Terry Wheeler
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| Personal information | |
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| Birth | March 13, 1955 , |
| Recruited from | |
| Height and weight | 178 cm / 89 kg |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | 1974, Footscray vs. , at |
| Team(s) | Footscray (1974-83)
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| Coaching career¹ | |
| Team(s) | Footscray (1990-94)
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| ¹ Statistics to end of 1994 season | |
| Career highlights | |
Terry Wheeler (born March 13, 1955) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for and coached Footscray in the Australian Football League.
Wheeler played as a defender during his 157-game career for Footscray from 1974 to 1983. The following season he joined VFA club Williamstown as coach and led them to a premiership in 1986. He was appointed the position of assistant coach to Mick Malthouse at Footscray in 1989 and after a poor season which saw them finish second last on the table, he replaced Malthouse. With twelves wins in 1990 he helped Footscray narrowly missed out on a finals spot in his first year at the helm. In 1992 they finished second after the home-and-away season, only missing out on the minor premiership by percentage. They however failed to make the premiership decider after losing in the Preliminary Final to Geelong but Wheeler was named as coach in the All-Australian Team. He was sacked at the start of the 1994 season.
