Goalkeeper Nominees
Michael Petkovic
- Born 16 July 1976.
- Six seasons at SMFC from 1995 to 2002.
- 161 NSL games.
- 1998 & 1999 NSL Championship winner.
- 1999 Theo Marmaras Medal winner.
- 1999, 2001 & 2002 NSL Goalkeeper of the Year.
Peter Laumets
- Born 3 April 1957.
- Nine seasons at SMFC from 1979 to 1987.
- 213 NSL games.
- 1984 NSL Championship winner.
Bruce MacLaren
- Born 11 May 1962.
- Six seasons at SMFC from 1988 to 1993.
- 136 NSL games.
- 1991 NSL Championship winner.
Marko Fode
- Born
- Five seasons at SMFC from 1971 to 1974 and 1976 (squad only).
- Approximately 100 league games.
- 1972 & 1974 VSL Championship winner.
- Holds club record for most consecutive clean sheets (11) between R8 and 18 (1972).
Defender Nominees
Takis Mantarakis (deceased)
- Born 22 June 1934; Died 23 January 2016 (81 years).
- Nine seasons at SMFC from 1961 to 1969.
- Fullback.
- Approximately 150 league games, 4 league goals.
- 1962, 1964, 1965 & 1966 VSL Championship winner.
Mike Pye
- Born 9 August 1947.
- Five seasons at SMFC from 1975 to 1979.
- Fullback.
- Approximately 110 league games, 2 league goals.
- 1974 & 1976 VSL Championship winner.
Alan Davidson
- Born 1 June 1960.
- Nine seasons at SMFC from 1979 to 1984, 1986, 1994 to 1996.
- Fullback.
- 170 NSL games, 13 NSL goals.
- 1984 NSL Championship winner.
Bobby Russell
- Born 16 July 1955.
- Seven seasons at SMFC from 1983 to 1989.
- Fullback.
- 157 NSL games, 2 NSL goals.
- 1984 NSL Championship winner.
- 1986 NSL Player of the Year.
- 1986 Theo Marmaras Medal winner.
Ange Postecoglou
- Born 27 August 1965.
- Ten seasons at SMFC from 1984 to 1993.
- Fullback.
- 193 NSL games, 19 NSL goals.
- NSL Championship winner 1984 (player) & 1991 (captain).
- 2000 Sam Papasavas Award winner.
Fausto De Amicis
- Born 26 June 1968.
- Seven seasons at SMFC from 1996 to 2003.
- Fullback.
- 178 NSL games, 2 NSL goals.
- 1998 Joe Marston Medal winner.
- 1998 and 1999 NSL Championship winner.
John Bedford (deceased)
- Born 7 August 1941; Died 19 December 2011 (70 years).
- Fourteen seasons at SMFC from 1961 to 1974.
- Utility player.
- Approximately 230 league games, 11 league goals.
- 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1972 & 1974 VSL Championship winner.
Steve Blair
- Born 28 December 1961.
- Fifteen seasons at SMFC from 1979 to 1993.
- Centre-half.
- 338 NSL games, 15 NSL goals.
- 1984 & 1991 NSL Championship winner.
Mehmet Durakovic
- Born 13 October 1965.
- Ten seasons at SMFC from 1989 to 1995 and 2000 to 2004.
- Sweeper / fullback.
- 231 NSL games, 6 NSL goals.
- 1990 & 1992 Theo Marmaras Medal winner.
- 1991 NSL Championship winner.
Midfielder Nominees
Boulis Kambouropoulos (deceased)
- Born 15 January 1943; Died 16 November 1995 (52 years).
- Eleven seasons at SMFC from 1962 to 1972.
- Approximately 150 league games, 31 league goals.
- 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966 & 1972 VSL Championship winner.
John Margaritis (deceased)
- Born 27 August 1937; Died 11 September 2024 (87 years).
- Seven seasons at SMFC from 1961 to 1967.
- Approximately 100 league games, 23 league goals.
- 1962, 1964, 1965 and 1966 VSL Championship winner.
Ken Murphy
- Born 19 June 1956.
- Five seasons at SMFC from 1983 to 1987.
- 96 NSL games, 8 NSL goals.
- 1984 NSL Championship winner.
Ted Smith
- Born 24 September 1935.
- Four seasons at SMFC from 1961 to 1964.
- Approximately 50 league games, 2 league goals.
- 1962 VSL Championship winner.
- South Melbourne’s first Socceroo representative.
Michael Petersen
- Born 6 May 1965.
- Nine seasons at SMFC from 1989 to 1997.
- 171 NSL games, 8 NSL goals.
- 1991 NSL Championship winner.
- 1995 Theo Marmaras Medal winner.
Oscar Crino
- Born 9 August 1962.
- Three seasons at SMFC from 1983 to 1985.
- 76 NSL games, 14 NSL goals.
- 1984 NSL Championship winner.
Paul Wade
- Born 20 March 1962.
- Nine seasons at SMFC from 1987 to 1995.
