- Winis Imbi
Winis Imbi (born 26 April 1979 in
Papua New Guinea ) is anAustralian rules footballer .Imbi is notable as the first player born in
Papua New Guinea to reachVFL/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'sAnsett Cup finals campaign. That year he won theEssendon Football Club reservesBest & Fairest . At the end of the season, he was delisted and added to theKangaroos 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. [ [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2003/09/11/943509.htm Pair win Aussie rules best and fairest medal - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) ] ]His younger brother, James Imbi, began at the Portland Football Club before trying out with the
Sturt Football Club in theSouth Australian National Football League in 2004, after which he went to thePalmerston Football Club in theNorthern Territory Football League in 2006.References
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
