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South Melbourne (1884)

The **South Melbourne** club that was formed in 1884 is the earliest known soccer club to bear the name *South Melbourne*. The club was part of what was then called the Anglo-Australian Football Association. The main trophies played for were the George and George Challenge Cup and the Beaney Cup.

Games were played at the following venues:

* Albert Park
* Carlton Cricket Ground
* East Melbourne Cricket Ground
* Fawkner Park
* Middle Park
* Richmond Cricket Ground
* Scotch College Cricket Ground
* South Melbourne Cricket Ground
* Warehousemen's Cricket-ground

During this era soccer in Melbourne appears to be largely confined to the South Melbourne/Prahran/Albert Park region, with the exception of Carlton. Like other Melbourne soccer clubs, and formal Melbourne soccer fixtures in general, it appears to cease operations after 1890, although improvements in digital newspaper databases are shedding new light on this part of Melbourne's soccer history.

What links, if any, this club has with later soccer clubs also named *South Melbourne* remains unclear.
Steven MacDonald

**Steven MacDonald** was a central defender from Western Australian club Sorrento, who was reported to have signed with South Melbourne during the 2008 pre-season with the intention of partnering fellow Western Australian centre back Shane Nunes. MacDonald played in at least two friendlies against Heidelberg and Melbourne Knights, however he made no senior appearances for South, having seemingly returned to Sorrento.. The reasons for his return after apparently being signed are unknown.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.smfc.com.au/south-capture-all-star-duo-from-western-australia/
2. ↑ http://southmelbournefc.blogspot.com.au/2008/01/apparently-this-was-friendly-south.html
3. ↑ http://members.iinet.net.au/~jacob/wasoccer/archivednews/2008MarApr.htm
Patrick Langlois

**Patrick Langlois** is a midfielder who played with South Melbourne in NPL Victoria.

The American-born Langlois came through the Newcastle Jets academy, playing seven matches in the A-League. Joining South from Hume City, Langlois had an impressive debut season at Lakeside, scoring ten goals as a goal-poaching midfielder. Despite another eight goals in 2023, Langlois was released at the end of the season alongside a slew of players.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Hume City

**Departed to:** ???

**Debut:** NPL Victoria Round 1, 2022, against Heidelberg United, at Lakeside Stadium

**Last game:** NPL Victoria Grand Final, 2023, against Avondale at Olympic Village

## References

1. ↑ https://www.ultimatealeague.com/player/?player\_id=1202
2. ↑ https://www.smfc.com.au/pat-langlois-joins-smfc-for-2022-season/
3. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/smfc59/posts/pfbid022jeFSfmqEDmAuni1aEwP2JKe8nVm7pGGXbGSKUPy6kYStMUpV8U8wQcr7PR9VQ3dl
Samir Zulic

## South Melbourne Hellas player

### **Goals**

0

**Samir Zulic** played his one game for the club in the final round of 2007.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**:

**Departed to**:

**Debut:** VPL Round 26, 2007, against Kingston City, Lakeside Stadium

**Last game**: VPL Round 26, 2007, against Kingston City, Lakeside Stadium

## Stats

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2007PLR.html
VSL Round 17, 1967

Round 17, 1967

Melbourne HSC 5 (Atti Abonyi x 2, Col Myers, Bill Deszofi, Laki Litopoulos og*)* def. South Melbourne Hellas 1 (Ulysses Kokkinos)

Sunday, 30 July

**Venue**: St Kilda Cricket Ground, St Kilda

**Attendance:** 8,000

**Referee**: ???

## Lineups

**Melbourne HSC**: Henry Surma, Tom Fowler (Bill Deszof), Bill McGowan, Tony Gregal, Alistair Scott, Ian Shanks, Peter Kurta, Atti Abonyi, Frank Stoffels, Bob Connolly, Col Myers. **Coach**: ???.

**South Melbourne Hellas**: Sam Kagioglou, Simentiris, David Kelly, John Bedford, Laki Litopoulos, Ernie Ackerley, Jim Pyrgolios, Boulis Kambouropoulos, Con Nestorides, Ulysses Kokkinos, Leo Damianakos. **Coach**: ???

## Milestones

This was South Melbourne Hellas' first match at the St Kilda Cricket Ground.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1967SLR.html
2. ↑ First name unknown
Paul Foster

**Paul Foster** is a retired forward who played for South Melbourne in the late 1980s.

The elder brother of Craig Foster, the broadcaster and Socceroo, Paul Foster arrived at South Melbourne from the Australian Institute of Sport.

Foster left South at the end of the 1989 season, joining Sunshine George Cross, and eventually playing in Hong Kong. After returning to Australia, Foster played for Northern Spirit and Brisbane Strikers.

## Milestones

**Arrived from:** Australian Institute of Sport

**Departed to:** Sunshine George Cross

**Debut:**  1988 Buffalo Cup, Quarter Final, against Footscray JUST, at Olympic Park

**Last game:** NSL Round 21, 1989, against Melbourne Croatia, at Somers Street

## References

1. ↑ https://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/FOS.html
Rhys Meredith

**Rhys Meredith** is a midfielder and forward who played at South Melbourne during the 2013 season.

A Queenslander, Meredith was signed from Redlands United. Afrer making 12 consecutive league appearances as a starter, once Chris Taylor arrived Meredith's remaining league appearances were exclusively as a substitute.

Meredith was released at the end of the season.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Redlands United

**Departed to**: ???

**Debut:** VPL Round 1, 2013, against Green Gully, Green Gully Reserve

**Last game**: VPL Preliminary Final, 2013, against Northcote City, SS Anderson Reserve

## References

1. ↑ https://www.smfc.com.au/queenslander-meredith-signs-with-south/
St Kilda Cricket Ground

The **St Kilda Cricket Ground**, often referred to as the *Junction Oval,* was the home of the St Kilda Football Club (until 1964) and the St Kilda Cricket Club.
The venue also sporadically hosted soccer matches in the 1950s and the late 1960s, the latter when several Victorian State League clubs used the venue as a home ground. South Melbourne Hellas played a handful of Victorian State League matches at the venue between 1967-69, all as the away side.

