The Hall of Fame running back played eight NFL seasons, helping the Bears win back-to-back NFL championships in 1932 and 1933. With a number of astute signings Scottish journeyman Tommy Anderson (George Cross), Ernie Ackerley (Manchester United), Leo Damianakos (Kalamata), Jim Pyrgolios (Panathinaikos) and Andreas Roussis, formerly of Panathinaikos and Apollon Athens - the club won the division championship in 1962, 1964, and 1965. Melbourne Heart management subsequently accepted an offer from Manchester City F.C.. 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. We have envisioned the NFLs greatest superstars representing their hometowns, states and regions with lineups that transcend the history of football. The Argus. He spent his entire nine-year career with the Philadelphia Eagles, where he played tackle, guard and defensive tackle. South Melbourne was formed in 1959 with the amalgamation of three struggling Melbourne soccer clubs South Melbourne United, the oldest of the three clubs with a history dating back to the early 1900s the Greek-backed Yarra Park Aias (Ajax), and Hellenic. The Albert Park club continued to operate as a separate entity and became the most powerful club in the area. Blues: Bombers: Bulldogs: Cats: Crows: Demons: Dockers: Eagles: Giants: Hawks: Kangaroos: Lions: Magpies: Power: Saints: The height of the column represents match difficulty at the time, based on odds. Play resumed under a haze of flare smoke with the score 2-1 and moments later it looked like Boutsianis had made it three when he turned in a Coveny cross at the back post -- only for this goal to be disallowed. The game plan worked and Carlton were level in the 78th minute. However, the selections were based strictly on NFL performance. The four-time premiership player three times Champion of the Colony was an inaugural inductee of the AFL Hall of Fame in 1996 and in 2017 was elevated to Legend status in the Swans Hall of Fame. Krnevi was replaced by former player Danny Wright for the 2002/03 season, but the club failed to reach the finals by a point. Monsters of the Midway, Da Bears - Chicago Bears Albert Park was among them, and in the first season they played 11 matches for one win, three losses and seven matches that were described as unfinished. 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Jack Reilly (footballer) S Jonas Salley Kristian Sarkies Jim Shirra Peter Skapetis Ron Smith (footballer, born 1949) Warren Spink Francesco Stella (soccer) Marcus Stergiopoulos Simon Storey Phil Stubbins Zeljko Susa T Kimon Taliadoros John Tambouras Ramazan Tavancolu Michael Theo Shaun Timmins (footballer) Tommi Tomich Glen Trifiro Jason Trifiro Driscoll was named first-team All-Pro six times during his career and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965. In 1965, South Melbourne secured the services of 35-year-old former AEK Athens FC star Kostas Nestoridis as player-coach. South Melbourne finished first on the league ladder in 1984, but in a newly restructured NSL competition, it also had to win the finals series to win the title. 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. "I remember being back in the social club at Lakeside. Vince Grella was also a member of that Carlton squad but didn't feature on Grand Final day. The young team put in some memorable performances as the decade came to a close, finishing in the top half of the league table, but failed to win another championship. De Amicis was awarded the Joe Marston Medal as best afield. Fencik, the Bears all-time interceptions leader (38), was a two-time Pro Bowler who earned first-team All-Pro honors in 1981. 3 overall in 1965 by Chicago, where he went on to play his entire nine-year career. In most cases, hometown eligibility was determined by where an athlete played the majority of his high school career. As the ball arched back towards the earth, Douglas fell to the turf and Boutsianis advanced through on goal. In April 2013, the club was revealed to have made several offers to take a 100% stake in Melbourne Heart FC, however these offers were rejected. On a warm and sunny afternoon in front of 21,289 fans at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground Collingwood led from the outset, and although South fullback Dave Adamson was names best afield Collingwood won six goals to five. Brownies, Dawg Pound - Cleveland Browns The Hall of Famer helped lead the Eagles to NFL titles in 1948 and 1949. Is Alex Iwobi the key to Everton's Premier League survival? Sporting clubs are often given nicknames. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1969. G-Men - New York Giants 4 overall pick in the 1983 NFL draft, Hinton was part of the trade that sent John Elway to the Denver Broncos. We Believe. BEARD, GILBERT V. 