earn a rematch. Brownlow Medal Vote Getters By Club. The unmistakable sounds of desperation and anxiety emanated from the crowd as extra time loomed. ", Carlton founder and inaugural CEO Lou Sticca added: "It was a great occasion. Depression hit the colonies hard in 1893, with the South Melbourne industrial area among the hardest hit, but in its final season under Elms the club climbed to fourth and then third under new captain McKay in 1894. "Olympic Park brought back so many memories and to go out there and see it packed with so much passion from both sets of supporters. He started 172 of the 177 regular-season games in which he played. 5 overall by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1973. Carlton entered the league that season and served, in many ways, as a prototype for the future A-League sides. Why not share? He made the Pro Bowl in eight of those nine seasons, earning first-team All-Pro honors five times along the way. Season 2006/2007. They were a good team. 'Fins - Miami Dolphins In 2017, South finished runners-up in the league behind traditional rivals Heidelberg United FC. 16 Players/Coaches. Back 15 seconds. The former third-round pick out of Illinois played all 15 of his seasons with the Packers, whom he helped lead to five NFL titles and victories in the first two Super Bowls. Paced by John Anastasiadis' 11 goals, South led the league in scoring and lost on just four occasions; they started the season on a nine-game undefeated run, and won the Premiership by three points from Carlton. In the 1998 Grand Final South defeated league newcomer Carlton 21 with a controversial late goal by Boutsianis. None of the six players ever played in a final during their time at Melbourne. The Lion was a native of Italy but attended Crane High in Chicago. The Evanston native and Northwestern alum was one of the first stars of the NFL in its inaugural season in 1920, when he played both quarterback and halfback during his 11 years with the Bears and Chicago Cardinals. In the NPL National Finals Series, South Melbourne beat South Hobart FC 10 at South Hobart Ground, but lost to North Eastern MetroStars SC in the semi-final 21. The Swans and Giants clash in round seven. Below, the best professional players from the Chicago area and Illinois are represented through the prism of an all-time Bears dream team. By 1861 it had a population of 9000, and quickly became one of Melbournes most populous areas before adopting the name South Melbourne. It's a historic milestone, just the second time that the A-League Men has thrown up a derby Grand Final; Newcastle Jets' triumph over Central Coast Mariners in an F3 Derby decider in 2008 is the only other occasion when nemeses have collided on the final day of the season. We have envisioned the NFLs greatest superstars representing their hometowns, states and regions with lineups that transcend the history of football. Receive notifications for all games of this team, Golden State Warriors - Los Angeles Lakers, Lucknow Super Giants - Chennai Super Kings. South Melbourne was again eliminated during the finals series by Adelaide City and Marconi-Fairfield, the latter inflicting a 70 thrashing. - Don't have ESPN? South Melbourne : Pratt 3 Brain 2 Diggins 2 Reville 1 Thomas 1 Richmond : Farmer 2 Martin 1 Strang 1 See also [ edit] 1933 VFL season References [ edit] ^ "SOUTH MELBOURNE WINS RICHMOND EASILY DEFEATED". "We were competing with the likes of Andrew Marth or Lubomir Lapsansky, or Jonesey [Markovski]. Team of the Century Take a look at the Sydney Swans Team of the Century Heritage List In 2011 the Club introduced Swans Heritage Listings Every Player Forward 15 seconds. Full list of past South Melbourne Swans AFL players and statistics. Despite finishing in first place, it was knocked out of the finals series by local rivals Brunswick Juventus and Preston. "He was young but you could tell he had the ideas of how he wanted the game to be played. "There is absolutely no doubt about that.". "I would have loved to have VAR then, let me just put it that way. Bold entries are official nicknames, others are either historical or colloquial nicknames. Why does Madrid legend Puskas have a statue in Melbourne? On 28 November 1981, South Melbourne Hellas and Melbourne Hakoah announced that they had merged to form a second team for South Melbourne which would compete in the Victorian State League and act as a feeder club to the South Melbourne national team. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title South Melbourne . Woodson, who attended Austin High in Chicago, was a defensive standout who also ranked as one of the best kick returners in NFL history. Danny Kim, Andy Brennan, Patrick Langlois, Joshua Wallen, Marcus Schroen, Bradley Norton, Javi. In 1993/94, the club finished second, but failed yet again to progress to the Grand Final, courtesy of Melbourne Croatia and their nemesis, Adelaide City. Place-kicker Jake Elliott, who attended Lyons Township High in La Grange, Illinois, has converted 82.2% of his field-goal attempts in four seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles. South Melbourne then recruited the likes of Matthew Foschini, Matt Millar and Marcus Schroen for the following season. Wistert won NFL championships with the Eagles in 1948 and 1949 and was named first-team All-Pro four times. And when you have passion you're destined to be successful. A young squad under the management of Eddie Krnevi struggled, occupying the bottom rungs of the table halfway through the season, before the return in controversial circumstances of Boutsianis sparked a major revival, which saw the club finish fifth in the standings, eventually being eliminated by eventual champions Olympic Sharks in the finals. Lozanovski almost broke the Carlton crossbar with a free kick from closer to the halfway than to the goal a minute later, with Trimboli just unable to bundle in the rebound. He was drafted in 1976 by the Miami Dolphins, who converted the Ivy League receiver to defensive back but released him after a preseason injury. A