Jill Barnard and Jenny Keating, in People's Playground (their book on the history of the Albert Park precinct), note that South Melbourne Hellas was offered the use of the Junction Oval at an unspecified date in the early 1980s, but that after inspecting the venue, Hellas refused the offer.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1967SLR.html
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1968SLR.html
3. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1969SLR.html
4. ↑ Barnard, Jill and Keating, Jenny, 1996, People's Playground, Chandos, Richmond, Victoria, p180
NPL Victoria Round 9, 2018

### Score

0-0 - match abandoned after 15 minutes due to serious injury to Heidelberg player Harry Noon.

### Crowd

1,000

This match, set up as a celebration for Heidelberg's 60th anniversary, saw both teams come in under-strength, with the home team missing striker Tom Cahill, while South was missing Milos Lujic and Leigh Minopoulos, and had an injured Andy Brennan on a threadbare bench,

Fifteen minutes into a messy and already fiery derby match, Heidelberg player Harry Noon lunged at a pass that was well out of his reach and heading out of play. Noon's enthusiasm ended in disaster, as he collided with the corner flag in such a manner as to dislodge the flag and open a large wound on his leg. Though Andrew Cartanos was brought on as a substitute to replace Noon, Noon was unable to be moved far enough away from the sideline for play to resume safely. due to the severity of the injury.

The match was paused for a lengthy period of time while waiting for an ambulance to arrive,. The two teams went into the rooms, and while they did come back out and try to keep loose, the match was eventually abandoned at the 34 minute mark.

For record keeping purposes, no player appearance statistics have been tallied from this game; however, this wiki's chief editor has decided to consider the match as played, albeit one played ultimately for "no result".

The fixture was replayed from the beginning later in the year

### Lineups

**Heidelberg United:** Chris Theodoridis, Josh Wilkins, Kostas Kanakaris, Lewis Hall, Luke Byles, Reuben Way, Harry Noon (Andrew Cartanos 15'), Adrian Zahra, Steven Pace, Jack Petrie, Alex Schiavo, **Coach**: George Katsakis.

**South Melbourne**: Jerrad Tyson, Kristian Konstantinidis, Christos Intzidis, Jake Marshall, Matthew Foschini, Iqi Jawadi, Luke Pavlou, Nick Epifano, Oliver Minatel, Matthew Millar **Coach**: Sasa Kolman

### Match reports

South of the Border: Game Abandoned After 15 Minutes

### References

1. ↑ https://southmelbournefc.blogspot.com/2018/04/game-abandoned-after-15-minutes.html
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/HUFCWARRIOR/status/990160084368961536
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/PaulMavroudis/status/990164046518218752
Vince Lia

**Vince Lia** is a retired midfielder who played for South Melbourne during the final three seasons of the National Soccer League.

Following the end of the NSL, Lia played for Fawkner Blues in the Victorian Premier League, before embarking on a long career in the A-League, most of which was spent at Wellington Phoenix.

Lia was an Australian representative for the Joeys, Young Socceroos, and Olyroos.

## Milestones

**Arrived from:** ???

**Departed to:** Fawkner Blues

**Debut:** NSL Round 11, 2001-2002, against Brisbane Strikers, Lakeside Stadium

**Last game:** NSL Minor Semi-Final, 2003-2004, against Adelaide United, Hindmarsh Stadium

## Stats

 2002-2003 | 21
 2003-2004 | 17

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/LAW.html
Patrick Kisnorbo

**Patrick Fabio Maxime Kisnorbo** is a coach and retired player, who played in three seasons for South Melbourne during the closing years of the National Soccer League. He is currently the head coach of Melbourne City in the A-League.

Prior to arriving in South Melbourne's youth system Kisnorbo, a central defender, played at Essendon Royals and Bulleen.

During his time at South Melbourne, Kisnorbo played 67 games, and scored three goals. He joined Heart of Midlothian in June 2003. Later he joined Leicester City, whom he would captain, before finally finishing his time overseas at Leeds United.

On returning to Australia, Kisnorbo spent the remainder of his senior career with Melbourne Heart in the A-League. After his playing retirement, he began coaching within Heart's system.

While at South Melbourne, Kisnorbo was an Australian representative for the Young Socceroos; later in his career he also played for the Olyroos and Socceroos, making his debut for the latter in 2002 while still at South Melbourne, eventually collecting 18 caps for the national team.

## Milestones

**Arrived from:** South Melbourne youth team

**Departed to:** Heart of Midlothian

**Debut:** NSL Round 1, 2000-2001, against Adelaide City, at Hindmarsh Stadium

**Last game:** NSL Round 26, 2002-2003, against Football Kingz at Mount Smart Stadium

## Stats

 2001-2002 | 23
 2002-2003 | 19

## References

1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160309122624/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11790/2269531/aussie-ace-makes-hearts-switch
2. ↑ https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/kisnorbo-signs-leeds-united
3. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/U20/2001.html
4. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/U20/squads/Jan2001.html
5. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/2002A.html
Women's Community Shield

The **Women's Community Shield** is a Victorian pre-season trophy played for between the winners of the previous season's women's grand final winners, and the previous season's women's State Knockout Cup winners.

The female equivalent to the male Community Shield (which was begun in 2015), The Women's Community Shield was launched by Football Federation Victoria in 2017.

