Steve Malaxos
Australian rules footballer, born 1961 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stephen Malaxos (born 19 June 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach from Western Australia. While playing for Claremont in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), he won the 1984 Sandover Medal. Malaxos was an All-Australian with Claremont in 1986 and while he was with the West Coast Eagles in 1988. He was the inaugural fairest and best player at West Coast (1987), holds the Eagles' record for the most possessions in a game (48) and captained the club in 1990.[3]
Steve Malaxos | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Stephen Malaxos | ||
Date of birth | (1961-06-19) 19 June 1961 (age 62) | ||
Original team(s) | Claremont | ||
Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1979–1984, 1986, 1990–1991 | Claremont (WAFL) | 140 (295)[1] | |
1985 | Hawthorn | 9 (15) | |
1987–1990 | West Coast | 66 (30) | |
1992–1998 | East Fremantle (WAFL) | 138 (70) | |
Total | 353 (410) | ||
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
1982–1992 | Western Australia | 10 (9)[2] | |
International team honours | |||
1984–1990 | Australia | 9 | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1998. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Malaxos was the head coach at East Fremantle, after successfully coaching the colts team to a premiership in 2010. In 2005, he was inducted into the Western Australian Football Hall of Fame.