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.
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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.
The team
The final selected team was announced at the Palladium Room at the Crown Casino in Melbourne on 31 May 2007.
A team President was also named: Frank Costa.
Selectors
Choosing the team from the short list were:
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):
References
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