Wayde Skipper
Encyclopedia
Wayde Skipper is an Australian Rules
footballer who has played for the Hawthorn Football Club
and the Western Bulldogs
. Standing at 193 cm, Skipper won the 2003 best first year player for his original club the Western Bulldogs
.
Skipper was drafted to the Western Bulldogs through the 2000 AFL Draft
as a 5th round selection, number 70 overall.
Not noted for kicking goals, Skipper 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 the goalsquare against St Kilda in Round 18. The goal he kicked put the Dogs in front with a minute remaining. The Saints however, after a 75m pass from Jason Gram
from defense 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.
Skipper played one game in 2008 and did not play an AFL game in 2009.
At the end of the 2009 season, Skipper was delisted from the Western Bulldogs, and picked up by Hawthorn with selection 13 in the Rookie Draft on 15 December 2009.
On the eve of the 2010 season, with the Hawks' ruck stocks thin, Skipper suffered another setback with a hamstring injury keeping him out of the team. He made his debut for the Hawks in round eight against Richmond
.
Skipper played his fiftieth game against Adelaide in Launceston.
He was, surprisingly, delisted by Hawthorn on 19 October 2010. Hawthorn felt that new recruit David Hale
and the raw talent of Brent Renouf
, would make Skipper surplus to requirements for the 2011 season.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
footballer who has played for the Hawthorn Football Club
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
and the Western Bulldogs
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
. Standing at 193 cm, Skipper won the 2003 best first year player for his original club the Western Bulldogs
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
.
Skipper was drafted to the Western Bulldogs through the 2000 AFL Draft
2000 AFL Draft
The 2000 AFL Draft was the annual draft of talented Australian rules football players by teams that participate in the Australian Football League. It consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, a trade period and a rookie elevation....
as a 5th round selection, number 70 overall.
Not noted for kicking goals, Skipper 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 the goalsquare against St Kilda in Round 18. The goal he kicked put the Dogs in front with a minute remaining. The Saints however, after a 75m pass from Jason Gram
Jason Gram
Jason Gram is an Australian rules footballer for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League .-AFL career:...
from defense to Nick Riewoldt
Nick Riewoldt
Nick Riewoldt is an Australian rules footballer who is the current captain of the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League . He was the first draft selection in the 2000 AFL Draft.-Early life:...
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.
Skipper played one game in 2008 and did not play an AFL game in 2009.
At the end of the 2009 season, Skipper was delisted from the Western Bulldogs, and picked up by Hawthorn with selection 13 in the Rookie Draft on 15 December 2009.
On the eve of the 2010 season, with the Hawks' ruck stocks thin, Skipper suffered another setback with a hamstring injury keeping him out of the team. He made his debut for the Hawks in round eight against Richmond
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
.
Skipper played his fiftieth game against Adelaide in Launceston.
He was, surprisingly, delisted by Hawthorn on 19 October 2010. Hawthorn felt that new recruit David Hale
David Hale (footballer)
David Hale is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League...
and the raw talent of Brent Renouf
Brent Renouf
Brent Renouf is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
, would make Skipper surplus to requirements for the 2011 season.