Updated Richmond Stats

I've roughly updated the senior appearance stats I've kept for Richmond SC. When I say roughly, the last two years have a few games missing (or substitutions not included) as I don't have the team sheets and am relying on the FFV's match reports (usually pretty good, but lacking for Cup games) and the FoxSportsPulse results service (pathetically maintained, virtually useless).

Anyway, here's the list of players to have played for Alemannia since 2002 and how many games the played (substitute appearances in brackets) and how many goals they scored:


Justin Adams                              1(7)   0
Nathan Adams                              8(11)   8
Phil Altarelli                               1(2)   0
Michael Anderson                        22   3
Ross Antoniadis                        23   1
Terry Antoniadis                      16(4)   0
Hamlet Armenian                     57(15)  23
Noel Bahnsen                              39(6)   0
James Baskerville                     64(3)  12
Evan Batsis                              2(8)   1
Jonathan Beamish                      0(1)   0
Mitch Beamish                             5(10)   1
Brendan Beni                             29(9)   3
Andy Betchley                              0(2)   0
Mitch Bissinger                             41(2)   1
Danny Black                             18(3)   0
Devon Bonne                             12(7)   3
Vinnie Bontemps                     14(1)   0
Rob Brian                                       49   0
Cameron Brown                     34(4)   2
Daniel Buecker                              4(1)   0
Steve Burton                               49   6
Mark Byrnes                                 2   0
Tom Cahill                             71(1)  61
Adrian Caniglia                             18(5)     3
Alex Caniglia                              9(1)   7
Liam Cannell                             18(2)   2
Pablo Cardozo                             21(2)  21
Richie Cardozo                             42(2)  16
Joe Carey                                      1(1)   0
Damian Cassar                              4(5)   0
Michael Catalano                  105(28)  24
Sam Catherine                             25(2)   2
Tony Celentano                     17(4)   0
Valli Cesnik                               0(1)   0
Edward Chadwick                        17   0
Matt Clyne                               2(3)   0
Matt Collier                                14   0
Matt Conkie                                21   0
Nick Crossley                                10   0
Ben Croswell                               0(1)   0
Sean Cunningham                         4   0
Zoran Cvetkovski                      20(5)   1
Billy Daglis                               20   0
Glen Davie                              61(1)   1
Chris Davis                               8(1)   0
Felipe de Amorim                    19(19)   7
Arsenio di Camillo                     15(9)   6
Joey Di Iorio                            43(10)  36
Jason Dimozantos                        19   1
Rani Dowisha                                 7   0
Aiden Downes                               5(2)   0
Gary Efe                                       0(6)   0
Mate Eterovic                            36(34)   3
Henry Fa'Arodo                        22   7
Michael Farnham                         1   0
Michael Ferrante                     46(1)  13
Liam Flynn                             46(2)   7
Petar Franjic                                17   1
Balint Gabor Arndt                         2   0
Stjepan Gal                                70   0
Yanni Galanos                               9(3)   1
Sam Gallagher                                 7   0
Bobby Gagovski                       0(2)   0
Peter Georgiadis                        14   2
Tony Guiliano                             26(1)   2
Danny Gnjidic                                6   1
Andrew Goff                             53(2)   3
George Goutzioulis                     26(2)   5
Nemanja Govedarica              3(2)   0
Steve Graham                             6(12)   0
Chris Greechan                              0(3)   0
Mate Grgic                                9   0
Josh Goenewald                     13(6)   3
Trent Hansen                              0(2)   0
Will Hastie                             27(8)   6
Joern Heineke                             1(6)   0
Tony Hermus                               14   0
Graham Hockless                     38(3)   3
Jason Hoffman                                6   3
Matt Hrastov                                4   0
Finn Huzzey                                4   0
Ibraim Ibraimi                              1(5)   0
Didier Imbert                              3(3)   0
Alex Jackson                               9   2
George Jolevski                      3(1)   0
Cameron Jones                             30(4)  11
Kyle Joryeff                              5(4)   1
Nick Kalamaras                        1   0
Nick Kalambokis                     23(31)   6
James Kalifatidis                      0(5)   1
Vas Kalogeracos                     1(11)   4
Erhan Karahan                               92   6
Evan Karavitis                              1(6)   0
Jay Kelly                                    10(15)   3
Craig Kerr                             15(4)   1
Lorenz Kindtner                     12(3)   1
Derek Kinsella                                3   1
Ivica Klarica                              7(2)   1
Josh Knight                             45(5)  12
Luke Knoester                              0(1)   0
Chris Konstas                               16   2
Veton Korcarevski                     23(4)   5
Peter Koskos                              0(1)   0
Antun Kovacic                             62(1)   6
Jesse Krncevic                             48(7)  19
Nick Krousoratis                    10(15)   3
Marco Kuck                               28   2
Raj Kumar                              1(5)   1
