WA Italian Team of the Century launches
The inaugural Western Australian Italian Team of the Century was launched by the WA Italian Club on 29 November 2023.
This
landmark initiative, supported by all WAFL clubs and the WA Football
Commission, will recognise the outstanding contributions that players of
Italian heritage have made to the elite level of Australian Rules Football in
WA.
Peter
Gangemi, Chairman of the WA Italian Team of the Century, said the event will
recognise the impact Italians have made to Australian Rules with the motto 'One
hundred years, two lands, one game, one team'.
The
selection panel, including WAFL Coach Coordinator Tony Micale, former AFL
footballer Ron Alexander, and former AFL sports commentator, player and coach
Dennis Cometti, will choose the 18 team players (including captain) in
positional order, five Interchange players and one coach.
In
May 2024, the names of the final members of the WA Italian Team of the Century
will be revealed at a formal gala event.
The
gala will bring together the football community, supporters and the wider
public to celebrate the achievements of these extraordinary players.
Proceeds
from the event will be donated to Telethon.