Danny Kim, Andy Brennan, Patrick Langlois, Joshua Wallen, Marcus Schroen, Bradley Norton, Javi. 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. We never played not to lose, we always played to win and that's what got us there.". The Hall of Famer helped lead the Eagles to NFL titles in 1948 and 1949. The result was a significant increase in crowd attendances and a fourth league title in 1966. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports. Melbourne is looking to break a 57-year hoodoo, but its quest for the flag is equally about the loyal players, coaches and fans who've sustained the club through leaner times, writes Russell Jackson. In 1869 at the clubs annual general meeting a vote was taken to change the name back to South Melbourne, but after the former Albert Park group left the meeting the motion was rescinded and instead it became known as Albert Park. 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. Luminaries such as Fausto De Amicis, Paul Trimboli, Goran Lozanovski, David Clarkson, Vaughan Coveny and John Anastasiadis featured for South, while the side in navy blue ran out Colosimo, David Cervinski, Andy Vlahos, Dean Anastasiadis, John Markovski, and Mark Bresciano. I just scored," John Anastasiadis told ESPN. 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. The two clubs had shared Middle Park from 1961 until 1981. Blues: Bombers: Bulldogs: Cats: Crows: Demons: Dockers: Eagles: Giants: Hawks: Kangaroos: Lions: Magpies: Power: Saints: In 12 seasons with the Bears, he helped the franchise win two NFL championships in 1921 and 1932. South defeated England seven goals to three. 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. Cue pandemonium, flares, and a 1-0 lead to Hellas. Football Live Score - Sofascore The Melbourne Football Club is one of the oldest professional sporting clubs in the world, with a proud history dating back to 1858. South Melbourne FC (U19 - NPL VIC Women) Fixture Results Ladder Stats. Two years later, Washington acquired him in exchange for two first-round picks and a second-rounder. You can click on players from the roster above and see available personal information such as nationality, date of birth, height, preferred foot, position, player value, transfer history etc. 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. Eventually, the party made its way back to Albert Park, with Postecoglou already planning what was next. 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. Earlier in the decade, their spiritual home of Middle Park was bulldozed to make way for a new F1 track and, securing favourable terms from the state government, they moved into Lakeside Stadium in 1994. South Melbourne stepped up to the senior competition in 1879 and finished third behind Geelong and Carlton. He spent his entire nine-year career with the Philadelphia Eagles, where he played tackle, guard and defensive tackle. Melbourne's last derby decider: An oral history of South - ESPN There were half a dozen of us [youngsters]. "He was young but you could tell he had the ideas of how he wanted the game to be played. The club's origins can be traced back to a letter drafted by Tom Wills more than 160 years ago. 10 Players/Coaches. Forward 15 seconds. - Why does Madrid legend Puskas have a statue in Melbourne? He was a two-time first-team All-American at Illinois and was drafted third overall by the Arizona Cardinals. Grange, who attended Wheaton High, was a college superstar at Illinois, where he was a three-time consensus All-American and led the team to a national championship in 1923. But it never came. South Melbourne Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in suburb of Albert Park, in Melbourne, Victoria. There are also all South Melbourne scheduled matches that they are going to play in the future. Young, a Chicago Heights native who attended Bloom High, was one of the NFLs dominant defensive tackles in the late 1990s and early 2000s. De Amicis was awarded the Joe Marston Medal as best afield. South Melbourne 'Hellas' celebrates 60-year anniversary 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. 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. 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The South Melbourne/Sydney Swans Football Club has won 10 premierships over its history, including and five VFA premierships five VFL/AFL premierships. The change room was a fascinating place. 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. Current and former players of South Melbourne FC.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}. Official AFL Website of the Sydney Swans Football Club. All the latest South Melbourne/Sydney Swans players[edit] Key Order Players are listed in order of debut Seasons Includes Sydney only careers and spans from the season of the player's debut to the year in which they played their final game for Sydney Debut Debuts are for VFL/AFL regular season and finals series matches only Games "But he comes on, calm as, sends a little bender around a few players into the bottom corner and it's game on. Before the new season started Postecoglou left South Melbourne in order to take up the position of Australian youth coach, and was replaced by former South player and teammate Mike Petersen. 11. Upstairs and downstairs were jam-packed," Filopoulos said. WikiLists is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. He is the only player to appear in seven AFL Championship Games. Demonwiki | 1977 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. 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. 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 Sydney Swans were previously known as South Melbourne until their relocation in 1982. Coveny was replaced as coach after the end of the VPL season for the Singapore Cup tie by Eddie Krncevic who returned to the club after a stint as coach in the 2001/2002 NSL season. Butkus is an archetype when it comes to middle linebackers, a tenacious competitor who honed his football skills at Chicago Vocational High and the University of Illinois. Examples: Pats - New England Patriots 'Fins - Miami Dolphins G-Men - New York Giants 'Skins Washington Redskins The Pack - Green Bay Packers Vikes - Minnesota Vikings Jags - Jacksonville Jaguars Bucs -Succaneers Tampa Bay . The club powered past local rivals Heidelberg United in the Southern Division play-offs, and edged out Sydney Olympic in the Grand Final to win the 1984 national championship. They were a good team. Logan McDonald shows his class with a booming effort from outside 50 to take this week's Goal of the Week, presented by Origin Energy. ", "Yeah look, I mean there was no VAR then so we can't really say," John Anastasiadis chuckle. J Player Games Goals Behinds * AVG BV Seasons DOB DOD Height Weight 9: David Neitz: 306: 631: 368: 2.06: 79: 1993-2008 Pihos, who attended Austin High in Chicago, started his NFL career on both sides of the ball for the Philadelphia Eagles, playing both end and defensive end. South Melbourne finished at the bottom of the league table in 1979. 7 overall pick out of Notre Dame in 1994, Young played 14 seasons with the San Francisco 49ers from 1994 through 2007. 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. His leadership skills were excellent even then. Its a club with a rich history and according to In The Blood, by renowned football journalist and author Jim Main, had its roots in the area just south of Melbournes Yarra River. The former fifth-round pick out of Western Illinois recorded 34 interceptions, 30 sacks, 15 forced fumbles and nine fumble recoveries in 186 career games. 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 club celebrated its 50th anniversary year during the 2009 season, with several heritage strips and a logo reminiscent of the pre-1990's logo used to mark the occasion. In 1878, the most powerful clubs in the colony formed the Victorian Football Association. 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. "They knew what it meant to play in a Grand Final. In 1896, they were outstanding. The No. "I felt that Carlton disrupted our world, for the better," Peter Filopoulos, then the CEO of South Melbourne, told ESPN. We have envisioned the NFLs greatest superstars representing their hometowns, states and regions with lineups that transcend the history of football. Red Birds - Arizona Cardinals Retrieved 1 May 2013 - via National Library of Australia. Wildcats, The Cats - Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Cincinnati Bengals. Melbourne's grand final stars represent generations of special This graph may help predict future South Melbourne matches. Dal / NYG / Phi / Was // Chi / Det / GB / Min // Atl / Car / NO / TB // Ari / LAR / SF / Sea //// Buf / Mia / NE / NYJ // Bal / Cin / Cle / Pit // Hou / Ind / Jax / Ten // Den / KC / LV / LAC. Butz, who attended Maine South High in Park Ridge, Illinois, was drafted No. He was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979. Young, a Chicago Heights native who attended Bloom High, was one of the NFL's dominant defensive tackles in the late 1990s and early 2000s . (1:44). Punter Jeff Gossett, a native of Charleston, Illinois, who played college ball at Eastern Illinois, had a 15-season NFL career with the Chiefs, Browns, Oilers and Raiders.