Post Playing
A medical practitioner, Peponis remained involved with the game through FootyTAB promotions and being on the NRL Drugs Tribunal. He was elected Chairman of the Bulldogs Football Club following the club's salary cap scandal in 2002 when they were penalised 37 competition points and fined $500,000 for systematically breaching the cap. As of 2007 Peponis is still the Chairman and was in charge when personally difficult decisions were made which saw his former 1980 Grand Final teammates Garry Hughes and Steve Mortimer forced out of their positions with the club.
Peponis was named at hooker in the Berries to Bulldogs 70 Year Team of Champions in 2004. He is a Life Member of the Football Club and in 2007 was inducted into the Bulldogs Ring of Champions.
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