Cazaly’s right up there for Byron

WHEN Byron Gordon was a youngster, the name on everyone’s lips was Cazaly. Roy Cazaly.

With his high-flying marks a feature of his game — learned by jumping for a footy tied up with string hanging in the back shed — Cazaly was a star for St Kilda and then South Melbourne from 1911-27.

He then headed to Tasmania in 1928 to play for City in the Northern Tasmanian FootballAssociation and then moved to North Hobart in 1932.

Cazaly became a household name, a legend of the game so revered that “Up There Cazaly” was the battle cry of Australian troops in WWII.

That is why Byron has submitted “Cazaly” as the name for Tasmania’s future football teams in the Name Our Team search.

The 78-year-old former backpocket for Maydena believes “Cazaly” is the way to go.

“He was a legend, a high flyer, and Cazaly was a household name,” Byron said.

“He came from the terrific North Hobart club, which is the best club in Tasmania for premierships and so forth, so I thought, well you can’t get much better than that.”

The name Devils has been the front-runner since the name search started almost two weeks ago (It finishes on Sunday).

“I know what number one and number two suggestions will be, the Devils and the Tigers, but I reckon we ought to go for a man’s name for a change,” Byron said.

“Most of the other the clubs have got animal names so why not have a man’s name, and you wouldn’t get anything better than Cazaly.” Cast your vote at team.tas.com.au