Silvio Foschini
St Kilda and Sydney
AFL career
107 games166 goals
- Debut
- R3 1981 v HAW11 Apr 1981
- Most recent
- R22 1988 v ESS27 Aug 1988
Stats
1988 | STK | 3 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 33 |
1986 | STK | 11 | 12.2 | 2.5 | 14.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | - | 1.5 | 1.4 | - |
1985 | STK | 21 | 12.4 | 2.5 | 14.9 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | - | 0.8 | 0.7 | - |
1984 | STK | 18 | 13.3 | 2.7 | 16.1 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | - | 1.5 | 1.6 | - |
1983 | STK | 16 | 11.5 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | - | 1.6 | 1.6 | - |
1982 | SYD | 21 | 11.1 | 3.1 | 14.2 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | - | 2.0 | 1.8 | - |
1981 | SME | 17 | 10.5 | 2.8 | 13.3 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | - | 2.2 | 1.4 | - |
Bio
Silvio Foschini began his career with South Melbourne during the club's tumultuous transition to Sydney, but his legacy in the game is tied as much to the courtroom as the forward pocket. After playing the 1982 season in the harbour city, the young rover sought a return to Victoria for personal reasons. When the Swans refused to clear him, Foschini challenged the VFL's transfer regulations in the Supreme Court. The resulting judgment declared the league's zoning and clearance rules a restraint of trade, a landmark decision widely referred to as the "Foschini Rule" that paved the way for the modern player movement system.
Following the legal victory, he joined St Kilda in 1983 and made an immediate impact, topping the club's goalkicking with 59 majors in his debut season at Moorabbin. Standing at just 166cm, Foschini was a prototypically elusive small man, utilising a low centre of gravity and sharp goal sense to crumb packs and snap goals under pressure. He remained a consistent contributor for the Saints over six seasons, finishing his career in 1988 with a goal average well above one per game, remembered as a dangerous forward who forced the VFL to modernise its employment practices.
Profile
- Born
- 18 Sept 1963 (age 63y 33d)
- Height
- 175 cm
- Weight
- 75 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionSilvio Foschini began his career with South Melbourne during the club's tumultuous transition to Sydney, but his legacy in the game is tied as much to the courtroom as the forward pocket. After playing the 1982 season in the harbour city, the young rover sought a return to Victoria for personal reasons. When the Swans refused to clear him, Foschini challenged the VFL's transfer regulations in the Supreme Court. The resulting judgment declared the league's zoning and clearance rules a restraint of trade, a landmark decision widely referred to as the "Foschini Rule" that paved the way for the modern player movement system.
Following the legal victory, he joined St Kilda in 1983 and made an immediate impact, topping the club's goalkicking with 59 majors in his debut season at Moorabbin. Standing at just 166cm, Foschini was a prototypically elusive small man, utilising a low centre of gravity and sharp goal sense to crumb packs and snap goals under pressure. He remained a consistent contributor for the Saints over six seasons, finishing his career in 1988 with a goal average well above one per game, remembered as a dangerous forward who forced the VFL to modernise its employment practices.