David Kustura                              4(2)   0
Josh Kweifio-Okai                    10(19)   4
Ryan Lambert                             4(12)   0
Jimmy Latinopoulos                      5(8)   1
Drew Laurence                              4(5)   1
Aaran Lines                              11   0
Damir Lokvancic                     1(1)   1
Milos Lujic                            16(17)   6
Alan Macinkovic                     20(2)   0
Peter Maddox                              0(1)   0
Mick Maljanek                              7(5)   1
Nick Marinos                             16(2)   2
Carlo Mason                             68(2)   2
John McCluskey                      2(4)   0
Stuart McCluskey                     70(1)   2
Gerry McDonagh                       44   0
Craig McIlwain                               12   1
Clancy McLeod                      0(1)   0
Kelly McLoughlin                      5(4)   0
Tom Milardovic                     53(4)   2
Daniel Milborrow                      8(3)   0
Scott Muirhead                               31   2
Vedran Muratbegovic              0(2)   0
Steve Muretic                              8(3)   0
Tommy Muretic                      3(4)   0
Robbie Murone                      1(2)   0
Craig Murphy                            19(5)   2
Chris Nedza                            13(7)   1
Paul Nedza                              0(5)   0
Daniel Neesham                      1(1)   0
Fergal O'Colmain                   43(18)  17
Daniel O'Connell                      0(1)   0
Chris O'Hare                             10(4)   2
Ryan Oppermann                     21(1)   5
Ben Osei-Safo                              2(1)   0
Damien Ostrowski                      0(1)   0
Julian Peel                                       17   1
Adrian Pender                             22(2)   0
John Petridis                               22   2
Sebastian Petrovic                     15(2)   0
Stefan Piorkowski                      2(5)   0
Daniel Piovesan                      2(1)   0
Peter Psarros                              6(6)  13
Timmy Purcell                            87(11)  10
Alistair Quinn                              1(1)   1
Josip Rajher                               12   0
Conor Reddan                              0(1)   0
Shane Rexhepi                            24(16)   0
Jason Ricciuti                              0(4)   0
Fidell Richards                                4   1
Brendan Richardson                      8(2)   0
Ariel Ritz                                    16(4)   0
James Robinson                    18(1)  13
Nick Robinson                            10(2)   2
Alex Rojas                              8(2)   1
Aaron Romein                               12   0
Andy Ross                            11(3)   0
Christian Rossi                            28(2)   0
Sava Rusmir                             32(9)   1
Liam Ryan                              4(3)   0
Rylan Sadler                            20(3)   3
Ahmad Samim-Rahim              0(1)   0
Kurt Saterdag                              1(2)   0
Adrian Savage                              6(2)   0
Peter Sawan                           35(18)   5
Ross Scalia                              0(2)   0
Kaspar Scheiber                      0(2)   0
David Scullion                            11(1)   1
Jordan Seeto                            13(1)   0
Sam Shepherd                           16(14)   0
Andy Shuttleworth                    20(4)  10
Jim Sibley                                     0(1)   0
Robbie Simioni                              22   0
Enes Sivic                                   11(7)   0
Semir Sivic                           45(7)   6
Yasmin Sivic                             0(1)   0
Andrew Skoullos                     3(3)   0
Warren Spink                              14   8
Jonny Stahl                             1(1)   0
James Stefanou                               4   1
Fabian Stranges                     0(3)   0
Xhezair Sulemani                  22(20)  10
Ryan Supple                             0(4)   0
George Svigos                               6   0
Gideon Sweet                          11(13)   3
Alex Tabor                             3(6)   1
Kliment Taseski                    15(4)   3
Miles Tidd                            14(2)   6
Nick Tioulis                             0(1)   0
Ivan Tomic                               6   0
Steven Topalovic                    30(2)   3
Filip Tortevski                             0(4)   0
John Tran                                     2(3)       0
Chris Traynor                           11(1)   1
Stephen Tsering                     0(1)   0
George Tsiakalakis                   13(2)   0
Billy Tsiakos                               9   1
Dimitri Tsiaras                           77(4)   6
Cliff Tuck                                   7(5)   0
Tony Ujgunovski                   0(3)   0
Tom Uskok                          11(5)   0
Josh Valadon                          25(1)   3
Sam Valdeveiso                   1(1)   0
Davey van 't Schip                 11(14)   2
Andrew Viola                         73(23)   2
Daniel Visevic                          72(9)  26
George Voliotis                           1(4)   1
Oscar Vonk                           4(2)   0
Haris Vrbovac                              6            0
Gary Wales                           7(1)   1
Neil Wallace                          11(8)   2
Matt Waters                          25(4)   0
Ben Watson                            15            2
Simon Webster                          45(7)   0
Stuart Webster                            42            0
Gareth Whelan                           8(1)   0
Matt Williams                        14(10)   9
Stuart Wilson                        11(12)   0
Dale White                         24(3)  16
Terry Wogan                           0(1)   1
Ivan Zilic                                      1            0
Peter Zois                                     22   0