'BLUE' (SOUTH AND FITZ.) Rugby union and league prevailed in New South Wales and Queensland but, a century later in 1982, financially troubled South Melbourne relocated to Sydney. Blazers, Jail Blazers (Players on the team always got in trouble an example, Fakers (by haters), Rapers (by haters, in reference to, Raps, Dinosaurs/Dinos, Velociraptors (technically, the reverse is true, Velociraptors being the full but rarely used team name) -, Beaners, The Big Bad Bruins (Used to describe their physical style of play in the 70's) -, Broad Street Bullies (Described their aggressive playing style in the 70's and the location of their arena on, The Brave Blossoms (also The Cherry Blossoms) -, Streeptruie (Literally "The Striped Jerseys") -, The Tahs - Used affectionately by fans of the, Dogs, Doggies, Berries, Entertainers, Dogs of War -, Saints, Red V, Red and Whites, Mighties -. We never played not to lose, we always played to win and that's what got us there.". South Melbourne previous match was against Altona Magic SC in NPL, Victoria, the match ended with result 5 - 1 (South Melbourne won the match). Get instant access. Melbourne has won 13 VFL/AFL Premierships, Learn the stories of our Brownlow Medal winners, See all the winners of the AFL and AFLW Best & Fairest awards, The club's Team of the Century was named in 2000, The club's Hall of Fame was established in 2001 to honour past players and officials, 30 Melbourne players tragically lost their lives during World Wars, Read about the Indigenous players who have represented Melbourne, More than 1400 men and women have worn the red and blue, The club annually awards life membership to staff, players and officials, See the full list of records and achievements by the club in the VFL/AFL and AFLW. "We were pretty bullish, I was pretty aggressive in those days, so I didn't hold back on where I thought we sat in the future of the game. By now, South Melbourne had dropped the Lakers moniker and become South Melbourne Soccer Club, and sported a new emblem the current blue and white shield with stars (each star representing a national championship). It was too close to call and the referee made the right call.". And for a club that had only just started, we really got under South's skin. In 2014, the club entered the National Premier Leagues Victoria competition, which replaced the old Victorian Premier League. And so, the VFL was born with South Melbourne as one of its foundation teams. A major overhaul by coach Brian Garvey saw a number of new signings being made, including youngsters Paul Trimboli, David Healy, Kimon Taliadoros and Harry Micheil. 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[Editors note: This article has been updated with statistics from the 2020 NFL season for active players.]. But it never came. In 1878, the most powerful clubs in the colony formed the Victorian Football Association. Buf / Mia / NE / NYJ // Bal / Cin / Cle / Pit // Hou / Ind / Jax / Ten // Den / KC / LV / LAC, Dal / NYG / Phi / Was // Chi / Det / GB / Min // Atl / Car / NO / TB // Ari / LAR / SF / Sea, Sign up for the Bears Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. "But he comes on, calm as, sends a little bender around a few players into the bottom corner and it's game on. South Melbourne, Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Fitzroy, Geelong and Melbourne, who felt they were propping up lesser teams, led the breakaway and invited St Kilda to join. - Lynch: Maja ready to continue proud Markovski tradition, In Postecoglu's first season in 1996-97, he had come under significant scrutiny when South took just one win from their opening seven games, only for a round eight win over Marconi to cool his seat and augur a turnaround that saw the club end their campaign end in a Preliminary Final loss. By 1861 it had a population of 9000, and quickly became one of Melbournes most populous areas before adopting the name South Melbourne. Originally known as Canvas Town, it had adopted the name Emerald Hill due to the strong Irish influence. In 1895 South Melbourne recruited Fraser, later to be the clubs first VFL captain, from Port Melbourne, but they suffered a savage blow when McKay, later to return and become such a prolific goal-kicker, crossed to rival VFA club Richmond. The merger had been an ongoing discussion between the two co-tenants of Middle Park from the middle of the 1981 season. In his first season back in Australia after over 200 games with Greek side PAOK, Anastasiadis had spent the preseason training with Carlton only to fail to attract a contract offer and instead head to Lakeside. In June 2008 South Melbourne FC sent a letter of interest to join the league and lodged an application for the second Melbourne licence as part of the Southern Cross FC consortium, but on 26 September 2008 the Football Federation Australia announced it was commencing exclusive negotiations with the rival 'Melbourne Heart FC' bid which went on to join the competition for the 2010-11 A-League season. South Melbourne Swans AFL Past Players by Last Name (since 1965) A | B . The club appointed Ferenc Pusks as coach for the 1989/90 season, helping South win the NSL Cup tournament for that season, as well backing up their 1988 Dockerty Cup win with victory in the 1989 tournament. AND SOUTH) South Melbourne 1939-41, 29 games, 45 goals.REILLY, ELKIN (SOUTH) 1962-66, 51 games, 2 goals.REVILLE, H.J. On 14 February 2007, South Melbourne announced their interest in becoming the second Victorian club in the A-League. The No. Melbourne Sydney 1988-89, 9 games, 3 goals BAXTER, ARCH (SOUTH) 1941, 1944 and 1946, 23 games, 26 goa1s. Shortly after the VFA was turned upside down when the stronger clubs met at Buxtons Art Gallery, near Melbourne Town Hall, to propose a breakaway competition. "[Krncevic] was still probably good enough to play in the final," Colosimo joked. South Melbourne kept its name but abandoned their blue and white strip in favour of the red and white of Albert Park. 66 is one of just six numbers retired by the Packers. The new club played their first game against reigning South Australian premiers Norwood at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground to begin a season in which South finished third with 13 wins, two losses and five draws. The private ownership experiment was also a failure. 