Episode 67 - the legacies of Max Lucchesi; with Col Forster, and Vanessa Lucchesi

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After some "banter", Paul returns to the subject of his Australian soccer cultural map, which he has recently updated. And he may have finally established some trends about how stuff gets named after soccer people in Australia. But also, some interesting entries that were not originally conceived as part of the scope of the project.

Ian then moves on to the topic of who should rightly own the trophy donated by the English for interstate competition in Australia. Also what Ian calls a new twist on the soccer "naming" controversy.

For 100 Years Ago Today, it's photo day for the Claremont club in Western Australia. Then to New South Wales for Balgownie vs Cessnock in the Nurse Cup, and the Hunter Cup.

Then we move on the main theme this week, which is discussing the legacy of the recently deceased Italian-Australian player and coach Max Lucchesi (whom we also discussed in episode 34). We first speak with Col Forster of Weston Bears, who discusses Lucchesi's influence on Weston back in the 1970s, where Lucchesi led the club to significant success in two short stints there. We talk tactical approaches, character, and the bridging of cultures, as well as Lucchesi's focus on home grown talent.

Then for a different perspective on Max's legacy, we speak to his grand-niece Vanessa (whom we also spoke to back in episode 8), where we look at the reasons why Max might have failed to play for Australia; Max's importance across clubs in three states; Max influence on Vanessa, both in terms if Vanessa as a player, but also for her love of Adelaide City Juventus; unlabeled photos; the lost-era of centre-backs being ranked highly in best and fairest polling; the difficulty of broken continuities of public memory, especially where oral histories, non-English languages, and the passage of time render the era harder to understand;