Australian rules footballer
Alec Epis | |||
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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 | |||
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
- ^ De Bolfo, Tony. "Alessandro "Alec" Epis" (PDF).
- "Winepros - Winery Profile". Archived from the original on 26 July 2008.
External links
- Alec Epis's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Alec Epis at AustralianFootball.com
- Past Player Profile at Essendon Football Club
- Alec Epis Cleaning Services
Essendon Football Club 1962 VFL premiers | |
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Essendon 13.12 (90) defeated Carlton 8.10 (58), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Coach: Coleman |
Essendon Football Club 1965 VFL premiers | |
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Essendon 14.21 (105) defeated St Kilda 9.6 (70), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Coach: Coleman |
Australian Football League • Italian Team of the Century | |
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- Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
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- Essendon Football Club premiership players
- Mines Rovers Football Club players
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kalgoorlie
- VFL/AFL premiership players
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
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