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In the eyes of many Melburnians, the most famous sons of Princes Hill have been the champion footballers who have donned the Carlton navy blue: Jack Hale, Alan and Fred Jinx, W. Dunn, Paul Smith, Alan Crawford, Les Vaughan, Vince Cattogio, Paul Meldrum and Spiro Kourkoumilos. Footballers who were students at Princes Hill but who did not play for Carlton have included Noel Alford, John Dugdale and Arnold Briedis, who played for North Melbourne. In 1950, Alford was awarded the Morrish Medal as best and fairest player in the VFL Under-19s. John Dugdale, one of North Melbourne’s most famous sons, holds the club record for matches, was captain of the team and a member of the elite All Australians team of 1958.29 Brandon Ellis who completed his studies in 2011 is a regular player at the Richmond Football Club. Robert Miller, who captained the 1960 Victorian Interstate Football Team, was approached by Collingwood. Carlton cricketers have included George Parsons, Les Blasford, Frank Warne, Dickie Collins and Fred Freer, who also represented Australia in 1946. In l935, Jack McGregor and Tom Jackson were selected to play in the State cricket team against Queensland. As a young school, Princes Hill High School has many students who are only now gaining wider recognition. Sandy Constantine heads a growing and highly successful investment, insurance and accounting company. Michael Pannia manages the commercial interests of Olivetti. Philip Andrianakis is making films, and George Apostolidis won acclaim as the Professional Photographer of the Year in 1983. My brother, George, has restored numerous historical buildings in Victoria, including Ripponlea in Elsternwick, Clarendon Terrace in East Melbourne, St Mary’s Church in St Kilda, St Kilian’s in Bendigo, and the Catholic Historical Museum. Lachlan Strahan is completing a doctorate in modern Australian-Chinese history at the Monash University. Andrew Panna and Manny Garantziotis are on the way to taking silkhighly regarded QCs at the Victorian Bar.