South Melbourne has participated in the Women's Community Shield on one occasion, in 2018.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.footballvictoria.com.au/community-shield
2. ↑ https://www.smfc.com.au/south-fall-short-community-shield/
Melvin Becket

**Melvin Becket**is a midfielder who played for South Melbourne in the second half of the 2019 season.

Becket arrived from NPL2 side Geelong during the mid-season transfer window. Prior to his Geelong stint, Becket had played at, among others, Melbourne Knights, Altona Magic, and Oakleigh Cannons.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Geelong

**Departed to**: ???

**Debut:** NPL Victoria Round 14, 2019, against Bentleigh Greens at Lakeside Stadium

**Last game:** NPL Victoria Round 5, 2020, against Altona Magic at Paisley Park Soccer Complex

## References

1. ↑ https://www.transfermarkt.com/melvin-becket/profil/spieler/104539
Victorian Metropolitan League Division One North, Round 3, 1960

Round 3, 1960

Saturday 16 April

West Melbourne Sicilia (Craig Smart 63) vs South Melbourne Hellas - match awarded to Hellas in a walkover.

**Venue**: Royal Park, Parkville

**Attendance**: ???

**Referee:** R. Randall

## Lineups and coach

**West Melbourne Sicilia:** included D'Agostino

**South Melbourne**: ???

## Milestones

This is the first forfeit or walkover match that South Melbourne Hellas was involved in.

## Summary

Twenty five minutes into this match, West Melbourne Sicilia were leading 1-0 when Sicilia's D'Agostino refused to leave the field after being sent off for allegedly kicking an opponent. The match was abandoned, and because Sicilia were adjudged to be the cause of the abandonment - Sicilia's captain had backed D'Agostino in his refusal to leave the field - the points were awarded to South Melbourne.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1960M1NR.html
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/PaulMavroudis/status/653833827136094209
Theo Mitsou

**Theo Mitsou** is a retired forward who played with South Melbourne in 1984 and 1985.

A Victorian youth representative and member of South Melbourne's National Youth League squad, Mitsou played cup matches for the senior team in 1984 and 1985, but made no league appearances for the seniors.

In 1986 Mitsou returned to his junior club Clarinda, where his brother Jimmy also played. Later Mitsou also played for Port Melbourne, alongside future South Melbourne player and coach Michael Michalakopoulos.

## Milestones

**Arrived from:** South Melbourne NYL/Clarinda

**Departed to:** Clarinda

**Debut:** 1984 NSL Cup, Group Five - Round 1, against Sunshine George Cross at Olympic Park

**Last game:** 1985 Dockerty Cup, Round 3, against Morwell Falcons, at Middle Park Stadium

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1984/1984NSLCup.html
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1985DockertyCup.html
3. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1986VD4R.html
4. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1987VD3R.html
NSL Round 28, 2000-2001

Eastern Pride were forced to forfeit their last four matches of the 2000-2001 National Soccer League season. All four of those remaining matches, including this one against South Melbourne, were awarded as 3-0 forfeits to their opponents.

## Lineups and coaches

**South Melbourne**: not applicable

**Eastern Pride**: not applicable

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20002001/ALTable.html
Woodland Street Reserve

**Woodland Street Reserve** is a former soccer venue in Essendon. Located on Woodland Street, Essendon, about a five minute walk west of Strathmore station, it was the home ground of Moonee Ponds during parts of the 1950s and 1960s. At some point the soccer field in the park disappeared, making way for the entirety of the park
Sebastian Petrovic

**Sebastian Petrovic** is a midfielder who had three stints at South Melbourne Hellas.

Petrovic first played for South Melbourne in the National Soccer League season of 2001-2002, making nine appearances, all off the bench. He returned to South in the club's first year back in the Victorian Premier League, making one appearance, again off the bench.

Returning to the club for a third time in 2008, late in the season, Petrovic finally made his first start for South, and would then become a regular until the end of 2011, including winning the Theo Marmaras Medal in 2009. His South career ended with a red card in the elimination final against Heidelberg.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: ??? (first stint), Port Melbourne (second stint), Whittlesea Zebras (third stint)

**Departed to**: Port Melbourne (first stint), Heidelberg United (second stint), Heidelberg United (third stint)

**Debut:** NSL Round 3, 2001-2002, against Sydney United, Lakeside Stadium

**Last game**: VPL Elimination Final, 2011, against Heidelberg United, SS Anderson Reserve

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/PET.html
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2011PLR.html
3. ↑ While Petrovic played for Port Melbourne in 2003, it is unclear where he played (if indeed he played anywhere) in 2004.
Parramatta Power

**Parramatta Power** is a defunct Australian soccer club, which played in the National Soccer League from 1999 to 2004.

Playing out of Parramatta Stadium, the Power was backed by the Parramatta Leagues Club, which also owned the Parramatta Eels rugby league team.

Parramatta Power's highest ladder finish was second place in the final NSL season of 2003-2004, a season in which they were also the grand final runners-up.

After the NSL's final season, the Power ceased operations.
Thomas Lakic

**Thomas Lakic**is a defender who played with South Melbourne in the second half of the 2015 season.

## Bio

Lakic signed with South Melbourne during the 2015 mid-season transfer window, crossing from Melbourne Victory's NPL team.

After making just seven appearances for South in the second half of the season, Lakic was released, joining Oakleigh Cannons and then Box Hill United.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Melbourne Victory (NPL)

**Departed to**: Oakleigh Cannons

**Debut:** NPL Victoria Round 15, 2015, against North Geelong, Lakeside Stadium

**Last game**: NPL Victoria Round 19 2015, against Heidelberg United, Lakeside Stadium

## References

1. ↑ https://www.smfc.com.au/south-capture-thomas-lakic-from-melbourne-victory/
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2016DCup.html
3. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2016NPL2ER.html
Steven Topalovic

**Steven Topalovic** is a defender and midfielder who played at South Melbourne Hellas in 2011.

Topalovic arrived at South Melbourne from Richmond, for whom he had played in the side that finished top of the table and grand final runners-up in 2010.

