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. Theo Marmaras, initiator of the merger proposal and president of Hellenic, became the first president of the new club. Our history: South Melbourne foundations - Sydney Swans The price paid for 54 years of Hakoah history was $35,000. 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. 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 former fifth-round pick out of Western Illinois recorded 34 interceptions, 30 sacks, 15 forced fumbles and nine fumble recoveries in 186 career games. Graham grew up in Waukegan, Illinois, where he was named to the all-state teams in both football and basketball at Waukegan High. The name change also drew attention from American NBA club L.A. Lakers, who threatened legal action. Melbourne. South eventually progressed to the final by defeating Green Gully and Altona Magic in successive weeks. Gang Green - New York Jets The game already on a knife edge, the action somehow became even more frantic. Regardless of that win, South were still favourites heading into the Grand Final, and they led after just nine minutes when Trimboli broke quickly in transition. ), 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. 1992-2003, 244 games, 208 goals.CROSSAN, J. South Melbourne was again eliminated during the finals series by Adelaide City and Marconi-Fairfield, the latter inflicting a 70 thrashing. 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. Fencik, who played both strong and free safety, was a member of the legendary 1985 Bears defense. With Melbourne being allocated just one licence for an A-League team, which was widely expected to go to a new franchise, and with South in extreme financial difficulty, South chose not to lodge an application to join the new competition. 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. It soon signed two players that would become South Melbourne's greatest players, Steve Walker and striker Jim Armstrong. Melbourne's last derby decider: An oral history of South - ESPN 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. 4 overall pick in the 1983 NFL draft, Hinton was part of the trade that sent John Elway to the Denver Broncos. With his first touch on the pitch, the defender, an earring dangling from his left ear, laced an effort beyond the wrong-footed Michael Petkovic in the South goal. The club's Hall of Fame was established in 2001 to honour past players and officials. South Melbourne live scores, players, season schedule and todays results are available on Sofascore. In 2017, South finished runners-up in the league behind traditional rivals Heidelberg United FC. 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.". This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title South Melbourne . AND SOUTH) South Melbourne 1939-41, 29 games, 45 goals.REILLY, ELKIN (SOUTH) 1962-66, 51 games, 2 goals.REVILLE, H.J. Bears owner George Halas sought out Grange to help put professional football on the map in the 1920s, and The Galloping Ghost headlined a successful 17-game barnstorming tour. 2012 saw the return of South Melbourne FC to their home ground, now known as Lakeside Stadium with vastly improved amenities, a second grandstand and an international-standard athletics track which was opened in December 2011 with a friendly against old foes Sydney Olympic. We may have video highlights with goals and news for some South Melbourne matches, but only if they play their match in one of the most popular football leagues. The scenes themselves were memorable. South Melbourne then recruited the likes of Matthew Foschini, Matt Millar and Marcus Schroen for the following season. Adams made the Pro Bowl five times in six seasons beginning in 2003. 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. Football Live Score - Sofascore (1:44). The 46-time Socceroos striker's resulting pass for Anastasiadis beat both he and defender Robert Trajkovski but found its way to De Amicis, who promptly cut it back for his teammate to poke home past Dean Anastasiadis, his brother, in the Carlton goal. DE Bryant Young. In the final three years of his career, Pihos focused on offense and led the NFL in receptions each season. 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. Please check your email for a confirmation. In 1870 Albert Park played in the South Yarra Presentation Cup, the foremost competition of the era, and wore red and white striped guernseys. With adding games you want to follow in "My games" following your matches livescores, results and statistics will be even more simple. 70 was the first jersey ever retired by the team, in 1952. 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.