Greg Eppelstun Explained

Greg Eppelstun
Birth Date:16 November 1966
Originalteam:Won Wron Woodside
Height:185 cm
Weight:82 kg
Statsend:1993
Years1:1986–1992
Club1:Footscray
Games Goals1:102 (1)
Years2:1993
Club2:North Melbourne
Games Goals2:1 (0)
Games Goalstotal:103 (1)

Greg Eppelstun (born 16 November 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL.

Footscray career

Debuting with the Footscray Football Club in 1986, he was a reliable defender from Won Wron Woodside who went on to play 102 games (for 1 goal), and represented Victoria in State of Origin football in 1991.

North Melbourne career

After only playing one game for Footscray midway through the 1992 season, in which he earned a Brownlow Medal vote as the third best player on the ground, Eppelstun was dropped back to the reserves for the remainder of the season. He then transferred to the North Melbourne Football Club for the 1993 season. He played the opening round of the 1993 AFL season for North, making his debut together with future North Melbourne coach Dean Laidley and 300-game player John Blakey.[1] He injured his groin during the match and was replaced the next week by future 300 game player, Glenn Archer.[2] He struggled with injury throughout the rest of the year and retired at the end of the season without playing another AFL game.

Notes and References

  1. News: Mitchell rushed into Pie line-up. Stephen . Linnell. 26 March 1993. The Age.
  2. News: Sydney picks 10 new players. Stephen . Linnell. 1 April 1993. The Age.