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. Following this news, the club provisionally appointed Brazil and Real Madrid legend Roberto Carlos as the teams head coach should they be granted an expansion slot. Historian Peter Blucher explores the foundations of our club right back to the early days in South Melbourne. South Melbourne Football Club can refer to: Sydney Swans, an Australian rules football club known as the South Melbourne Football Club until 1982. In 1896, they were outstanding. 1909, 1918, 1933 (3 total) VFA Premierships 1881, 1885, 1888-9-90 (5 total) Senior Premierships Championship of Australia - 1909; VFL Night Series - 1956-7, 1960, 1982 (4 total); McClelland Trophy - 1996, 2014, 2016 (3 total) Most Games 372 - Adam Goodes (1999-2015) Most Goals 681 - Bob Pratt (1930-39; 1946) League Top Goalkickers South Melbourne live scores, players, season schedule and todays results are available on Sofascore. ), Steve Blair, Branko Buljevic, Alun Evans (Liverpool), and Charlie Egan, helped South Melbourne climb the NSL ladder in the early part of the decade, with South becoming runners up in the NSL in 1981, which was their best ever NSL placing at the time. South had a fantastic season, taking out their first league title since their 200001 NSL title. 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. Arden Street, North Melbourne - The shinboners played their home games here until 1985. Golladay attended St. Rita of Cascia High in Chicago and played college ball at Northern Illinois. Kocourek, who attended Morton High in Cicero, Illinois, started his career in the Canadian Football League before joining the Chargers in the AFL, where he was named to four consecutive All-Star Games. On 30 March 2016, South Melbourne announced that it had secured a 40-year lease of Lakeside Stadium, with the club now "able to commence building its new administrational offices, museum, futsal court and bistro / social room in its exclusive areas." South got season 2016 off on a bad note, losing the FFV Community Shield 30 to Bentleigh, but opened the NPL Victoria season on an emphatic note, beating traditional rivals Heidelberg United 60 in front of over 3,000 fans at Lakeside. And so, the VFL was born with South Melbourne as one of its foundation teams. Golladay signed with the New York Giants as a free agent in March 2021. He was a two-way player throughout his eight-year career and earned All-Pro honors at three different positions offensive tackle, defensive tackle and linebacker. He racked up 163 receptions for 2,730 yards in his first three seasons with the Detroit Lions before being limited to five games last year by a hip injury. The club travelled to Singapore again for the 2011 Singapore Cup but were bundled out in the first round by Albirex Niigata Singapore FC. Cards - Arizona Cardinals Red Birds - Arizona Cardinals Welcome to Homegrown Legends, a series of mythical all-star rosters composed of the best players in pro football history from each current NFL market. BAYES, MARK (SYD.) Each teams territorial draft area is slightly different, and we explain our selection methodology in detail in this article. South Melbourne performance and form graph is a Sofascore unique algorithm that we are generating from the team's last 10 matches, statistics, detailed analysis and our own knowledge. These may or may not be incorporated into official names or be used by the club. (1:44). The club finished in 3rd place in the league, but went on to win the Championship through the finals series, beating Hume City 3-0 and then Oakleigh Cannons 3-2 in the grand final. In 1970, the club focused its attention on recruiting local soccer players. I just scored," John Anastasiadis told ESPN. The team talks pre vs. post-clearance contested possession differentials, Adelaide's bonafides, Gather Round, the Suns, and more. He was also seeking to lead his beloved Hellas to their first national title since he captained their 1991 triumph under the tutelage of Ferenc Puskas. The game already on a knife edge, the action somehow became even more frantic. Young was a rookie starter on the 49ers team that won Super Bowl XXIX and accumulated 89 sacks in 208 career games. A second-round pick out of Michigan State, Adams was a dominant left tackle for the Dallas Cowboys for 12 seasons (1998-2009). South Melbourne FC. To qualify for the list, players must have taken to the field for at least 75 games for the South Melbourne / Sydney Swans Football Club and either held a leadership