The Greek Australian Aussie Rules team is hoping the Greek community flocks to McAlister & Ransford Ovals to show their support.
Twenty-five strong Greek Australian Aussie rules players will be hoping for silverware as they take part in the Harmony Cup this Sunday.
The Cup is designed to promote multiculturalism and social inclusion and will see eight multicultural teams challenge for the trophy.
Albania, Australia (a mostly indigenous team), Greece, Ireland, Israel, Lebanon, Team Africa and Team Harmony will have three games each before the grand final, to be played at 5pm.
Team Greece is up against Israel first at 11am, then Team Africa at 1pm and will finish against Team Harmony at 3pm.
The two teams ranked first and second at the conclusion of the preliminary round of matches will play each other in the Grand Final.
AFL Legend Ron Barassi will present the trophy to the winning team.
There will also be a women’s match with Australian and Ireland fielding teams at 2:00pm.
The Harmony Cup will be played at Royal Park North (McAlister & Ransford Ovals), 750 Park St, Parkville and will start at 10:00am.
Team list:
Coach: Evan Sofianos Assistant Coach: Stephen Christofakakis Team Manager: Evan Sofianos Runner: Harry Sklavounos & Ben Snell
1 Adrian Papamiltiades (C) 2 Evan Sofianos 4 Emmanuel Giannakis 5 Jason Youssef 6 Stepehen Christofakakis (VC) 7 Peter Danatzis 8 Alex Carapetis 9 Robert Kreskas 10 Charlie Athanassiou 11 Kyriako Konstantinides 12 Anastasios Tsiounis 13 Jason Kreskas 14 Zac Konstantinidis 15 James Parthenides 16 Luke Papamiltiadous 17 Christopher Xatziantonakis 18 Peter Theodorakopoulos 19 Timmy Mellos 22 Grigorios Giannitsadis 23 Ang Tserkezis 24 John Bartzis 25 Chris Kalogiannis 27 Vlasi Zafiris 28 Joshua Moody 36 Beau Parthenides
Full timetable: FIELD 1 10.00am Australia v Ireland 11.00am Team Africa v Albania 12.00pm Team Harmony v Australia 1.00pm Israel v Albania 2.00pm Women’s match – Ireland v Australia Fastest, Strongest, Longest Man 3.00pm Albania v Ireland 4.00pm Team Africa v Israel 5.00pm GRAND FINAL FIELD 2 10.00am Team Harmony v Lebanon 11.00am Greece v Israel 12.00pm Lebanon v Ireland 1.00pm Greece v Team Africa 3.00pm Team Harmony v Greece 4.00pm Australia v Lebanon
source: Neos Kosmos
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