▁played ▁ 1 7 6 ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁All - Austral ian ▁team , ▁but ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁that ▁season ▁joined ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁two ▁seasons ▁( cons isting ▁of ▁ 3 4 ▁games ) ▁before ▁ret iring ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁season . ▁ ▁A FL ▁career ▁ ▁Rec ruit ment ▁Mal ces ki ▁is ▁a ▁Mac ed onian ▁Australian . ▁He ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁from ▁the ▁Eastern ▁R anges ▁by ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Sw ans ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁A FL ▁draft ▁with ▁the ▁ 6 4 th ▁overall ▁pick . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁club , ▁the ▁tal ented ▁mid f iel der ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁W izard ▁Home ▁Lo ans ▁Cup ▁and ▁then ▁followed ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁full ▁season ▁for ▁the ▁Sw ans ▁Res erves , ▁where ▁he ▁im pressed ▁co aching ▁staff ▁with ▁his ▁magnific ent ▁dispos al ▁skills ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁his ▁body ▁and ▁excellent ▁decision - making ▁ab ilities ▁in ▁both ▁attack ▁and ▁defence . ▁After ▁a ▁successful ▁first ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Sw ans ▁Res erves , ▁Mal ces ki ▁and ▁co aching ▁staff ▁had ▁high ▁hopes ▁for ▁him ▁making ▁his ▁debut ▁for ▁the ▁sen iors ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁premi ership ▁season . ▁Unfortunately , ▁Mal ces ki ▁ru pt