It's a shame even in this modern age these stats aren't automatically maintained in the Federation database. Also disappointing that most clubs don't maintain such histories, and that poor record-keeping makes going back and trying to uncover these stats virtually impossible.

Top ten appearances:

Michael Catalano        133

Timmy Purcell       98

Andrew Viola 96

Dimitri Tsiaras 81

Daniel Visevic 81

Hamlet Armenian 72

Tom Cahill 72

Stuart McCluskey 71

Mate Eterovic 70

Carlo Mason 70

Top ten goalscorers:

Tom Cahill 61

Joey Di Iorio 36

Daniel Visevic 26

Michael Catalano 24

Hamlet Armenian 23

Pablo Cardozo 21

Jesse Krncevic 19

Fergal O'Colmain 17

Dale White 16

Richie Cardozo 16

The Bastardisation of the Bill Fleming Medal

In 1954, The Argus newspaper awarded a medal for the best and fairest player in the V.A.S.F.A. First Division. Votes were issued on a 3-2-1 basis for each match, coordinated by football writer Bill Fleming. Though the paper ceased in 1957, the medal survived and was presented each year, re-named in honour of it's originator, Bill Fleming.

It was not until 1971 that the V.S.F. introduced it's own award for the best and fairest player in the Victorian State League each season, the Rothman's Medal, which eventually became the Gold Medal. Even then the Bill Fleming Medal survived, though no longer using the 3-2-1 system on every game format but instead taking a poll of the various members of the football media. The referees were used to implement the 3-2-1 system to determine the Rothman's Medal.

The point of difference for the Bill Fleming Medal then became that it allowed the more brilliant players to triumph over those that were simply more consistent. It also allowed for a mark of true greatness when a player was able to win the double of both medals.

For sixty years the Bill Fleming Medal was awarded to the best players in the top division of senior men's football in Victoria. The tradition spanned the First Division, Victorian State League, Victorian Premier League and National Premier League Victoria eras. It was older than the Gold Medal, and most clubs in the state. It was older than the VSF, the NSL or the FFA. This, in a sport that does not necessarily treasure it's own history, was quite remarkable.

This tradition was ended this year, when at the Gold Medal night it was announced the Bill Fleming Award would go to the player voted on by the FFV's match reporters (in lieu of independent media) as the best from the NPLV and WVPL. Not separate awards for each, but one for both. With the winner being Amy Jackson of Boroondara Eagles in the WVPL, the linage of winners of the Medal in the VSL/VPL/NPLV every year since 1954 has come to an end.

It is clear that the FFV has little respect for it's own history. Earlier this year it removed lies from it's own website when caught out attempting to re-write history on it. It drifts between being ashamed of most club's ethnic pasts and then appearing to embrace them as the need fits. We don't like your names or symbols, but look how tolerant we are munching down some souvlakis.

It's sad that a grand tradition (check out the honour roll) needs to be altered to make a political statement or push an agenda. Sadder still that lamenting the loss of such a tradition would see you labelled a misogynist.

Would I be a misogynist if I decried the Melbourne Cup being altered from the traditional 3200m into a 1200m sprint? If someone were to protest about men's grand slam tennis being reduced to best of three sets, are they being misogynistic? Are the AFL misogynists for not opening up their Brownlow Medal to women?

