Tony Malakellis (born 24 March 1970) is a former

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er who played with

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and the

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in the

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(AFL). 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. On his debut that year, against Carlton at Princes Park, Malakellis earned a Brownlow Medal vote for his 23 disposals and two goals. He played only five games in 1991 and didn't feature at all in the

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. Sydney secured his services in 1993 but he spent just one year at the club, before moving to

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and signing with

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. He played 70 games for Port Adelaide, until retiring in 1998, and was a member of their

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and

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premiership teams. In 1994 he came runner up in the SANFL Magery Medal count.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Malakellis, Tony 1970 births Living people Australian people of Greek descent Sportspeople of Greek descent Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Geelong Football Club players Sydney Swans players Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions)