[kompressaur]

Just to get you all in the mood here's some more info on the clubs that you will be seeing over the summer. Ive a thread here about the origins of aussie football teams but its members only. no riff raff

kompressaur wrote:Any clubs with Scottish origins? Old Scotch in the provi leagues i suppose.

: : : Quote of the year!

I think you will find that Old Scotch is the "Old Boys" team for Scotch College, if memory serves they were formed as a thirds side when the original club Old Scotch/Hawthron Citizens merged with Waverley City and became Old Scotch/Waverley. Old Scotch/Waverley were playing state league and Old Scotch (OS/W Thirds) began playing at the bottom of the Provvie Leagues. The FFV decided they were not happy with one club having 2 teams in the league so when OS/W became Eastern Lions, Old Scotch went back to being a club on its own right but still playing out of Eastern Lions home ground till they moved to their own ground only this year I believe.

It was an easy mistake to make. Here's somethiong for all you Greeks-

List of Greek backed clubs pinched from somewhere else.

VPL
Oakleigh Cannons
Heidelberg United - Megas Alexandros
South Melbourne - Hellas
Western Suburbs - Panellinios

State 1
Bentleigh Greens - Pagkyprios
Clifton Hill
Kingston City

State 2 N/W
Altona East Phoenix - PAOK
Brunswick City - Leonidas

State 2 S/E
Northcote City - Iraklis
South Springvale - Aris
Stonnington City - Malvern
Port Melbourne - Nea Ellas
Waverley Wanderers - AEK

State 3 N/W
Yarraville Glory - Doxa
Lalor - Florina
Westvale - Olympic

State 3 S/E
Southern Suburbs - Pythagoras

Provisional 2 N/W
West Preston
Essendon Utd - Kos
Keon Park
Darebin Utd

Provisional 2 S/E
Caufield United Cobras

Provisional 3 N/W
Mill Park

Get your team picked if you havent already. As mentioned im a bit of a Doveton fan. They blow hot and cold but with aBristow and Buhic combination that ive enjoyed the past couple of seasons. Dunno where theyre from.

No odds yet?