Tokenism is not true equality. If the change to the Bill Fleming Medal was initiated so the FFV could pat itself on the back for being so inclusive, it is a token act to my eye. It could have inaugurated a similar award for the WVPL and chosen to perhaps honour a female pioneer of football journalism (it's not like Bill Fleming himself ever wrote a single word about the women's game), but instead being able to tweet that "for the first time a @wplvictoria player has won the Bill Fleming Award" was the more politically beneficial gesture. Whoever decided that is truly the bastard who bastardised the Bill Fleming Medal.

The WTF League Division Four 1930

On first looks, finding a final table for the Fourth Division of the Metropolitan League doesn't not appear to be too much of a drama.

The Age gives us a late table in early September. Eight teams. 7 times 2 makes for 14 home and away games. Most teams have played all 14. Four haven't, so surely it's just a case of working out which two results are missing, finding out when they should have been played and trying a few other sources to find the results. If nothing can be found, assume this is the final table and just worry about the blurry nature of Spotswood's goals for figure.

But it's not that easy. It rarely is. Here's the first problem. Why are Spotswood playing Malvern in a League game when they've already finished their 14 game season? Gathering known results into a wordpad file, I then get the pen and paper out and list each club's results. More anomalies. Why did Pascoe Vale play Malvern three times? Why did Bentleigh play Kingsville three times?

Using the tables published in The Age on Fridays, and the published fixtures, it was possible to figure out some missing results. But still the anomalies remain. It's a note alongside a Third Division result from Saturday August 9 that provides a breakthrough. "Replayed game after protest". It was the only Third Division game that day, no full programme because of a Dockerty Cup semi-final. So were the two Fourth Division games that day also replays after protests? It starts to make sense.

So why did Spotswood play Malvern again on October 4? It seems their August 16 clash may have been included in the table published by The Age on September 9. It was abandoned due to players fighting, with Spotswood 3-0 up. Maybe it was assumed the score would stand, before a ruling came through for the October 4 replay?

This leaves the two missing games as September 6 clashes between Malvern United and Kingsville, and Nobels v Croydon. As well as trying to figure why goals scored for and against don't seem to tally....

Would it have killed them to have have published the tables again on October 6? And does Dr Ian Syson place the blame for that at the feet of Michael Lynch?

Soccer Week 1974-1975

Last Sunday I visited the State Library of Victoria to examine their collection of Soccer Week newspapers from the 1970's. The collection, all bound into the one book, is available to SLV members (it's free) but you need to call and arrange for it to be brought from offsite storage to the Heritage Reading Room. The collection starts with the June 19, 1974 issue and ends at August 6, 1975.

Unlike Soccer News, Soccer Week was an independent production. Les Shrrock, who would go on to write for Soccer Action and publish Soccer Star, covered the Metropolitan League. The colourful State League keeper Mike O'Hara had a weekly column.

Covers usually featured a single photo, with some gems shown below:

(Click on images to enlarge)

Throughout the paper, there are plenty of great pictures. A photographer was sent to a Metropolitan League game each week, so it wasn't just the State League being covered. A few pages each week would feature these snaps.

Sadly, the facts and figures sections were a disappointment. I would consider listing the line-ups and scorers of all the State League games a bare minimum, and it's a minimum standard Soccer Week failed to meet. The Metropolitan and Industrial Amateur Leagues had all their results and tables published, though lacking goalscorers names. Some could be found in the few pages of match reports each week, which relied on the clubs to supply info which again often falls short of expectations. Some clubs had people on the ball, and for those clubs the coverage is excellent.

The paper did give a great insight into the Cumberland Cup, which began in 1975 and ceased in 1978. At the start it was referred to as the Twilight Cup. It was competed for by the Metropolitan League (Divisions One to Four) clubs in the pre-season. Games were played midweek, in an era where lights were not commonplace or at training only standard, so 6.00pm kick-offs during daylight savings were required. The Cumberland name came from the local newspaper group which sponsored it, and the inaugural winners were Preston Makedonia who defeated Mooroolbark United 1-0 in the Final with a goal from Vlade Kotevski.

June 1975 saw controversy flare up following a column by Prahran Slavia defender Frank Campbell. It had a subheading of "WILL THE WOGS COME BACK?" in relation to fans returning now Juventus had found form. This, of course sparked some outrage, with Vito Cilauro leading the charge. Cilauro was on the Juventus committee and would go on to hold several roles within the VSF. Here editor Jack Pacholli argues his case:

A few weeks later Pacholli followed that up with an editorial headed FOREIGN NAMES MUST BE DROPPED. The support he had can be gauged by the death of the paper within a couple of months, and the way in which the more inclusive Soccer Action would flourish in the following years.

