Spiro Malakellis (born 23 April 1968) is a former
Australian rules footballer who played for
Geelong
Geelong ( ) ( Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the south eastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon ...
in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). I ...
(VFL) during the late 1980s and early 1990s, then with
Port Adelaide Football Club
Adelaide Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia. The club's senior men's team plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), where they are nicknamed the Power, whilst its reserv ...
in the
South Australian Football League
The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport.
Originally formed as th ...
until the end of 1997.
One of seven children, Malakellis was born in
Walgett
Walgett is a town in northern New South Wales, Australia, and the seat of Walgett Shire. It is near the junctions of the Barwon and Namoi Rivers and the Kamilaroi and Castlereagh Highways. In 2016, Walgett had a population of 2,145.
In th ...
in 1968 and grew up in
Portarlington before moving to Geelong where he attended Geelong High School. The elder brother of
Tony Malakellis
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). He is the younger brother of Spiro Malakellis.
Recruited locally, Malakellis ...
, he started his career at Geelong Amateurs.
After finishing with Geelong, Malakellis spent three seasons playing with Port Adelaide Magpies in the SANFL commencing in the 1995 premiership winning side with his brother Tony.
References
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External links
Spiro Malakellis at finalsiren.comImage of Malakellis in the peak of his Australian Football career
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1968 births
Living people
Australian people of Greek descent
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Geelong Football Club players
Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players
Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions)
Victorian State of Origin players