Topalovic played predominantly as either a central defender, or as a defensive midfielder at South Melbourne. He tied for the club's best and fairest award with Jesse Krncevic

Topalovic left South at the end of the 2011 season, returning to Richmond, later also playing for Dandenong Thunder, Bentleigh Greens, Oakleigh Cannons and Dandenong City.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Richmond

**Departed to**: Richmond

**Debut:** VPL Round 1, 2011, against Green Gully, John Cain Memorial Park

**Last game**: VPL Elimination Final, 2011, against Heidelberg United, SS Anderson Reserve

## Honours

* Theo Marmaras Medal 2011 (tied with Jesse Krncevic)

## Stats

 2011 | 23

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/vicfootball/TO.html
Northcote City

**Northcote City Hercules** is a Victorian soccer club, currently playing out of John Cain Memorial Park.

During 2010 and 2011, South Melbourne was a co-tenant with Northcote at John Cain Memorial Park while Lakeside Stadium was under redevelopment.
in 2013, Northcote City won what would be the final Victorian Premier League grand final.

## Win/draw/loss record

 NPL Victoria | 8
 Victorian Premier League | 9

## Record by venue

 Lakeside Stadium | 7
 SS Anderson Reserve | 2

## References

1. ↑ after extra time. 2-2 after 90 minutes.
Morshead Park

**Morshead Park** (also known as the *Ballarat Regional Soccer Facility)* is a soccer venue in Ballarat.. It was the home ground of Ballarat Red Devils, when that club entered NPL Victoria. South played against the Red Devils in the venue's official opening match.

In 2022, Green Gully hosted South Melbourne at the venue, when Green Gully Reserve was unavailable.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.smfc.com.au/match-preview-south-head-to-ballarat-for-the-first-time/

Green Gully
Victorian Metropolitan League Division One North, Round 8, 1960

Round 8, 1960

Saturday 14 May

South Melbourne Hellas vs Coburg United - match awarded to Hellas in a walkover.

**Venue**: Middle Park

**Attendance**: not applicable

**Referee:** ???

## Lineups and coach

**South Melbourne**: not applicable

**Coburg United**: not applicable

## Summary

The excerpt from Soccer News (right) indicates that this game was not played due to a rain damaged pitch at Middle Park. At this stage it is not known whether the game was rescheduled, nor why Coburg United was judged to have forfeited this fixture.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1960M1NR.html
Victorian Premier League

The **Victorian Premier League**was the highest division of Victorian soccer from 1991 until 2013. It replaced the Victorian State League, and in 2014 it was itself replaced by National Premier Leagues Victoria.

South Melbourne played in the Victorian Premier League from 2005, when South resumed play after the dissolution of the NSL, until 2013.

South won one championship during the Victorian Premier League era, in 2006.
Xavier Ryan

**Xavier Ryan** is a forward who played with South Melbourne.

A South Melbourne youth team player, Ryan made two appearances as a substitute during the 2022 season.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: South Melbourne under 21s.

**Departed to:** ???

**Debut:** NPL Victoria Round 11, 2022, against Port Melbourne at Lakeside Stadium.

**Last game:** NPL Victoria Grand Final, 2022, against Oakleigh Cannons at Olympic Village
Rade Culibrk

**Rade Culibrk** is a defender who played with South Melbourne in the National Soccer League.

Prior to joining South Melbourne, Culbrk had played for the Victorian Institute of Sport in the National Youth League.

Culibrk played two games for South toward the end of the 1999-2000 season, but while remaining on the senior list the following year, did not make a league appearance in 2000-2001.

He was an unused substitute during the Club World Championships.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Springvale White Eagles

**Departed to**: Springvale White Eagles

**Debut:** NSL Round 31, 1999-2000 vs Sydney United at Lakeside Stadium

**Last game**: NSL Round 34, 1999-2000, vs Newcastle Breakers at Lakeside Stadium

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/CRO.html
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NYL/9798/NYLP.html
Nick Sabljak

**Nick Sabljak** is a retired midfielder who played for South Melbourne during the 2001-2002 National Soccer League season, having crossed over from Adelaide City.

During his one season with the club, Sabljak made eight appearances for the club, all off the bench.

In addition to Adelaide City and South Melbourne, Sabljak also had NSL stints with Melbourne Knights and Wollongong Wolves.

Following the end of the NSL, Sabljak played for Heidelberg United among other clubs.

During his time at Adelaide City, Sabljak had played with the Olyroos.

## Milestones

**Arrived from:** Adelaide City

**Departed to:** Melbourne Knights

**Debut:** NSL Round 20, 2001-2002 against Parramatta Power, Parramatta Stadium

**Last game:** NSL Elimination Semi Final, 2001-2002, against Sydney Olympic, Marconi Stadium

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/SAA.html
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSLclubs/SM0304.html
3. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2005PLR.html
4. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Olympics/1999.html
NPL Victoria Round 26, 2019

South Melbourne signed off on the abject mediocrity of its 60th anniversary season with one of its most mediocre performances of 2019, against old rival Heidelberg United.

On their way to the minor premiership, the Bergers scored early and then coasted to a comprehensive win. In response, South barely fired a shot, which was emblematic of a side that would finish off the year having scored the least number of goals in the competition - six fewer than the next worst attack belonging to the bottom of the table Pascoe Vale.

The match served as a farewell to two championship winning players in Leigh Minopoulos and Kristian Konstantinidis, both of whom were brought on as second half substitutions, as well as Nikola Roganovic, who would announce his retirement for a second time during the off-season.

### Lineups

**South Melbourne**: Nikola Roganovic, Perry Lambropoulos (Peter Skapetis 46), Jake Marshall, Billy Konstantinidis, Marcus Schroen, Brad Norton, Ben Djiba, Kostas Stratomitros, Zac Bates (Kristian Konstantinidis 66), Melvin Becket, Gerrie Sylaidos (Leigh Minopoulos 66). **Coach**: Esteban Quintas .