role, won a club award . One match against Melbourne attracted 3000 fans, but the rival South Melbourne club was on the rise. And just because Saturday's meeting at AAMI Park represents the first occasion that sides from Melbourne will meet to decide the A-League champions, it doesn't mean it's the first time that two teams from the the city have done so with a championship on the line. They won the premiership again in 1888, when they played a match against the visiting English rugby side in front of 12,000 people at Lake Oval. Fixture Results Ladder Stats. It was a spirited contest, a show worthy of a decider, but, in hindsight, it was also staged on the fault lines of an intellectual battle that has come to define Australian football. Pure football. Colosimo, having been unable to get back in time, immediately turned towards referee Eugene Brazzale, expecting the signal that the goal had been disallowed for a push on Douglas. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1964. Europe's 'The Final Countdown' blasted out as the two teams entered the stadium and South ran through an AFL-style banner that on one side read "South 4 Life. This is a list of Sydney Swans players who have made one or more appearance in the Australian Football League, known as the Victorian Football League until 1990. There were half a dozen of us [youngsters]. He made the Pro Bowl in eight of those nine seasons, earning first-team All-Pro honors five times along the way. There are also statistics for each player in all competitions with all total played and started matches, minutes played, number of goals scored, number of cards and much more. Both Tom and Mick played at North Melbourne while Rick went to South Melbourne. This article uses Creative Commons licensed content from Wikipedia (view authors). 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. He started 172 of the 177 regular-season games in which he played. 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. Share. Eventually, the party made its way back to Albert Park, with Postecoglou already planning what was next. 00:00:00. Since dropping out of the national competition at the demise of the NSL, the club has held aspirations to return to the top competition for football clubs in Australia. In 1883 South changed from the original red and white stripes of the Albert Park era to red and white hoops, and, in an unknowing and ironic pointer to what was to follow almost 100 years later, they played a match in Sydney. "They were special games [against South] and going to Olympic Park that was where I fell in love with the world game," Carlton player and future Australia international Simon Colosimo recalled to ESPN. "For me personally, it was a magnificent feeling to make so many people happy.". Collecting a Trajkovski cross with his back to goal, Bresciano laid the ball off to Marcus Stergiopoulos, who had only replaced Cervinski seconds earlier. Season 2005/2006. After reaching the 2017 FFA Cup national stages, South Melbourne defeated Edgeworth FC, Sorrento FC and Gold Coast City FC to reach the semi-finals where they hosted Sydney FC at Lakeside Stadium, eventually going down 5-1 to the reigning A-League champions in front of almost 6,000 people. The season also saw coach Bill Curran consolidate the first team's strength by signing midfielder Peter Bourne (Burnley) and promoting highly skilled youngsters Giovanni Batticiotto, Fethon Ileris and Bill Hasapis. 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. Butkus recorded 27 fumble recoveries and 22 interceptions before knee injuries forced his retirement after the 1973 season. Retrieved 1 May 2013 - via National Library of Australia. The VFL ruled that under such extraordinary circumstances there should be a Grand Final. South Melbourne won the VFA premiership undefeated in 1885, winning 22 matches and playing three draws as star recruit Peter Burns, from Ballarat Imperials, was named Champion of the Colony. The unmistakable sounds of desperation and anxiety emanated from the crowd as extra time loomed. Danny Kim, Andy Brennan, Patrick Langlois, Joshua Wallen, Marcus Schroen, Bradley Norton, Javi. Hinton grew up on the South Side of Chicago and attended Wendell Phillips High on his way to Northwestern. "We probably, not threatened, but certainly made [South] feel like there was a real rival," said Sticca, who later played a pivotal role in founding Western United. This forced the club to relocate the remainder of its 2010 home fixtures, and all of its 2011 home matches, to John Cain Memorial Reserve in a sharing arrangement with Northcote City SC. Along with the Marconi Stallions, they were one of two clubs to compete in every season of the National Soccer League. Melbourne Hakoah cited financial strains and lack of crowd support as the two prime reasons why the club was forced to accept the offer from South Melbourne. The club's origins can be traced back to a letter drafted by Tom Wills more than 160 years ago. Both won 14 games, lost three and drew one. Arok left the club after a disappointing 1995/96 season, which saw South miss the finals for the first time since 1989. NPL New South Wales NPL Victoria NPL Queensland NPL Northern NSW NPL Western Australia NPL South Australia NPL Capital Football NPL Tasmania Waratah Cup Pre-Season Cup Brisbane Premier League 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. "I felt that Carlton disrupted our world, for the better," Peter Filopoulos, then the CEO of South Melbourne, told ESPN. The first emblem reflected the colour scheme of the Flag of Greece. Please check your email for a confirmation. So striking was the uniform that the players were known as those red and white beauties. South Melbourne finished at the bottom of the league table in 1979. Accuse us of recency bias if you must, but were going with Golladays upside to complement a roster that leans heavily on stars from pro footballs earliest years. 