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Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Alec Epis
Personal information
Full name Alessandro Angelo Epis
Nickname(s) Kookaburra
Date of birth (1937-08-27) 27 August 1937 (age 87)
Original team(s) Mines Rovers (GNFL)
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1958–1968 Essendon 180 (2)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
Victoria 4
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1968.
Career highlights
  • Essendon premiership player 1962, 1965
  • Italian Team of the Century
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Alessandro Angelo Epis (born 27 August 1937) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1950s and 1960s.

Early life and career

Epis was born and raised in the Western Australian goldfields town of Boulder. He had a sister, Ena. Both his father, Virgilio, and mother, Giusefina (née Borlini), hailed from the Province of Bergamo in northern Italy.

Epis made his name as a promising player in the Goldfields National Football League (GNFL) with the Mines Rovers club, winning the Fletcher Medal in 1955. He sought a clearance to Essendon but was refused. Epis played on the half-back flank and on the wing. When he arrived at Essendon he worked as a butcher. He was a part of two premiership teams with the Bombers.

After Playing

In 1972, Epis set up his own cleaning service. It was taken over by James Aforozis, but Epis has continued as a consultant to the business. He also owns the 'Epis' and 'Epis and Williams' wineries and vineyards.

References

  1. ^ De Bolfo, Tony. "Alessandro "Alec" Epis" (PDF).
  2. "Winepros - Winery Profile". Archived from the original on 26 July 2008.

External links

Essendon Football Club 1962 VFL premiers
Essendon 13.12 (90) defeated Carlton 8.10 (58), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Coach: Coleman
Essendon Football Club 1965 VFL premiers
Essendon 14.21 (105) defeated St Kilda 9.6 (70), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Coach: Coleman
Australian Football LeagueItalian Team of the Century
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