Winis Imbi
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Winis Imbi is an Australian rules footballer.
Imbi is notable as the first player born in Papua New Guinea
to reach VFL/AFL (reserve) level.
Imbi was named in the 1997 TAC Cup
team of the year before training with Essendon in 1998. In 1999, Imbi was promoted to the Essendon rookie list and played some promising games in the Bomber's Ansett Cup finals campaign. That year he won the Essendon Football Club
reserves Best & Fairest. At the end of the season, he was delisted and added to the Kangaroos Football Club
's rookie list where he lasted until the end of the year.
Imbi holds the North Ballarat Rebels
games record with 53 games.
He played football in Aberfeldie, Victoria
in 2002.
He continues to play football semi-professionally for the Portland Football Club in the Western Border Football League
, where he was joint winner of the league's best & fairest in 2003.
His younger brother, James Imbi, began at the Portland Football Club before trying out with the Sturt Football Club
in the South Australian National Football League
in 2004, after which he went to the Palmerston Football Club
in the Northern Territory Football League
in 2006.
Imbi is notable as the first player born in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
to reach VFL/AFL (reserve) level.
Imbi was named in the 1997 TAC Cup
TAC Cup
The TAC Cup is an under 18 Australian rules football representative competition held in Victoria, Australia. It is based on geographic regions throughout country Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne with each team representing 12 Victorian regions....
team of the year before training with Essendon in 1998. In 1999, Imbi was promoted to the Essendon rookie list and played some promising games in the Bomber's Ansett Cup finals campaign. That year he won the Essendon Football Club
Essendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
reserves Best & Fairest. At the end of the season, he was delisted and added to the Kangaroos Football Club
Kangaroos Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
's rookie list where he lasted until the end of the year.
Imbi holds the North Ballarat Rebels
North Ballarat Rebels
The North Ballarat Rebels are an Australian rules football club which play in the TAC Cup, an under-18 competition in Victoria, Australia.North Ballarat is one of four regional clubs set up as part of a plan by the AFL to have clubs set in all regions of the state.This was to help aid in player...
games record with 53 games.
He played football in Aberfeldie, Victoria
Aberfeldie, Victoria
Aberfeldie is a suburb 9 km north-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moonee Valley. At the 2006 Census, Aberfeldie had a population of 3455....
in 2002.
He continues to play football semi-professionally for the Portland Football Club in the Western Border Football League
Western Border Football League
The Western Border Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Lower South East region of South Australia, and south-western border region of Victoria. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League and the Victorian Football League...
, where he was joint winner of the league's best & fairest in 2003.
His younger brother, James Imbi, began at the Portland Football Club before trying out with the Sturt Football Club
Sturt Football Club
Sturt Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the South Australian National Football League. The club is best known for its period of dominance from 1966–76 under legendary coach Jack Oatey, during which it revolutionised the style of play by emphasising teamwork and accurate ball...
in the South Australian National Football League
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....
in 2004, after which he went to the Palmerston Football Club
Palmerston Football Club
The Palmerston Football Club, nicknamed, Magpies, is a member club of the Northern Territory Football League.-History:The Palmerston Magpies Football Club began in 1970 and was originally known as the Internationals. At that time most players were English and Greek soccer players...
in the Northern Territory Football League
Northern Territory Football League
The Northern Territory Football League is an 8 team Australian rules football semi-professional league operating in Darwin in the Northern Territory.The premier grade is the largest Australian rules football league in the Northern Territory...
in 2006.