content
VFL-AFL Italian Team of the Century
The Victorian Football League-Australian Football League (VFL/AFL) Italian Team of the Century was announced in June 2007. It recognises the role of Italian Australian players in the sport.[1]
Players and/or at least one of the player's parents or grandparents had to have been born in Italy. They also had to have played at least one game at VFL/AFL level.[2]
Selectors Choosing the team from the short list were [3] :
Short list The panel's final selection was made from a short-list of 50 (from an original list of 148). They were (listed alphabetically)[4] :
The team The final selected team was announced at the Palladium Room at the Crown Casino in Melbourne .[5]
A team President was also named: Frank Costa .
See also Indigenous Team of the Century Greek Team of the Century
