Wayde Skipper

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Wayde Skipper
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Personal information
Birth March 1, 1983 (1983-03-01) (age 25),
Recruited from West Perth Football Club
Height and weight 193cm / 90kg
Playing career¹
Debut Round 4, 19 April 2003, Melbourne vs. Essendon, at Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Team(s) Western Bulldogs (2001-)

44 games, 19 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2007 season
Career highlights

Wayde Skipper (born 1 March 1983) is an Australian Rules footballer for the Western Bulldogs. Standing at 193cm, Skipper won the 2003 best first year player for the club.

Skipper was drafted to the Western Bulldogs through the 2000 AFL Draft as a 5th round selection, number 70 overall.

Skipper not noted for kicking goals, kicked 6 goals in Round 17 of 2005 against Geelong at the Telstra Dome. The Dogs won the game.

In 2007, Skipper took a big pack mark in goalsquare against St Kilda in Round 21. The goal he kicked put the Dogs in front with a minute remaining. The Saints however, after a 75m pass from Jason Gram from defence to Nick Riewoldt 50 meters out on the boundary line, kicked a point through Riewoldt on the siren to level the scores for the 4th draw of the season.

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Western Bulldogs Football Club – current squad

1 Ray • 2 Murphy • 3 Everitt • 4 Cross • 5 Boyd • 6 Johnson • 7 West • 8 Hahn • 9 Gilbee • 10 Eagleton • 11 Street • 12 Williams • 13 Giansiracusa • 14 Ward • 15 Hudson • 16 Griffen • 17 Cooney • 18 Stack • 19 Higgins • 20 Hill • 21 Akermanis • 22 Addison • 23 McDougall • 24 Grant • 25 Hargrave • 26 Reid • 27 Minson • 28 Welsh • 29 Wood • 30 O'Keefe • 31 Mulligan* • 32 Boumann • 33 Callan • 34 Skipper • 35 Tiller • 36 Lake • 37 Wight • 38 Morris • 39 Lynch • 40 Harbrow • 41 White* • 42 Hughes* • 42 Shaw* • 44 O'Shea • Coach: Eade

* denotes Rookie Listed players


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