Tony Malakellis | |
Fullname: | Tony Malakellis |
Birth Date: | 24 March 1970 |
Originalteam: | Geelong Amateurs |
Height: | 175 cm |
Weight: | 79 kg |
Statsend: | 1993 |
Years1: | 1990–1991 |
Club1: | Geelong |
Games Goals1: | 14 (12) |
Years2: | 1993 |
Club2: | Sydney Swans |
Games Goals2: | 5 (3) |
Years3: | 1994–1998 |
Club3: | (SANFL) |
Games Goals3: | 70 (81) |
Games Goalstotal: | 89 (96) |
Careerhighlights: |
Tony Malakellis (born 24 March 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1] He is the younger brother of Spiro Malakellis.
Recruited locally, Malakellis made nine appearances for Geelong in 1990, all in the second half of the season.[2] On his debut that year, against Carlton at Princes Park, Malakellis earned a Brownlow Medal vote for his 23 disposals and two goals.[2] He played only five games in 1991 and didn't feature at all in the 1992 AFL season.[2] Sydney secured his services in 1993 but he spent just one year at the club, before moving to South Australia and signing with Port Adelaide.[3] He played 70 games for Port Adelaide, until retiring in 1998, and was a member of their 1994 and 1995 premiership teams. In 1994 he came runner up in the SANFL Magery Medal count. [4]