What influence did Roy Cazaly have on Australian Sport. (Australian Football)?

Roy Cazaly played for st kilda and south melbourne ( now the swans ) between 1911 and 1927. Although he was only five feet eleven inches he was known for his great leap, physical strength and stamina. A player named Fred Fleiter, who used to block the opposition for him, used to yell out " up there Cazza " which was then turned to up there cazaly later on. He had unusual training methods for the day and studied anatomy, massage, injury treatment, and the art of breathing, all way ahead of other sportsmen of the time. His training regime allowed him to play until he was 34, again which was pretty unusual for the times.

He was famous for his 'High Marking Ability', thus contributing to the now famous specky mark - enabling himself to start off a future of champion marks - thats where he got his nickname thingy 'Up there Cazaly' as he was always up and over his opposing players to grab fantastic marks. At his local state school he learnt football and quickly developed into a talented and exciting young ruckman - he debuted in the VFL in 1911 for Saint Kilda. He played 99 games with Saint Kilda, even though he was voted champion of the colony in 1920 -- he left saint kilda and signed with South Melbourne (now known as the sydney swans). He went on to coach South Melbourne & Play with south melbourne (winning the best and fairest in 1926). He has had an immense influence on football -- even as it is today, by being able to kick the footy at least 65m which was and still is considered a great achivement, and the line "Up there Cazaly" has become well known in todays footy society as we all know it means a great mark has been taken, showing that Roy Cazaly influenced the way in which we (the spectators) judge AFL players as they mark the ball. In his coaching career in - 1928 he departed Victoria and headed for Launceston, Tasmania, before returning in 1931 to coach the Preston in the Victorian Football Association. His subsequent return to Tasmania was punctuated by short stints as non-playing coach of South Melbourne (in 1937-38), playing coach of Camberwell (in 1941) and non-playing coach of Hawthorn (in 1942-43), and as non-playing assistant coach of South in 1947. While coaching Hawthorn, he was reported to have given the club its nickname the "Hawks" as he saw it as tougher than their original nickname the "Mayblooms". He is known to have played 378 senior matches (including 13 interstate matches for Victoria and 5 for Tasmania). Throughout his career he stood at just 180 centimetres (5 feet 11 inches) and was incredibly fit. He retired from competitive football in 1941 at the age of 48. Later, he coached (non-playing) New Town to a number of Tasmanian Football League premierships. After his retirement from football, he was involved in many business ventures before his death in Hobart on 10 October 1963. His son, Roy junior, played for New Town after World War Two. The famous line of "Up there, Cazaly" was used a battle cry by Australian forces during World War II. It is also the name of a song, released in 1979 by Mike Brady and Two-Man Band. Cazaly was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996 as one of the inaugural twelve Legends. (=

http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070606b.htm

well ive never herd of him so he carnt be that important

Never heard of him, sorry