Where are they now - Alex Georgiou

[Whispering_Jack 31,129]

He was no champion at Melbourne but he gave it a crack. A legend at Norwood SA.

Alex Georgiou – the Competitor

[Demonstone 23,336]

Only one season with us as I recall,  before we flicked the bean.

[TeamPlayedFine39 8,525]

15 minutes ago, demonstone said:

Only one season with us as I recall,  before we flicked the bean.

I guess that term means something different where you're from...

 

Funny player Georgiou; massively undersized key defender, average skills, but somehow quite a good stopper.

His last game was our great win at the Adelaide oval.

 

[Demonstone 23,336]

14 minutes ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

I guess that term means something different where you're from...

Whatever do you mean, Mr Bluth?  ?

[Rab D Nesbitt 8,761]

I saw him and his girlfriend walking up Bosisto St in Richmond where I was living at the time (very close to Bernie Vince) and him taking a call on his mobile. He looked pretty upbeat but it was the same morning he was called into the club and advised he would be released. I remember reading later that he thought he was going to get a contract extension so was really disappointed. 

[dieter 3,325]

I thought he was pushed aside a bit too prematurely. I recall being surprised. I believe it had more to do with extra football activities....

[Bring-Back-Powell 15,240]

17 minutes ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

I saw him and his girlfriend walking up Bosisto St in Richmond where I was living at the time (very close to Bernie Vince) and him taking a call on his mobile. He looked pretty upbeat but it was the same morning he was called into the club and advised he would be released. I remember reading later that he thought he was going to get a contract extension so was really disappointed. 

Probably didn’t helped that he and Terlich dressed up as Rolf Harris and his young ‘friend’  at Mad Monday.

Both were sacked/delisted.

[Rab D Nesbitt 8,761]

1 minute ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Probably didn’t helped that he and Terlich dressed up as Rolf Harris and his young ‘friend’  at Mad Monday.

Both were sacked/delisted.

Ah yes. I remember that. Perhaps should've just gone as his doppelganger Mr Bean. 

[dieter 3,325]

22 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Probably didn’t helped that he and Terlich dressed up as Rolf Harris and his young ‘friend’  at Mad Monday.

Both were sacked/delisted.

I recall Terlich survived. He wasn't delisted until 2016. He was never a Roos boy...

[Redbeard 498]

I thought he was offered another year but he declined to go home and earn much better money with a job as an engineer or something? I vaguely remember reading something about him saying he set himself the challenge to play top level and he was happy with what he achieved.

I also remember the Uber Alex Georgiou Facebook page was a bit funny

[Ethan Tremblay 31,243]

22 minutes ago, Redbeard said:

I thought he was offered another year but he declined to go home and earn much better money with a job as an engineer or something? I vaguely remember reading something about him saying he set himself the challenge to play top level and he was happy with what he achieved.

I also remember the Uber Alex Georgiou Facebook page was a bit funny

Georgiou said this after being delisted at the conclusion of the 2014 season: 

“I’m obviously disappointed I didn’t do enough to secure a second season in the top league, but in terms of playing seven AFL games off a rookie list, and even to make it on a list, are things I never thought I was going to achieve.”

(Apologies, I lost the link to where he said this). 

He took a decent pay-cut to come to us and after being delisted returned to Norwood for the following season. Seems like a bright lad and appears to be doing very well for himself. 

[Moonshadow 17,678]

10 hours ago, Redbeard said:

 

I also remember the Uber Alex Georgiou Facebook page was a bit funny

https://mobile.twitter.com/uberageorgiou?lang=en

Edited January 9, 2020 by Moonshadow

[Bring-Back-Powell 15,240]

12 hours ago, dieter said:

I recall Terlich survived. He wasn't delisted until 2016. He was never a Roos boy...

Thanks for the clarification. Though he was delisted after the 2014 season.

He last played in round19 2014 against Brisbane in a horrid loss at Marvel, effectively making him the ultimate list clogger for the  2015 and 2016 seasons.

I can recall Roos ripping into him at 3 quarter time of a GWS loss. 

 

Edited January 9, 2020 by Bring-Back-Powell