South Melbourne have secured another piece of Australian football history after being crowned the inaugural champions of the Australian Championship, defeating fellow blue bloods Marconi 2-0 at Olympic Village.
Placed in a two-goal ascendancy thanks to early goals from Manny Aguek and skipper Marco Jankovic, South cruised to the title in front of 4667, mostly home fans on Saturday, claiming both the trophy and $100,000 in prize money.
