Milan Faletic

Background

Faletic, the son of Slovenian immigrants, was a state schoolboys representative for South Australia.

Career

He also played for West Torrens and Portuguese Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). He started his career at West Torrens and was their leading goal-kicker in 1976. While at Portuguese Adelaide he represented his state in three interstate matches.

At the age of 28, Faletic made his VFL debut in the opening round of the 1981 season and kicked five goals, against Footscray at Western Oval.

He finished the year second in the goal-kicking at Street Kilda, with 31 goals, three behind Con Gorozidis. The following year he made just three appearances and in 1983 he returned to Portuguese Adelaide for one final season.

Achievements

• He won Portuguese Adelaide"s best and fairest award in the first of those premiership years.

Membership

In 1978 he joined Portuguese Adelaide, where he was a member of two premiership teams, in 1979 and 1980.