mass exodus of its best players (Armstrong, Bourne, Mackay, Walker), saw the team slump to 11th place in its inaugural year, but a recruiting drive by coach Dave Maclaren gave the club a respectable third in 1978. He was drafted in the third round out of Purdue by the Indianapolis Colts in 1993. Along with the Marconi Stallions, they were one of two clubs to compete in every season of the National Soccer League. The merger had been an ongoing discussion between the two co-tenants of Middle Park from the middle of the 1981 season. Both Tom and Mick played at North Melbourne while Rick went to South Melbourne. Pihos was a first-team All-Pro five times, and he missed just one game in his nine-year career. In November 2016, it was reported that South Melbourne intended to submit a bid for an A-League licence, with the club intending to continue playing home games at Lakeside Stadium, if the bid is successful. Effectively owned by the AFL team of the same name, Carlyon were fully professional right from birth, adopted the colours and home ground of the Bluebaggers, and featured an eclectic mix of young and new talent. Later on they would adopt predominantly blue and white strips, with various designs throughout the seasons, with the most common being a predominantly royal blue strip. The club continued its successful run with the 1974 title, second place in 1975, and with star recruits Jimmy Mackay, Peter Ollerton and Duncan Cummings, capped off its final year in the Victorian State League by winning the 1976 championship, South Melbourne joined Mooroolbark, Heidelberg United, and Footscray JUST as Melbourne's participants in the newly formed National Soccer League (NSL) in 1977. The National Curriculum team discuss the significance of the blow dealt to the Victory in their 4-1 semi-final defeat to Western United. "The momentum was with us. We wanted to make sure we were the leading club. The club capped off the end of the decade with impressive performances, becoming Australian champions in 1998 and 1999, thanks to performances by Paul Trimboli, Vaughan Coveny, Con Blatsis and former PAOK FC star John Anastasiadis. - Why does Madrid legend Puskas have a statue in Melbourne? The Hall of Famer helped lead the Eagles to NFL titles in 1948 and 1949. So were Collingwood. Examples: Pats - New England Patriots The current South Melbourne roster, stats and player performance can be found on this page. In 1996, the club was required by Soccer Australia, along with clubs all over the country, to change its emblem and name in an attempt to move soccer into the Australian mainstream and away from direct club-level association with its migrant roots. Each teams territorial draft area is slightly different, and we explain our selection methodology in detail in this article. Under Krncevic, the club rallied late in the 2011 VPL season to finish fourth but had their season ended in a penalty shootout in the semi final by Oakleigh Cannons. Former player Jim Pyrgolios replaced Pusks for the 1992/93 season which saw the club finish first on the points table during the regular season. Trafton received all-league accolades six times and was named a member of the 1920s All-Decade Team. . Rice was born in Chicago and attended Mount Carmel High School, where he started as a running back before eventually settling in at defensive end. DE Bryant Young. National Football Teams without an confederation, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. In 1870 Albert Park played in the South Yarra Presentation Cup, the foremost competition of the era, and wore red and white striped guernseys. And yes, there were flares aplenty. The price paid for 54 years of Hakoah history was $35,000. Hinton grew up on the South Side of Chicago and attended Wendell Phillips High on his way to Northwestern. The VFL ruled that under such extraordinary circumstances there should be a Grand Final. A Chicago native who attended Fenger Academy High, Barwegan was a two-time All-AAFC performer who was named to four Pro Bowls in a row from 1950-53 after joining the NFL. The club secured the services of Vaughan Coveny, recently retired from A-League football, who went on to score his 100th goal for the club, with Ramazan Tavsancioglu and Fernando de Moraes also marking personal milestones by playing their 100th games. Graham beat out fellow Hall of Fame quarterback John Paddy Driscoll, six-time Pro Bowl selection Donovan McNabb and former Bengals All-Pro Ken Anderson for our quarterback spot, although Driscoll still made the list at halfback. AustralianFootball.com Celebrating the history of the great Australian game, Formed1874 (as South Melbourne); 1982 (as Swans); 1983 (as Sydney Swans), Associated clubsSydney Reserves; Albert Park (Original); Sydney WFC; Sydney Academy; Sydney Academy WFC, Affiliation (Current)Australian Football League (AFL) 18972023, Affiliation (Historical)Victorian Football Association (VFA) 18791896, VFL Premierships1909, 1918, 1933 (3 total), VFA Premierships1881, 1885, 1888-9-90 (5 total), Senior PremiershipsChampionship of Australia - 1909; VFL Night Series - 1956-7, 1960, 1982 (4 total); McClelland Trophy - 1996, 2014, 2016 (3 total), Most Goals681 - Bob Pratt (1930-39; 1946), League Top GoalkickersR.Pratt (109) 1933, (150) 1934 & (103) 1935; L.White (80) 1942; A.Lockett (121) 1996 & (109) 1998; B.Hall (80) 2005; L.Franklin (79) 2014 & (73) 2017 (5 winners/9 wins), Brownlow MedalistsHerbie Matthews 1940; Ron Clegg 1949; Fred Goldsmith 1955; Bob Skilton 1959, 1963 & 1968; Peter Bedford 1970; Graham Teasdale 1977; Barry Round 1981; Greg Williams 1986; Gerard Healy 1988; Paul Kelly 1995; Adam Goodes 2003 & 2006 (11 medallists/14 medals), HeadquartersLight Tower #4 Driver Ave, Moore Park, NSW 2021, Postal AddressPO Box 173 Paddington, NSW, 2021, "In retrospect, the 1986-7 period can be seen as something of a false dawn for the Sydney experiment, with the ensuing seven seasons proving as bleak as almost any in the club's long and often tortured past.
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