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The Greek Team of the Century was a representative team chosen in 2004 in the sport of
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Anthony Koutoufides Anthony Koutoufides (born 18 January 1973), also known by his nickname of Kouta, is a retired Australian rules footballer with the Carlton Football Club. Considered by many as one of the most powerful and athletic players of all-time, he played ...
and
Peter Daicos Peter Daicos (born 20 September 1961) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played his entire 250-game career with the Collingwood Football Club in the VFL/AFL. Daicos is considered one of the greatest-ever players in Austra ...
were named vice-captains,
Lou Richards Lewis Thomas Charles "Lou" Richards, (15 March 1923 – 8 May 2017) was an Australian rules footballer who played 250 games for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1941 and 1955. He captained the team ...
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 Russell Norman Morris (born 31 July 1948) is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist who had five Australian Top 10 singles during the late 1960s and early 1970s. On 1 July 2008, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) recog ...
, whose fourth great grandfather was Greek.


The Squad

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historian,
Col Hutchinson Colin Hutchinson (born c. 1943) is a veteran statistician, most notably in the Victorian/Australian Football League in the sport of Australian rules football. He was the AFL's official historian from the 1990s until around 2005. A part of the AF ...
supplied the selectors with a list of 28 players with which to pick the final team. Players named in no particular position: *
John Rombotis John Rombotis (born 13 October 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy, Port Adelaide and Richmond in the Australian Football League (AFL). Rombotis, originally from Caulfield Grammar school, played at both the Sa ...
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Chris Pavlou Christopher Peter Pavlou (18 August 1939 – 15 January 2012) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Austr ...
* Charlie Pannam Snr. * Charlie Pannam Jnr. *
Zeno Tzatzaris Zeno Tzatzaris (born 9 May 1965) is a former Australian rules football player. Playing career Tzatzaris played 34 games for Footscray in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football ...
* Alby Pannam *
Alex Marcou Alexander Marcou (born 6 July 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer. He played with Carlton and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1980s. Marcou is a member of the Carlton Hall of Fame and represented Victoria ...
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Spiro Malakellis Spiro Malakellis (born 23 April 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the late 1980s and early 1990s, then with Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian ...
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Arthur Karanicolas Arthur Karanicolas (born 10 July 1944) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league i ...
* Con Gorozidis * Gary Frangalas


See also

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Indigenous Team of the Century The Indigenous Team of the Century (Australian rules football) was selected to recognise the role of Indigenous Australians Indigenous Australians or Australian First Nations are people with familial heritage from, and membership in, the eth ...
* Italian Team of the Century


References

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