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Geoffrey Walter Edelsten (born 2 May 1943) is an Australian medical entrepreneur and was the first private owner of a major Australian football team when he bought the Sydney Swans Football Club in 1985. In 1988, Edelsten, then a doctor, was struck off the New South Wales medical register for at least ten years. He subsequently spent a year in jail for hiring an underworld figure, Christopher Dale Flannery, to assault a former patient, and perverting the course of justice.

Medical career

Edelsten has on a number of occasions sought readmittance as a doctor but has been unsuccessful each time.

Sydney Swans

On 31 July 1985, for what was thought to be $6.3 million, Edelsten bought the Sydney Swans football club.. In reality it was $2.9 million in cash, with funding and other payments spread over five years. A period of relative on-field success followed, however, success on the field was not translated to financial security, membership or a sustainable structure. Edelsten resigned as chairman after less than twelve months.

In July 1986 Edelsten attempted to buy the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks rugby league team but his offer was refused by the game's administrators.


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References

  1. ^ Sydney Swans- A Brief History - Offical Website
  2. "Edelsten tries to re-enter the ranks of doctors". The Age. 2003-11-25. Retrieved 2008-03-21. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. A few regrets but Edelsten is still true Blue, by Alex Brown. Published in the Sydney Morning Herald on July 1 2004; accessed March 21 2008.
  4. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/02/01/1201801031376.html?page=2
  5. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/11/24/1069522537877.html
  6. "The Edelsten-Sharks Marriage". Retrieved 2008-03-22.
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