Greek Team of the Century

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The Greek Team of the Century was a representative team chosen in 2004 in the sport of Australian rules football. [1]

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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 bloodline was from Russell Morris, whose fourth great-grandfather was Greek. [2] Koutoufides was also listed in the Italian Team of the Century.

The Squad

Australian Football League historian Col Hutchinson supplied the selectors with a list of 28 players with which to pick the final team.

Greek Team of the Century
B: George Lakes Ang Christou
HB: Angelo Lekkas Russell Morris Vasil Varlamos
C: Andrew Demetriou Anthony Koutoufides
HF: Daniel Metropolis Athos Hyrousolakis
F: Spiro Kourkoumelis Peter Daicos (Vice-captain) Jason Traianidis
Foll: Steve Malaxos Lou Richards (Captain) John Georgiou
Int: Luke Beveridge Peter Kanis Zino Tsataris
Chris Pavlou
Coach: Ron Richards

Players named in no particular position:

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References

  1. Greek Team of the Century Archived 7 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Louie captains the centurions". Neos Kosmos. 6 September 2004. Archived from the original on 8 September 2004. Retrieved 10 August 2011.