In the early 1980s, the Australian rules landscape changed forever when South Melbourne announced plans to relocate to Sydney. It was the then-VFL's first steps towards a national competition but a move that nearly ripped apart one of the league's foundation clubs.

In the first episode of AFL Team Builders, inaugural coach Ricky Quade, player Dennis Carrol and administrator Dean Moore take you inside the ups and downs of South's trailblazing move to Sydney.

WATCH: https://youtu.be/L9CtZU7Dipw

Ever wondered how footy teams came to life? AFL Team Builders is a journey into the historic foundations on which every non-Victorian expansion club was built.

Featuring inaugural CEOs, presidents, coaches, board members and star players, host Niall Seewang takes us behind the scenes with the people tasked with building all the teams that joined the then-VFL as it expanded beyond the confines of Victoria.

In this trailer, we have the voices of:

• Ricky Quade - Inaugural Coach (Sydney)
• Peter Knights - Inaugural Coach (Bears)
• Peter Williams - Inaugural Board Member (Bears)
• Phil Davis - Inaugural Player (GWS)
• Greg Boulton - Inaugural President (Port Adelaide)
• John Walker - Inaugural CEO (West Coast)

AFL Team Builders is launching on the Zero Hanger YouTube channel and all major podcast platforms on the 2nd of July, 2024.

Sydney Swans: July 02

Brisbane Bears: July 09

West Coast Eagles: July 16

Adelaide Crows: July 23

Fremantle Dockers: July 30

Port Adelaide Power: August 06

Gold Coast Suns: August 13

GWS Giants: August 20

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