Tim Gepp Explained

Tim Gepp
Fullname:Tim Gepp
Birth Date:21 January 1960
Originalteam:Subiaco
Height:182 cm
Weight:85 kg
Statsend:1988
Years1:1978-1982
Club1:Subiaco
Games Goals1:84 (9)
Years2:1983–1985
Club2:Richmond
Games Goals2:57 (3)
Years3:1986
Club3:Footscray
Games Goals3:14 (1)
Years4:1987-1988
Club4:East Fremantle
Games Goals4:18 (1)
Games Goalstotal:173 (14)

Tim Gepp (born 21 January 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for and in the Victorian Football League (VFL), and and in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).[1] [2]

Gepp, a half-back flanker, played 84 games for Subiaco between 1978 and 1982. He signed a contract with and was expected to move at the end of the 1981 season,[3] however he remained at Subiaco for the final year of his contract.[4] He was then transferred to Richmond in 1983 and played in the opening round.[5] Despite missing only one game in 1984 and playing every game in 1985, he was sacked by Richmond prior to the 1986 season due to salary cap problems, and signed with Footscray.[6]

When Mick Malthouse, Gepp's coach at Footscray, became coach of the West Coast Eagles in 1990, Gepp was appointed as a skills coach.[7] He remained at the Eagles for almost twenty years, becoming chairman of the selectors and being awarded life membership in 2007.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFL Tables . rleague.com . 11 April 2013.
  2. Web site: Director of Coaching appointed for WA talent pathway . West Australian Football Commission . 5 November 2012 . 11 April 2013.
  3. News: Supporters back Fox. The Age. 8 December 1981. Mike. Coward.
  4. Book: 1982 West Australian Football Register. 88. Poat, Peter.
  5. News: 10 New Bulldogs. Ron. Carter. The Age. 25 March 1983.
  6. News: Bulldog Gepp. The Age . 17 April 1986. Harvey. Silver.
  7. News: Skills job for Gepp. The Age. 3 December 1989.
  8. Web site: Life Members.