**Heidelberg United:** Brendan White, Les Doumbalis, Reuben Way, Adrian Zahra, Lucas Derrick (Andrew Cartanos), Luke Byles, Harry Noon, Paul O’Brien, Tom Cahill, Sean Ellis, Alex Schiavo (Luka Ninkovic 70). **Coach**: George Katsakis. **Goals:** Ellis 11, Schiavo 42, Cartanos 93

### Milestones

*Final game*: Melvin Becket, Billy Konstantinidis, Kristian Konstantinidis, Leigh Minopoulos, Nikola Roganovic, Peter Skapetis, Kostas Stratomitros

### Match reports

South of the Border: Happy Birthday Hellas

### References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2019NPLR.html
Selangor FA

**Selangor FA** is a Malaysian soccer club based in Shah Alam.

South Melbourne's most notable connection to Selangor is via Mehmet Durakovic, who both played and coached at Selangor.

While coaching Selangor, Durakovic brought Selangor to Australia for their pre-season preparations in late 2013, during which time they played some scratch matches at Lakeside Stadium against what was effectively South Melbourne's under 21 team.

## References

1. ↑ http://southmelbournefc.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/practice-match-south-melbourne-of-sorts.html
Southern United

**Southern United** is a Victorian women's soccer club which participates in the National Premier Leagues Victoria Women's competition - for which purpose the team was established as a representative team for the Mornington Peninsula.

South Melbourne's women's team have played against Southern United since South Melbourne joined the NPLW in 2017.

## References

1. ↑ after extra time. 2-2 after 90 minutes.
Peter Laraman

**Peter Kenneth Laraman** was an English forward who played two Ampol Cup matches for South Melbourne in 1970.

An inside forward, Laraman had made sporadic appearances in his home country for Charlton Athletic and Torquay United, before spending time in South Africa with Durban City. Moving to Melbourne in 1965, he had two prolific scoring seasons at Slavia, before moving to Sydney to play with Pan-Hellenic.

It is assumed that it was from Pan-Hellenic that Laraman returned to Melbourne to play with Hellas; but after playing in two Ampol Cup group matches, it appears Laraman left the club soon afterwards, and did not take any further part in South Melbourne's 1970 campaign.

His immediate movements after leaving South are unclear, though at some point he retuend to England, where he coached non-league football.

## Milestones

**Arrived from:** Pan-Hellenic

**Departed to**: ???

**Debut:**  1970 Ampol Cup Group Stage, Second Game, against Wilhelmina, at Olympic Park

**Last game**: 1970 Ampol Cup Group Stage, Third Game, against JUST, at Olympic Park

## References

1. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31897219/
2. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story\_fbid=2557108337873900&id=1893192224265518&\_\_cft\_\_%5B0%5D=AZWoWlK9sWK5p1N4gt2r5Oap3C4Vbt2r0k4krlzxf4IcotET-cpX4RazhPX9r6abnbaOOiNRtU12-hf3INn7V6jYg-8chnhM2mx35-xgYqdxKNEoTp3kQyEyyJY3UpDZ-0HYUbCJmN31liYv5LCO16qW&\_\_tn\_\_=%2CO%2CP-R
3. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/groups/2218637310/posts/10158515535922311/?\_\_cft\_\_%5B0%5D=AZVJhjaf1DAwi3vaLQj4\_e1kFhAcxCO9ggsC3YN\_xr\_AB0nCakJEiSFJor5bTMY6x3jXLMwY01FtPd3uPzODQV9A1r\_x0Kco2K3NyaUX\_Zn8CZmok6NZHnUu-3AshGKhc3M&\_\_tn\_\_=%2CO%2CP-R
VPL Round 17, 2007

On a cold Friday night in June, a South side missing Fernando De Moraes and Ricky Diaco proved toothless in attack against an equally mediocre Richmond side. The visitors however were able to secure victory in this match when Henry Fa'arodo's harmless low cross from the right went through Mitch Langerak's arms and legs, allowing Steve Burton to score an easy tap in.

## Lineups

**South Melbourne**: Mitchell Langerak, Arthur Tsonis (Sam De Vito 44), Trent Waterson, Adam Van Dommele, Nathan Caldwell, Frank Drakopoulos, Ramazan Tavsancioglu, Tansel Baser, Yusuf Yusuf, Gianni De Nittis (Billy Natsioulas 65), Jose Vasquez (Andrew Bourakis 46). **Coach**: John Anastasiadis.

**Richmond:** Stuart Webster, Steve Burton, Stuart McCluskey, Henry Fa'arodo (Yannis Galanos 80), Graham Hockless, Drew Laurence (Simon Webster 78), Craig McIlwain, Ben Watson, Marco Kuck, Xhezair Sulemani (Nick Kalambokis 64), Shane Rexhepi. **Coach**: Doug Hodgson. **Goal:** Steve Burton 32)

## Match reports

smfc.com.au: South Melbourne v Richmond - Match Report

1. ↑ http://www.smfc.com.au/south-melbourne-fc-v-richmond-match-report/
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2007PLR.html
Trent Waterson

**Trent Waterson** is a midfielder who played at South Melbourne in two different stints, in 2007 and 2011.

In early 2006, Waterson had scored the winning goal for Sunshine George Cross against South Melbourne at Chaplin Reserve. By 2007 he was a South recruit with high expectations. A midfielder, Waterson impressed enough in his first season that he was viewed as a required player, but he signed with Oakleigh Cannons instead.

After two seasons at Oakleigh, Waterson returned to George Cross in 2010, only for him to be signed by South again for the 2011 season, where he played 22 games spread across the league, Mirabella Cup, and Singapore Cup.

