Post by Aliti on Apr 24, 2012 10:12:23 GMT 10
Highlights of both legs of the 1984 Olympic Airways NSL Grand Final between South Melbourne (National Conference Champions) and Sydney Olympic (Australian Conference Champions) which Hellas won 4-2 on aggregate to claim their first ever NSL Championship!!!
To get there, South Melbourne defeated ach-rivals Heidelberg 4-2 to win the National Conference, whilst Sydney Olympic defeated Sydney City 2-1 AET to claim the Australian Conference.
The 1st Leg was played in front of 10,000 supporters at Melbourne's Olympic Park on 24th October 1984 and the return Leg in front of 11,221 supportes at St. George Stadium.
Fact File: Between 1984--1986, shrinking NSL crowds led to the radical move of introducing more teams (mainly from Vic and NSW) and splitting the league into two conferences, with the winner of each division to play off in an end of year two legged final.
For season 1984, the 'Australian' Conference had competing teams from New South Wales and the ACT, whilst the 'National' Conference consisted of Victorian, South Australian and Queensland clubs.
To get there, South Melbourne defeated ach-rivals Heidelberg 4-2 to win the National Conference, whilst Sydney Olympic defeated Sydney City 2-1 AET to claim the Australian Conference.
The 1st Leg was played in front of 10,000 supporters at Melbourne's Olympic Park on 24th October 1984 and the return Leg in front of 11,221 supportes at St. George Stadium.
Fact File: Between 1984--1986, shrinking NSL crowds led to the radical move of introducing more teams (mainly from Vic and NSW) and splitting the league into two conferences, with the winner of each division to play off in an end of year two legged final.
For season 1984, the 'Australian' Conference had competing teams from New South Wales and the ACT, whilst the 'National' Conference consisted of Victorian, South Australian and Queensland clubs.
