The People of the Boot
Players
- Ian Synman played 154 games for St Kilda 1958-69. Played in Saints (only) premiership win in 1966, on Yom Kippur.
- Keith Baskin played 75 games with South Melbourne from 1964 to 1973.(South Mebourne Swans transferred to Sydney become the Sydney Swans.)
- Mordy Bromberg played for the Saints from 1978 to 1981.
- Michael Zemski played 8 games for Hawthorn in 1973 and 1974.
- Mr E. Michaeli involved with St Kilda VFL Club during proposed merger with Prahran in March 1888.
- Dr Jacob Jona president of Hawthorn 1922+
- Politician Walter Jona had major role in averting proposed merger of the Hawthorn and Melbourne Clubs in 1996.
- Dr David Berman president of North Melbourne 1924 and 1935-37.
- G.Morris Jacobs president of Geelong 1929-39.
- Reuben Sackville president of St Kilda 1947-56.
- Ern Joseph president of Fitzroy 1956-70.(This club later merged with Bribane Bears to form the Brisbane Lions.
- David Smorgan president of Footscray circa 2000, re-invented the club as the Western Bulldogs.
- Joseph Gutnik president of Melbourne circa 2000. He was the White Knight who emerged to save Melbourne from a merger with Hawthorn.
- Graeme Samuel was for 15 years a Commissioner of the AFL.
- Dr Geoffrey Edelsten president and owner of Sydney Swans 1985-6.
- Reuben Pelerman one-time owner of the (then) Brisbane Bears.
The opening pix of this page is of Alex Jesaulenko making a most spectacular mark during the 1970 Grand Final. Not Jewish, this legend of the game played for both Carlton and St Kilda, two teams which have had many Jewish fans.