At the end of the 2011 season, Waterson returned for a third time to George Cross, having never scored a goal for South across his 44 appearances.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Sunshine George Cross (first stint), Sunshine George Cross (second stint)

**Departed to**: Oakleigh Cannons (first stint), Sunshine George Cross (second stint)

**Debut:** VPL Round 1, 2007, against Heidelberg United, Lakeside Stadium

**Last game**: VPL Minor Semi-Final, 2011, against Oakleigh Cannons, Jack Edwards Reserve

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2008PLR.html
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2011PLR.html
3. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2011MiraCup.html
4. ↑ http://www.smfc.com.au/rhb-singapore-cup-south-melbourne-felled-by-white-swans/
Football Kingz

**Football Kingz** - also known as *Auckland Kingz* and *Kingz FC* - is a defunct New Zealand soccer club based in Auckland, which played in the National Soccer League from 1999 to 2004. The Kingz failed to make the finals in any of their five seasons in the NSL.

After the conclusion of the NSL, the club was restructured and re-branded as the New Zealand Knights, for participation in the A-League; for the purposes of this record however, the Kingz and Knights are treated as separate entities.

## Record by venue

 Mount Smart Stadium | 4
 North Harbour Stadium | 1
Yusuf Yusuf

**Yusuf Yusuf** is a winger who spent four seasons with South Melbourne from 2007-2010.

Signed from Heidelberg United, where he had been a key member of two deep finals runs, Yusuf had solid first season at South in 2007.

However, in the round 4, 2008 game against Oakleigh Cannons, Yusuf suffered a ruptured ACL, and missed the rest of the season.

It was an injury that Yusuf never really recovered from while at South, and though he stayed on South's books for a further two seasons, he managed just nine more games for South before being transferred to Oakleigh in the second half of 2010.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Heidelberg United

**Departed to**: Oakleigh Cannons

**Debut:** VPL Round 3, 2007, against Essendon Royals, Veneto Club

**Last game**: VPL Round 11, 2010, against Sunshine George Cross, John Cain Memorial Park

## References

1. ↑ https://www.smfc.com.au/south-melbourne-lose-yusuf-to-knee-injury/
Tom Lombardi

**Tom Lombardi** is a defender who played one match for South Melbourne, in the 2011 Mirabella Cup.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: ???

**Departed to**: ???

**Debut:** 2011 Mirabella Cup, Round 5, against Port Melbourne, SS Anderson Reserve

**Last game**: 2011 Mirabella Cup, Round 5, against Port Melbourne, SS Anderson Reserve

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2011MiraCup.html
Radomir Sekulovski

**Radomir 'Ray'****Sekulovski**is a midfielder who played with South Melbourne in the National Soccer League from 2001 to 2003.

A right-winger, Sekulovski played all but one match in his debut season at South Melbourne, but made just nine appearances in his second and final season at the club.

After his national league career ended, Sekulovski played in the Victorian leagues with Preston Lions and Springvale White Eagles.

While at South Melbourne, Sekulovski represented Australia with the Olyroos.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**:

**Departed to**:

**Debut:** NSL Round 1, 2001-2002, against Perth Glory, Lakeside Stadium

**Last game**: NSL Round 24, 2002-2003, against Parramatta Power, Parramatta Stadium

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20012002/reports/report013.html
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/P/PrestonLionsPR2004.html
3. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2007PLR.html
4. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Olympics/2002.html
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West Melbourne Sicilia

**West Melbourne Sicilia**, also known simply as *Sicilia,* was a short lived club which played in the Victorian leagues during the late 1950s and early 1960s.

During South Melbourne Hellas' first season, Hellas was scheduled to play two matches against Sicilia; the first match was awarded as a walkover to South, and the second ended in a 6-1 win to South.

In 1963, Sicilia merged with Kensington to form Sicilia Kensington; this club lasted just one season.

In 1959, West Melbourne Sicilia had played in Victorian Metropolitan League Division One North, alongside Hellenic.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1960M1NR.html
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/S/SiciliaKensingtonDH.html
3. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1959M1NT.html
Richmond

**Richmond** (sometimes referred to as *Richmond Eagles)*is a defunct Victorian soccer club.

Based for much of their history, Richmond played at Kevin Bartlett Reserve in Burnley.

South Melbourne Hellas first played against Richmond under the latter's original name of *Alemannia*in 1961. After their 1963 Dockerty Cup meeting, the two sides would not meet again in a competitive fixture for 43 years.

Richmond were effectively taken over by Fitzroy City during 2020.
Tas Psonis

**Tas Psonis** is a retired midfielder who played one match for South Melbourne during the 1999-2000 season, during the 1999 Oceania Club Championships.

Psonis also played in two Tynan-Eyre Cup matches in the lead up to the Oceanian championship.

Outside of his short time at South, Psonis played for a variety of teams in the Victorian Premier League.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Oakleigh Cannons

**Departed to**: Oakleigh Cannons

**Debut:** 1999 Oceania Club Championships, against Konica, Churchill Park

**Last game**: 1999 Oceania Club Championships, against Konica, Churchill Park

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/MiscGames/1999Misc/99M21.html
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/vicfootball/PI.html
Renco Van Eeken

**Renco Van Eeken** (also sometimes referred to as *Renze Van Eeken)* is a retired Dutch striker who played with South Melbourne in 2013.

After a promising start to his time at South, in which the club made its best start to a league campaign since 1985, an osteitis pubis injury saw Van Eeken miss the entire 2013 campaign after round six.

After his oneseason at South, Van Eeken returned to playing football in The Netherlands.

## Milestones

**Arrived from:**Hardenburg (Netherlands)

**Departed to**: ONS Sneek (Netherlands)

**Debut:** VPL Round 1, 2013, against Green Gully, Green Gully Reserve

**Last game**: VPL Round 6, 2013,  against Hume City, Broadmeadows Valley Park

## References

1. ↑ https://www.smfc.com.au/2013-smfc-senior-squad-announced/
2. ↑ https://www.smfc.com.au/rve-goal-gives-south-its-best-start-since-1985/
3. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2013PLR.html
4. ↑ https://www.transfermarkt.com/renco-van-eeken/profil/spieler/346837
Robert Naumoski

**Robert Naumoski** is a player who was on South Melbourne's senior men's roster in 2011, but who did not make any appearances for the club.
A young prospect, Naumoski listed as an unused substitute against Northcote City.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: ???