Random Videos IV: We Need A Montage

2003 VPL action with Green Gully hosting Whittlesea.... let me look it up... Stallions, They were still the Stallions that year. Ante Loncaric looking dodgy in goal, Andy Vargas with a hat-trick, Jeff Fleming with hair.

More VPL 2003 action from the same round as Bulleen Zebras host Port Melbourne in a goalfest. Igor Mandic with two Panenka penalties after being forced to re-take.

Random Videos IV salutes Rocky IV with a training montage featuring Rocky Balboa and Ivan Drago.

Many thought Chris Jericho would struggle when Ralphus left Jericho Personal Security for a job with Blue Thunder Security but they were wrong.

Musical guest this time is Robert Plant's The Honeydrippers with Sea of Love. Not so random, with the football connection being the song was produced by Ahmet Ertegun, who as well as founding Atlantic Records also co-founded the New York Cosmos.

Sporting Life's All-Australians

The following piece owes a great deal to George Cotsanis, who is behind the brilliant My World Is Round Facebook page. It began when he went through the memorabilia collection of Moreland legend Eric Heath and discovered a trophy for "All-Australian Selection" in 1952. An accompanying letter revealed the monthly sporting magazine Sporting Life selected a team. He then embarked on a  search of the Sporting Life archives at the MCC Library and uncovered the full set of All-Australian squads for all the football codes between 1947 and 1955.

You will note some years merely had the player's state mentioned, some years would also feature their club. I've since researched all the current clubs of the selected players, as well as expanding on the custom of the time of simply using an initial and surname by uncovering all the christian names of the squads.

The selector shows a heavy bias towards New South Wales. In the inaugural 1947 squad the only interstate player is Queensland's Bob Lawrie, who played for Leichhardt-Annandale in the NSW competition that year. He would be selected a further four times upon his return to Queensland. There also seems to be a bias against the great Reg Date, selected just twice.

The full list is:

1947

Norman Conquest (North Shore/NSW), Joe Marston (Leichhardt-Annandale/NSW), Cec Drummond (Metters/NSW), Dave Coote (Adamstown/NSW), Bob Lawrie (Leichhardt-Annandale/QLD), Kevin O'Neill (Cessnock/NSW), Charlie Stewart (Lysaghts/NSW), Jim Cunningham (Wollongong-Bulli/NSW), Reg Date (Canterbury-Bankstown/NSW), Ron Hughes (Metters/NSW), Ray Marshall (Granville/NSW)

1948

Ken Hough (Drummoyne/NSW), Joe Marston (Leichhardt-Annandale/NSW), Cec Drummond (Metters/NSW), Bob Bignall (Corrimal/NSW), Dave Coote (Adamstown/NSW), Robert Murray (Canterbury-Bankstown/NSW), Ernie Kemp (Lake Macquarie/NSW), Allan Johns (Adamstown/NSW), Frank Parsons (Leichhardt-Annandale/NSW), Ron Hughes (Canterbury-Bankstown/NSW), Wally Cansick (Thistle/QLD).

1949

Jim Jenkins (Woonona/NSW), Joe Marston (Leichhardt-Annandale/NSW), Cec Drummond (Drummoyne/NSW), Bob Lawrie (Bundamba Rovers/QLD), Bill Wilson (Leichhardt-Annandale/NSW), Bob Bignall (Corrimal/NSW), George Sanders (Granville/NSW), Allan Johns (Adamstown/NSW), Gordon Nunn (St Helens/QLD), Jock McMahon (Leichhardt-Annandale/NSW), Alec Barr (Brighton/VIC).

1950

Norman Conquest (Metters-Canterbury/NSW), Kevin O'Neill (Cessnock/NSW), Cec Drummond (Drummoyne/NSW), Bob Lawrie (Bundamba Rovers/QLD), Tom Jack (Brighton/VIC), Bob Young (Granville/NSW), Eric Hulme (Granville/NSW), Allan Johns (Adamstown/NSW), Gordon Nunn (St Helens/QLD), Frank Parsons (Leichhardt-Annandale/NSW), Harry Robertson (Leichhardt-Annandale/NSW).

