John Georgiades (born 3 January 1966) is a former

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er who played for Subiaco in the

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(WAFL) and Footscray in the

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(AFL). Georgiades made his debut for Subiaco in the

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. An "abundantly skilled half-forward", he had a breakout year in 1988, kicking 65 goals from 22 games. He finished runner-up to

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in the

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. He capped off his season by kicking six goals in Subiaco's premiership victory over

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in the 1988 WAFL Grand Final, and was regarded as unlucky not to win the

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as best on ground. He also polled 25 votes in the

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, only five behind the eventual winner

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. Georgiades was drafted by Footscray at number 35 at the

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. He is remembered for his debut in Round 1 of the 1989 season where he kicked 8 goals against Carlton. Only three players have kicked more goals on debut in

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history. Georgiades played 15 games over three seasons at Footscray. Georgiades's son,

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, made his AFL debut for

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in round one of the

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