**Departed to**: ???

**Debut:** None

**Last game**: None

## References

1. ↑ sometimes *Naumovksi* - it is unclear which is the correct variant of the name.
2. ↑ https://www.smfc.com.au/northcote-hercules-slays-south/
Peter Buljan

**Peter Buljan**is a retired forward who played with South Melbourne for two seasons in the early 2000s.

Before coming to South Melbourne, Buljan had played for a number of NSL clubs, including Perth Glory, Brisbane Strikers, and Canberra Cosmos.

The Cosmos' all-time leading scorer, Buljan struggled to produce goals in his first season at Lakeside, but improved his output in his second year.

At the end of his second season at Lakeside, Buljan left to join Melbourne Knights. Leaving the Knights after one season, Buljan went on to have a long stint in the lower leagues of German football, mostly with FC Saarbrücken.

Prior to joining South, Buljan had also represented the Olyroos.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Brisbane Strikers

**Departed to**: Melbourne Knights

**Debut:** NSL Round 1, 2001-2002, against Perth Glory, at Lakeside Stadium

**Last game**: NSL Round 26, 2002-2003, against Football Kingz, at Mount Smart Stadium

## Stats

 2001-2002 | 22
 2002-2003 | 21

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/BROW.html
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canberra\_Cosmos\_FC
3. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Olympics/1999.html
The Heartbreak Kid

**The Heartbreak Kid** was a play by Richard Barrett, later turned into a film starring Alex Dimitriades and Claudia Karvan. While the play was set in Sydney and included references to Sydney Olympic, the film was set in Melbourne, and included several references to South Melbourne Hellas along with several scenes shot at Middle Park.

Con Boutsianis was credited as the stunt double for Dimitriades during some soccer action scenes. Ben Hudson however has noted that

"the producers wanted to hire Francis Awaritefe as a soccer consultant, but when they saw how poor Alex was as a player they decided the consultant also needed to be a body double - at which point they switched to Con Boutsianis because Francis couldn't manage it for some reason..."

## References

1. ↑ http://southmelbournefc.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/greek-studs-and-disco-kings-artefact.html
Tom Aulton

**Tom Aulton**is a defender who played for South Melbourne in the second half of the 2019 season.

Aulton was signed from Brisbane City during the 2019 mid-season transfer window.

After making seven appearances following his transfer - all starts - Aulton was not used in any of the club's final four matches in 2019.

At the end of the season, Aulton returned to Queensland, where he was signed by Brisbane Olympic.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Brisbane City

**Departed to:** Brisband Olympic

**Debut:** NPL Victoria Round 16, 2019, against Port Melbourne at Lakeside Stadium

**Last game:** NPL Victoria Round 22, 2019, against Hume City at Broadmeadows Valley Park

## References

1. ↑ https://www.smfc.com.au/tom-aulton-joins-from-brisbane-city/
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/Olympic\_FC/status/1191648850693505030
Sasa Kolman

**Sasa Kolman** was South Melbourne coach in early 2018.

Formerly a long-serving coach in the club's youth system, Kolman was appointed as senior men's coach immediately following the shock sacking of Chris Taylor.

While the team under Kolman started well enough despite the upheaval of Taylor's sacking - with an opening round draw, and a 9-0 demolition of Dandenong Thunder  the week after - the club soon went on a long winless streak and was also knocked out of the FFA Cup at the first hurdle.

Unable to reverse the team's slide, nor able to arrest the low morale within the squad, Kolman resigned after the round 17 loss at home to Pascoe Vale . He was replaced in the role by Con Tangalakis.

During his reign, Kolman missed games on two separate occasions due to serving touchline suspensions. On both occasions, the club's technical director Strati Xynas acted as caretaker coach during Kolman's ban.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.smfc.com.au/sasa-kolman-appointed-new-20-coach/
2. ↑ https://www.smfc.com.au/kolman-appointed-senior-mens-coach/
3. ↑ https://www.smfc.com.au/sasa-kolman-resigns-as-senior-coach/
Offsider

**Offsider** is a memoir by journalist Patrick Mangan. While mostly about Mangan's life as an Arsenal supporting child migrant in rural and regional Victoria, it does contain a passage detailing the 1977 South Melbourne vs St George match which included a guest appearance by Arsenal legend Malcolm MacDonald.
Peter Gavalas

**Peter Gavalas** is a retired goalkeeper who had two stints at South Melbourne Hellas.

Gavalas had been a long time feature in the Victorian Premier League, principally with Heidelberg United and Bentleigh Greens, and it was from the latter that he was signed by South during the 2012 pre-season, immediately dislodging the incumbent number one Zaim Zeneli, who left the club.

Gavalas' 2012 season was poor, but he managed to improve significantly in 2013. Gavalas' good form in 2013 saw him win the Theo Marmaras Medal for club best and fairest, as well as the award for VPL goalkeeper of the year, but his season was not without controversy. In June after the Dockerty Cup win over Northcote City, Gavalas made an obscene gesture to South's supporters, for which he later apologised. A month later, with the club trying to rebuild under Chris Taylor after the mass exodus of players mid-season, Gavalas was sent-off early against Bentleigh after putting in a crude tackle. In the preliminary final against Northcote, after Gavalas collected a high cross, Northcote forward Milos Lujic pushed Gavalas into the net, with the goal standing.

