- Silvio Foschini
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playername = Silvio Foschini
fullname = Silvio Foschini
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birthdate = 18 September 1963
birthplace =
originalteam = Clayton
heightweight = 175 cm / 75 kg
position = Rover, Forward
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guernsey =
years = 1981-82
1983-86, 1988
clubs = Sydney
St Kilda
games(goals) = 38 (79)
69 (87)
coach = notcoach
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statsend = 1988
careerhighlights =Silvio Foschini (born 18 September 1963) is a former
Australian rules football er who played with Sydney and St Kilda in the VFL during the 1980s.Foschini was aged just 17 in 1981 when he kicked three goals on his league debut for South Melbourne against Hawthorn and finished the season with 37 majors. The club relocated to Sydney the following year and Foschini, again playing as a forward, kicked 42 goals.
Despite his success he was unhappy in Sydney and decided to return to his home state of Victoria in 1983, joining St Kilda. He however hadn't received a clearance to sign with St Kilda and as a result the issue went to court. In what was a high-profile case at the time, Foschini argued that the VFL's clearance rules breached restraint of trade laws. He won the case and was allowed to play for St Kilda, in doing so helping to abolish the zoning system from the league.
At St Kilda Foschini was used mainly as a rover and played for the club until a shoulder injury ended his career in 1988.
Foschini, whose parents were both born in Italy, was later shortlisted for the
VFL-AFL Italian Team of the Century . He played soccer as a child and his son Matthew plays for theMelbourne Victory FC .References
*AflRleague|ref=S/Silvio_Foschini.html
*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). "The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers". 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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