Italian team of the century

[dodgey]

Silvio Foschini, wasn't he the guy in the clearence war between South Melbourne/Sydney and St Kilda?

Yes. It wasnt the first time he was involved in controversy either. He played for South Melbourne when he was in high school. He got suspended from school, because South wouldnt let him play for the school in the schools comp. I may be wrong, but I seem to recall it was De La Salle.

it was Mazenod College in Mulgrave.

[robrulz5]

Silvio Foschini, wasn't he the guy in the clearence war between South Melbourne/Sydney and St Kilda?

Yes. It wasnt the first time he was involved in controversy either. He played for South Melbourne when he was in high school. He got suspended from school, because South wouldnt let him play for the school in the schools comp. I may be wrong, but I seem to recall it was De La Salle.

it was Mazenod College in Mulgrave.

God help him having to go there.

[dom_105]

And this is how they line up

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The VFL/AFL Italian Team Of The Century:
B      Frank Curcio              Stephen Silvagni         Len Incigneri
HB     Alec Epis                 Anthony Koutoufides      John Kennedy jun.
C      Robert DiPierdomenico     Ian Stewart (Cervi)      Peter Matera
HF     Peter Riccardi            Alan Martello            Mark Mercuri
F      Phillip Matera            Saverio Rocca            Brendan Fevola
R      Steve Alessio             Mark Ricciuto            Peter Pianto
I      Sergio Silvagni, Tony Liberatore, Scott Camporeale, Joe Misiti

Captain:           Mark Ricciuto
Coach:             Ron Barassi Snr
President:         Frank Costa

The team includes:
- Two members of the AFL’s Team Of The Century (Stephen Silvagni and Ian Stewart),
- An Australian Football Hall Of Fame Legend (Ian Stewart) and a Hall Of Fame inductee (Stephen Silvagni)
- Seven club-based Team of the Century players
- Four Brownlow Medallists (Stewart, Robert DiPierdomenico, Tony Liberatore and Ricciuto),
- One Norm Smith Medallist (Peter Matera),
- 16 premiership players
- 12 All-Australian representatives
- Reigning Coleman Medallist (Brendan Fevola).
- 11 club best and fairest players
- One member of the Greek Team of the Century (Anthony Koutoufides)
- One member of the Indigenous Team of the Century (Peter Matera)
- A father/son combination (Sergio and Stephen Silvagni)
- A set of brothers (Peter and Phillip Matera)
- Five Essendon representations (Steve Alessio, Camporeale, Alec Epis, Mark Mercuri and Joe Misiti)
- And four current players, (Camporeale, Fevola, Koutoufides and the captain, Ricciuto).

To be eligible, players must have played senior VFL/AFL football at some point between the years 1897 and 2006 inclusive; and be either Italian-born or a first or second-generation Australian of Italian origin.

[j-mac31]

Great to see some Bombers in there, especially the more recent ones minus Campo.

Interesting that Kouta is in this team AND the Greek equivalent.

[dom_105]

Great to see some Bombers in there, especially the more recent ones minus Campo.

Interesting that Kouta is in this team AND the Greek equivalent.

His Mum's Italian, his Dad's Greek.

It's the reverse for Matera, Dad's Italian, Mum's Aboriginal