Greek Team of the Century
The Greek Team of the Century was a representative team chosen in 2004 in the sport of Australian rules football.[1]
Anthony Koutoufides and Peter Daicos were named vice-captains, Lou Richards was captain. The criterion for selection was that any Greek blood whatsoever constituted eligibility for the team. The farthest blood line was from Russell Morris, whose fourth great grandfather was Greek.[2]
The Squad
Australian Football League historian, Col Hutchinson supplied the selectors with a list of 28 players with which to pick the final team.
| Name | Position | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Beveridge | Interchange | Melbourne, Footscray, St Kilda |
| Ang Christou | Full-back | Carlton |
| Peter Daicos | Full-forward (vice-captain) | Collingwood |
| Andrew Demetriou | Wing | North Melbourne, Hawthorn |
| Gary Frangalas | Sydney, Richmond | |
| John Georgiou | Rover | St Kilda |
| Con Gorozidis | Footscray, St Kilda | |
| Peter Kanis | Interchange | Footscray, Hawthorn |
| Arthur Karanicolas | North Melbourne | |
| Anthony Koutoufides | Centre (vice-captain) | Carlton |
| Spiro Kourkoumelis | Forward pocket | Carlton, St Kilda |
| George Lakes | Back pocket | Melbourne, South Melbourne |
| Angelo Lekkas | Half-back flank | Hawthorn |
| Spiro Malakellis | Geelong | |
| Steve Malaxos | Ruck | Hawthorn, West Coast |
| Alex Marcou | Carlton, St Kilda | |
| Daniel Metropolis | Half-forward flank | West Coast, Fremantle |
| Russell Morris | Centre half back | Hawthorn, St Kilda |
| Alby Pannam | Collingwood, Richmond | |
| Charlie Pannam Snr. | Collingwood, South Melbourne | |
| Charlie Pannam Jnr. | Collingwood, Richmond | |
| Chris Pavlou | Carlton | |
| Lou Richards | Ruck- rover, captain | Collingwood |
| John Rombotis | Fitzroy, Port Adelaide, Richmond | |
| Jason Traianidis | Forward pocket | St Kilda |
| Zeno Tzatzaris | Footscray | |
| Vasil Varlamos | Half back flank | Carlton |
| Ron Richards | Coach | Collingwood |
See also
- Indigenous Team of the Century
- Italian Team of the Century
References
- ^ Greek Team of the Century Archived 7 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Louie captains the centurions". Neos Kosmos. 6 September 2004. Archived from the original on 8 September 2004. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
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