At the end of the 2013 season, Gavalas announced his retirement from the game at just 26 years of age, in order to focus on his new business. Unexpectedly coming out of retirement prior to the start of the 2015 season, Gavalas rejoined South but ended up playing just one match - the inaugural FFV Community Shield tie against Melbourne Knights. In that game Gavalas suffered from a recurrence of a pre-existing back injury, and while he played out the match, he did not play for South again in 2015. Nikola Roganovic instead took up the number one goalkeeper's spot in round 1. Gavalas was later replaced on the senior list by Fraser MacLaren.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Bentleigh Greens

**Departed to**: Retired (2013 and 2015)

**Debut:** VPL Round 1, 2012, against Moreland Zebras, Lakeside Stadium

**Last game**: 2015 FFV Community Shield, against Melbourne Knights, Knights Stadium

## Honours

* Theo Marmaras Medal 2013
* VPL goalkeeper of the year  2013

## References

1. ↑ http://www.smfc.com.au/south-capture-gavalas-for-the-2012-season/
2. ↑ http://www.smfc.com.au/gavalas-wins-theo-marmaras-medal/
3. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/GKOY.html
4. ↑ http://www.smfc.com.au/media-release-message-from-peter-gavalas/
5. ↑ http://www.smfc.com.au/south-sees-red-as-greens-take-the-points/
6. ↑ http://www.mfootball.com.au/match-report-northcote-5-0-south-melbourne/
7. ↑ http://www.smfc.com.au/peter-gavalas-announces-his-retirement/
8. ↑ http://www.smfc.com.au/peter-gavalas-returns-to-club/
9. ↑ http://www.smfc.com.au/south-sign-young-goalkeeper-fraser-maclaren/
NSL Round 20, 1979

Two teams at the opposite end of the table were, for at least some time during this game, more evenly matched than their ladder positions would suggest. Mendo Ristovski, signed for $12,000 from Footscray JUST the previous week, cancelled out Tony Henderson's opening goal, but a young Eddie Krncevic would give the visitors the win and steer them closer to the championship. South's loss saw them fall to last place.

## Lineups

**South Melbourne**: Peter Laumets, Mike Pye, Kris Kalifatidis, Kyriakos Kyriakouleas, Tony Turner, Sammy Wright, George Christopoulos, Bertie Lutton, Mendo Ristovski, Alun Evans, George Campbell. **Coach:** John Margaritis. **Goal:** Ristovski 57.

**Marconi-Fairfield:** Alan Maher, Mike Berry (Peter Brogan 78), John Russell, Ivo Prskalo, Paul Degney, Tony Henderson, Roberto Vieri, Ken Lindsay, Peter Sharne (Bertie Mariani 63), Eddie Krncevic, Mark Jankovics. **Coach**: Les Sheinflug. **Goals:** Henderson 33, Krncevic 70.

## Match reports

Sydney Morning Herald - Teenager heads Marconi in

## References

1. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Rp1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=guYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5528%2C7763664
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/Round20.html
VPL Round 22, 2012

Following the previous week's heartbreak, South could no longer make the finals, while their final round opponents, Heidelberg United, were anchored at the foot of the table and contemplating life in State League 1.

The under 21s curtain raiser had to be abandoned when Heidelberg, 7-0 down after starting with only nine players, had three more injuries and no one to replace them. Thus the stage was set for one of the most underwhelming of Greek derbies, but at least there was enough action on the field to entertain the small crowd.

On an atrocious field, South Melbourne, fielding a young and understrength line up, went ahead when Matko Budimir scored his first goal for the club, only for one time South triallist Devon Bonne to level the scores. Two goals in three minutes to Shaun Kelly - the first a header which came off the post, and bounced in courtesy of the bumpy pitch, the second a spectacular aerial volley after Chris May made a save - gave South a two goal lead, which was whittled down to one at half time when Papadopoulos headed home from a corner. The second half saw Baggio Yousif and Tom Matthews each score their first goals for the club, rounding out the rout.

The result saw South finish one point outside the finals. Kelly's two goals saw him finish as the club's leading scorer for the season with four goals, a dispiriting effort considering that Kelly was brought in as a defender midway through the 2012 season, and had played just seven games.

## Lineups

**Heidelberg United:**Chris May (Jason Koutsodontis 84), Pavle Durkic, Nassim Courail, John Bounas, James Moutsis, Arthur Papadopoulos (Abboud Dib 70), Zane Sole, Devon Bonne, Kristian Sarkies, Kamal Ibrahim, Nick Marinos (Abdul Ahmed 89). **Coach**: George Katsakis. **Goals**: Bonne 32, Papadopoulos 45+2

**South Melbourne**: Jason Saldaris, Matko Budimir (Steve O'Dor 70), James Karvelis, Luke Byles, Brad Norton, Tom Matthews, Shaun Kelly (Trent Rixon 51), Andrew Cartanos, Joe Keenan (Fernando De Moraes 70), Baggio Yousif, Steve Burton. **Coach**: Peter Tsolakis. **Goals**: Budimir 20, Kelly 38, 41, Yousif 68, Matthews 72

## Milestones

*Debuts*: James Karvelis

*Final game*: Steve Burton, Steven O'Dor

## Match Reports

smfc.com.au - Young boys shine as South bury the Bergers

South of the Border - A day to remember

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2012PLT.html
People's Playground

**People's Playground: A History of the Albert Park,** by Jill Barnard and Jenny Keating, was a book published in 1996 detailing the history of the Albert Park precinct. While South Melbourne Hellas and Middle Park are not central or dominant themes, the book contains important details about the transition of Middle Park from the ground South Melbourne United shared with local competitive cyclists, to the establishment of Middle Park as an enclosed soccer venue, as well as later battles with local residents who opposed improvements to the venue. In addition, Barnard and Keating claim that at a (unspecified) point in the 1980s, South Melbourne Hellas was offered use of the Junction Oval, but that upon inspecting the venue, Hellas declined the offer.

1. ↑ Barnard, Jill and Keating, Jenny, 1996, People's Playground, Chandos, Richmond, Victoria, p180