1951

Ron Lord (Auburn/NSW), Doug Wendt (Adamstown/NSW), Kevin O'Neill (Cessnock/NSW), Bob Bignall (Corrimal/NSW), Norm Rowlands (Granville/NSW), Bob Lawrie (Bundamba Rovers/QLD), Jock McMahon (Leichhardt-Annandale/NSW), Eric Hulme (Granville/NSW), Sammy North (Mayfield United/NSW), Frank Parsons (Leichhardt-Annandale/NSW), Harry Robertson (Leichhardt-Annandale/NSW).

1952

Bill Mahoney (Adamstown/NSW), Eric Heath (Moreland/VIC), Frento Mouchka (Hakoah/VIC), Bob Bignall (Corrimal/NSW), Kevin O'Neill (Cessnock/NSW), Angus Drennan (Sunshine United/VIC), Charlie Stewart (Woonona/NSW), Reg Date (Wallsend/NSW), Gordon Nunn (Corinthians/QLD), Jock Cummings (Port Adelaide/SA), Malcolm Wild (Corinthians/QLD).

1953

Bill Henderson (Granville/NSW), Cliff Almond (Cessnock/NSW), Doug Wendt (Auburn/NSW), Bob Lawrie (Bulimba/QLD), Pat Clarke (Hakoah/VIC), Kevin O'Neill (Cessnock/NSW), Charlie Stewart (Woonona/NSW), Jack Lennard (Mayfield United/NSW), Alan Garside (Granville/NSW), Malcolm Wild (Corinthians/QLD), Harry Robertson (Leichhardt-Annandale/NSW).

1954

Bill Henderson (Granville/NSW), Jack Mather (Adelaide Juventus/SA), Kevin O'Neill (Cessnock/NSW), Ron Adair (Maccabeans/WA), Tom Jack (Hakoah/VIC), Bob Young (Corrimal/NSW), Charlie Stewart (Woonona/NSW), Harry Rice (Hakoah/VIC), Ken Learmonth (Corrimal/NSW), Malcolm Wild (Eastern Suburbs/QLD), Harry Robertson (Leichhardt-Annandale/NSW).

1955

Bill Henderson (Granville/NSW), Cliff Almond (Cessnock/NSW), Bill Wilson (Leichhardt-Annandale/NSW), Eric Duff (Balgownie/NSW), Joe Marston (Leichhardt-Annandale/NSW), Cliff Sander (St Helens/QLD), Frank Laughran (Moreland/VIC), Syd Thomas (Hakoah/VIC), Don Hodgson (Victoria Colts/VIC), Jock McMahon (Leichhardt-Annandale/NSW), Ray Neal (Canterbury/NSW).

Most All-Australian Selections:

6: Kevin O'Neill

5: Bob Lawrie

4: Cec Drummond, Harry Robertson, Joe Marston, Charlie Stewart, Bob Bignall, 

3: Allan Johns, Frank Parsons, Gordon Nunn, Jock McMahon, Malcolm Wild, Bill Henderson

Most Selections by Club:

17: Leichhardt-Annandale

10: Granville

8: Cessnock

7: Adamstown

6: Corrimal

5: Hakaoh (Melbourne)

Selections by State:

72: New South Wales

13: Queensland

11: Victoria

2: South Australia

1: Western Australia

Random Videos III: More Random Than Last Time

Another mix of recently uploaded full-length games, a dig into the archives, and some off topic videos.

The 1995-96 NSL Grand Final, won by the mighty Melbourne Knights. It made it consecutive Championships for the Knights, Andrew Marth and Adrian Cervinski with the goals.

A friendly between Australia and Japan from Bob Jane Stadium in February 1996. It was a comfortable win for Eddie Thomson's side, against opposition which included future Sydney FC player Kazuyoshi Miura.

The 1995 Dockerty Cup Final between Melbourne Knights and South Melbourne, in two parts (YouTube used to have restrictions). The current Knights coaching staff were still playing, along with greats like Fausto de Amicis, Ante Kovacevic, Mark Silic, Danny Tiatto and Joe Spiteri. Frank Arok led his South team to the Cup, featuring stars like Mike Petersen, Paul Trimboli, Vaughan Coveney, Michael Curcija and youngsters Bill Damianos and Tansel Baser.

One of the greatest sporting achievements of all time, Makoto Nagano completes a Total Victory on Sasuke to become the Ninja Warrior.

Some of Noddy Holder's finest work in fronting Slade - Coz I Luv You. Only the greatest of bands know how to incorporate a violin.