James Wasley is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played with Collingwood

Collingwood Football Club

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 in the Australian Football League

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 (AFL).

Wasley played in a variety of positions for Collingwood, after arriving from Norwood

Norwood Football Club

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 in the 1997 AFL Draft

1997 AFL Draft

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. He start out as a half forward flanker and wingman but was also used as a defender.

He had a terrible run with injuries during his time in the AFL, which started in 1998 when he suffered stress fractures in his foot. In 1999 he injured a knee and then had shoulder problems in 2000. An ankle injury kept him out of the team for the entire 2001 AFL season

2001 AFL season

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and he was delisted by Collingwood.