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.
The move was a resounding success as he won the club trophy in both 1983 and 1984, becoming Western Australian Sports Star of the Year in 1984, after winning the Sandover.
Malaxos was a Reserves and night series premiership player with the Hawks, but returned to Claremont at the end of the season after playing only nine senior games.
[citation needed] In Malaxos' inaugural season at West Coast he played 21 games; in round 22, against St. Kilda, he collected his record of 48 possessions.
[citation needed] In 1990, Malaxos played 20 games during the home-and-away season, including the club's historic drawn qualifying final against Collingwood, and the replay a week later.
In 1992, he transferred to East Fremantle, where he would spend the rest of his career: he would win three club fairest and best awards with the Sharks, and play in premiership sides in 1992 and 1994.