MEMBERS SEE OFF EPIS

ESSENDON premiership player and long serving clubman Alec Epis has been voted off the club's board.

Chairman Ray Horsburgh and veteran board member, Kevin Egan, were re-elected.

Jo-Anne Albert will replace Epis, joining Bev Knight as the women on the 11-member Bombers board.

Epis has been a prominent figure at Windy Hill, playing 180 games for the Bombers over 11 years, including two premierships in the 1960s.

He was a long-time club director and is a life member at Essendon.

Epis has also been a specialist coach with young players.

Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy, who was sacked last year after 27 years in the role, lashed out at Epis last month.

Sheedy used the launch of his latest book to say he thought about running for the Essendon board, but he could not work with Epis.

Sheedy later said they did not see eye-to-eye on anything.

Essendon chairman Ray Horsburgh said “I would like to thank Alec Epis for the role he has played on the board over such a long period of time. Alec has given more than 50-years of his life to this Club – a fact we recognised on Crichton Medal night. I know how much this Club means to him and on behalf of the board and the members I thank him for his service.”

The new Essendon board will be officially recognised at the upcoming Annual General Meeting to be held at the Moonee Ponds Clocktower Centre on Tuesday December 16^th from 7pm.

Farewell Kookaburra and thanks for a life-time, of great work, at OUR Essendon Football Club.

YOU (& your supporters) outlasted Sheeds, if that is any consolation...

'Tis a pity you did not get a chance to see through the first 3 years of Coach Knight's reign, but thanks for having the courage & determination to move "Emperor Sheeds" on.

CHEERS,

CHRISTOS BOMBEROPOULOS