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The statue commemorates Australian Rules football player, Paul Roos.
Paul Roos (born 27 June 1963) is a former Australian rules football player in the VFL/AFL. Roos played 87 games for the Swans after joining the Sydney Cricket Ground-headquartered club in 1995 following a star-studded career with the old Fitzroy club - now the Brisbane Lions - including six seasons as captain. During his career with Fitzroy, he was a member of the Victorian representative team 10 years running, two as captain. He was also named in the All-Australian team on seven occasions, twice as skipper.
His coaching record includes steering Sydney Swans to a record number of finals series and a 2005 premiership.
Location
Address: | Driver Avenue, Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park, 2021 |
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State: | NSW |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.892549 Long: 151.223868 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Sculpture |
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Monument Theme: | People |
Sub-Theme: | Sport |
Artist: | Cathy Weiszmann |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 29th August, 2009 |
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Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au