SA Footy

Anthony Koutafides has announced his retirement today, after 278 games, due to injury.

Well done Kouta on a great career with the Carlton Football Club, last playing, player from the 95 premiership.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
1991 Under-19s Ian L C Fogarty Memorial Trophy
1992 Reserves best and fairest award
1995 Peter Sullivan Memorial Trophy (Most Carlton votes in the Brownlow Medal), All Australian, premiership player
1996 Joint winner of Peter Sullivan Memorial Trophy
1997 Pre-season premiership player, club leading goalkicker
2000 Peter Sullivan Memorial Trophy, All Australian, Leigh Matthews Trophy (AFLPA MVP)
2001 Winner of best and fairest
2004 Named in Greek team of the century
2004-06 Carlton captain
2005 Best clubman, pre-season premiership player, winner of best and fairest
2007 Pre-season premiership player, Italian team of the century, AFL Life Membership

Kouta made both the Greek and Italian teams of the century, a great feat ! (Mum is Italian !).

Farewell Kouta

Farewell Kouta. Well Done on a excellent career

My interest of the AFL was at its highest around the time Kouta was at his peak, and there was almost a kind of aura around him, such was his versatility and athleticism, along with his footy skills. Who could forget the 'loaf of bread' style of handling the ball he had? Well done on a great career.

I will never forget his game against the Bombers in the 99 prelim - He got Carlton over the line and in to the Grand Final in that game against all the odds.

Well done, most of us could see it coming sooner rather than later. The next big named retirements will probably be Buckley, Ricciuto and Hird.

Great player. Played some brilliant football at times.

Sad to see his rapid delcine the last few years, but it happens to most.

I never understood why chicks at my school back in the mid-late 90s found him so attractive

saintal wrote:
I never understood why chicks at my school back in the mid-late 90s found him so attractive

I think it was all about the Guns !!!

I think it was all about the Guns !!!!

Yep, my missus good friend (and probably my missus) used to drool over the Guns.

Add Luke Darcy to the list.