- 202 NSL games, 28 NSL goals.
- 1987 SMFC Leading Goal Scorer (8).
- 1988 NSL Player of the Year.
- 1991 NSL Championship winner.
- 1993 Theo Marmaras Medal winner.
Jordan Ieremiadis (deceased)
- Born 8 September 1934; Died March 2009.
- Five seasons at SMFC from 1960 to 1964.
- Approximately 60 league games, 1 league goal.
- 1960 Division One Championship winner.
- 1962 & 1964 VSL Championship winner.
Michael Mandalis
- Born 28 March 1945.
- Eleven seasons at SMFC from 1962 to 1972.
- Approximately 100 league games, 32 league goals.
- 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966 & 1972 VSL Championship winner.
- 1964 VSL Leading Goal Scorer (17).
Peter Bourne
- Born 5 April 1948.
- Five seasons at SMFC from 1972 to 1976.
- Approximately 100 league games, 17 league goals.
- 1972, 1974 & 1976 VSL Championship winner.
Steve Panopoulos
- Born 23 June 1975.
- Ten seasons at SMFC from 1993 to 2003.
- 235 NSL games, 24 NSL goals.
- 1998 & 1999 NSL Championship winner.
- 1999 Oceania Club Championship winner.
- Represented SMFC at 2000 FIFA World Club Championships.
- 2001 Theo Marmaras Medal winner.
Billy Rogers
- Born 16 July 1949.
- Six seasons at SMFC from 1977 to 1982.
- 112 NSL games, 12 NSL goals.
George Papadopoulos (deceased)
- Born 25 April 1936; Died 26 February 2013 (76 years).
- Seven seasons at SMFC from 1960 to 1966.
- Approximately 100 league games, 12 league goals.
- 1960 Division One Championship winner.
- 1962, 1964 & 1966 VSL Championship winner.
Forward Nominees
Jim Armstrong (deceased)
- Born 21 March 1943; Died 19 August 2024 (81 years).
- Seven seasons at SMFC from 1970 to 1976.
- 150 league games, 89 league goals.
- 1972 & 1974 VSL Leading Goal Scorer (17 & 22).
- 1974 Bill Fleming Medal winner.
- 1972, 1974 & 1976 VSL Championship winner.
Doug Brown
- Born 21 March 1958.
- Four seasons at SMFC from 1983 to 1986.
- 86 NSL games, 48 NSL goals.
- 1983 & 1984 NSL Leading Goal Scorer (16 & 22).
- 1984 NSL Championship winner.
Charlie Egan
- Born 14 August 1959.
- Six seasons at SMFC from 1982 to 1987.
- 153 NSL games, 73 NSL goals.
- 1984 NSL Championship winner.
- 1985 NSL Leading Goal Scorer (21).
Tony Karagiannis (deceased)
- Born N/A; Died 2 May 2010.
- Two seasons at SMFC from 1960 to 1961.
- Approximately 40 league games, approximately 35 league goals.
- 1960 Division One Championship winner.
Duncan Cummings
- Born 20 March 1958.
- Six seasons at SMFC from 1976 to 1981.
- Approximately 110 league games, 32 league goals.
- 1976 VSL Championship winner.
- Transferred from Melbourne Hungaria to SMFC for a then-Victorian record of $10,000.
Jim Pyrgolios
- Born 27 December 1939.
- Ten seasons at SMFC from 1963 to 1972.
- Approximately 200 league games, 38 league goals.
- 1964, 1965, 1966 & 1972 VSL Championship winner.
- 1971 Bill Fleming Medal winner.
Ernie Ackerley (deceased)
- Born 23 September 1943.
- Eight seasons at SMFC from 1964 to 1971.
- Approximately 140 league games, 58 league goals.
- 1964, 1965 & 1966 VSL Championship winner.
- 1965 VSL Leading Goal Scorer (16).
Alun Evans
- Born 30 September 1949.
- Five seasons at SMFC from 1978 to 1982.
- 104 NSL games, 37 NSL goals.
Tony Hatzieleftheriou (deceased)
- Born 17 December 1938; Died 1990s.
- Five seasons at SMFC from 1960 to 1964.
- Scored over 50 goals in Division One in 1960.
- Approximately 70 league games, 75 league goals.
- 1960 Division One Leading Goal Scorer (50+).
- 1960 Division One Championship winner.
- 1962 VSL Championship winner.
Paul Trimboli
- Born 25 February 1969.
- Seventeen seasons at SMFC from 1988 to 2004.
- 430 NSL games, 115 NSL goals.
- 1988 and 1989 NSL Under 21 Player of the Year.
- 1988, 1989, 1992, 1996, 1997 & 1998 Theo Marmaras Medal winner.
- 1991 (player), 1998 & 1999 (captain) NSL Championship winner.
- 1993 & 1998 NSL Player of the Year.
- 1999 Oceania Club Championship winner (captain).
- Captained SMFC at 2000 FIFA World Club Championships.