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Paul Wheatley

Image DOB: 12 April 1981

Debut: Round 2, 2000 against Kangaroos at MCG
Last Game: Round 22, 2009 against St. Kilda at MCG

From: North Heidelberg/Northern Knights, Selection #20, 1999 National Draft

Number: 31 (2000-2009)

Honours:
Sandringham premiership player - 2006
Life Member - 2009

Games: 135
Goals: 34
Career Statistics

WinsDrawsLossesWinning %
6207345.92

Statistical Categories Lead
Equal most uncontested possessions in a game : 33 - Round 20, 2008

A former Reserves top-up player for Collingwood (four games) and North Melbourne (one game), Wheatley attracted Melbourne's attention with his performances in the 1999 Under-18 national championships. Drafted at the end of 1999, he played 12 games in his rookie season but missed finals due to a hamstring injury. The next year he played another 16, and a further 18 in 2002, despite another hamstring injury costing him six weeks.

Renowned as one of the longest kicks in the competition, Wheatley kicked the first 9 point goal under modified pre-season cup rules. His 2003 season was otherwise short on highlights, playing just five games while battling form issues and two separate hamstring injuries. Wheatley returned as a regular in 2004 and 2005 but was back down to seven games in 2006, a year in which he played in the Sandringham premiership side.

Wheatley left Melbourne at the end of 2009, after playing just three games for the season. He played for Palmerston in the Northern Territory, and was a playing assistant coach at Port Fairy in 2011.

YearGamesGoalsBrownlow
2000 1240
2001 1650
2002 18110
2003 510
2004 2020
2005 2130
2006 710
2007 1442
2008 1925
2009 310
Tribunal Record
MatchChargeSanction
Round 16, 2002 Wrestling $1200 fine
Round 20, 2002 Charging Not Guilty
Round 16, 2006 Melee $1500 fine

Lists
9 Point Goals

Links
Australian Football Wiki profile
Draftguru profile
melbfc.com.au profile - 2001
Wikipedia profile

Created by Supermercado. Last Modification: Tuesday 13 June 2023 17:55:51 AEST by Supermercado. (Version 31)

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