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. We certainly made it feel like there was a real rival that had arrived.". Young, a Chicago Heights native who attended Bloom High, was one of the NFLs dominant defensive tackles in the late 1990s and early 2000s. 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. Tom played just three games over 1957-58 due to a persistent knee injury. South Melbourne, Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Fitzroy, Geelong and Melbourne, who felt they were propping up lesser teams, led the breakaway and invited St Kilda to join. South Melbourne fixtures tab is showing the last 100 football matches with statistics and win/draw/lose icons. 21 Players/Coaches. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title South Melbourne . The change room was a fascinating place. Cue pandemonium, flares, and a 1-0 lead to Hellas. Bucs -Succaneers Tampa Bay Buccaneers Niners - San Francisco 49ers Within five years a second club, Albert Park, was based at St Vincents Gardens, and in 1867 Emerald Hill and Albert Hill merged to become the South Melbourne Football Club. It wasn't to last. Live scores service at Sofascore livescore offers sports live scores, results and tables. The Swans became the Sydney Swans in 1982, when the club relocated to the Harbour City from South Melbourne. South eventually progressed to the final by defeating Green Gully and Altona Magic in successive weeks. The Melbourne Football Club is one of the oldest professional sporting clubs in the world, with a proud history dating back to 1858. . They were all from the Ariah Park-Mirrool (APM) Football Club in the South West District Football League. But less than a year later the original South Melbourne club changed its name to Emerald Hill, upsetting many of the old Albert Park group. Kreso [Kresimir Marusic], what a player he was, if he was in the A-League today he'd be on every poster in the country. Club Records All the records associated with the Sydney Swans Football Club Honour Roll A full list of the office bearers since 1881. 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 is a new twist on the age-old debates about which states and cities produce the best football talent. Defeating Perth Glory, another proto-A-League entity that actually survived to make the leap to the new era, 2-1 in their first NSL game thanks to goals from "Shovel" Cervinski and Danny Allsopp, Carlton would win 12 games that season and possess the league's stingiest defence -- conceding just 24 goals in 26 games. It was an interesting sub because Marcus was a full-back. For players' nicknames, see: List of nicknames used in Australian rules. "South had been there, as a club, they had been there numerous times," Colosimo said. Sticca had immediately zeroed in on the Geelong native to lead the side, comparing his capture to an A-Leagues side convincing Mark Viduka to become their coach. There was an unbelievable desire to succeed.". 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. J Player Games Goals Behinds * AVG BV Seasons DOB DOD Height Weight 9: David Neitz: 306: 631: 368: 2.06: 79: 1993-2008 There was a lot of history in that space and we were lucky we had some wonderful leaders and we were able to stick to what we were trying to do, stick to the game plan, and work our way back into it.". 16 Players/Coaches. The Birds - Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Atlanta Falcons Michael Mandalis and Jimmy Armstrong played for both Hakoah and South Melbourne Hellas at Middle Park during the 1960s and 1970s, and have remained friends ever since. Marshalling Carlton from the touchline was 37-year-old former Socceroos striker Eddie Krncevic, whose 23 goals with Anderlecht a decade before had made him the first Australian to win a Golden Boot award in a European league. He ranks among the best two-way players in NFL history, excelling on the defensive line and at offensive tackle with the San Francisco 49ers. Across from Krncevic was 32-year-old Ange Postecoglou, competing for the first piece of silverware in a career that has now become laden with throphies. A numerous attendance of the general public is anticipated the visitors will arrive by the mail train this morning . And yes, there were flares aplenty. South Melbourne missed out on the title by a point in the 1971 season, edged out by Footscray JUST, but with Armstrong scoring goals aplenty, South Melbourne went on to win the championship in 1972.