Shane Wakelin
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| Birth | August 12, 1974 , South Australia |
| Recruited from | Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) |
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| Debut | Round 3, April 9, 1994, St Kilda vs. Essendon, at Waverley Park |
| Team(s) | St Kilda (1994-2000)
94 games, 19 goals Collingwood (2001-) 138 games, 1 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2006 season | |
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Shane Wakelin (born August 12, 1974) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.
Recruited from the Port Adelaide Football Club in the SANFL in the 1992 AFL Draft, Wakelin debuted in the AFL in 1994 with the St Kilda Football Club. He was noted as a hard-working defender at the Saints and was part of a defensive combination with his twin brother Darryl during the mid to late 90s that was considered very effective.
Wakelin played just 4 games in 2000 and became disgruntled, he was later picked up by the Collingwood Football Club where he reignited his career and continued his trademark consistency out of defence.
He signed on for the 2007 season knowing he would spend much time in the reserves, but due to injury to other Collingwood backmen he was selected and has been crucial in defense for Collingwood in 2007. For the 2008 season due to the sudden retirement of former backman James Clement Wakelin agreed to another season for the Magpies.
[edit] Trivia
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- Wakelin was born on the 12th of August 1974, while his twin brother Darryl was born on the 11th - Darryl was born a number of minutes before Shane.
- In 2003 Wakelin appeared on a shampoo commercial for Sunsilk Base Elements, which also featured fellow Collingwood players Brodie Holland and Richard Cole. This wooden performance earned him the "Tool of the Year" on AFL variety show Before the Game.
- Wakelin married Ligita in 2003 and they now have 2 children - a daughter, Charlie Elizabeth, and a son, Tom Leo.
- Shane Wakelin travels to home games on Melbourne trains, he now has a sponsorship deal with Connex.
[edit] External links
- Shane Wakelin profile on the Official AFL Website of the Collingwood Football Club
- Shane Wakelin's statistics from AFL Tables
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