Isaac Weetra (born 27 February 1989) is a semi-professional Australian rules footballer.
| Isaac Weetra | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Isaac Weetra | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Whyalla | ||
| Original team(s) | Port Adelaide Magpies | ||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2007–2008 | Melbourne | 2 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2008. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
He is notable for his brief Australian Football League (AFL) stint, playing with the Melbourne Demons.
Early life
editIn 2006 he represented Australia's indigenous youth on tour to South Africa with the "Flying Boomerangs" to play against the South African Buffaloes.[1]
Weetra was recruited from Port Adelaide Magpies in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) with selection number 62 in the 2006 AFL Draft. In 2005, he was awarded the Naish Travers Medal for best on ground during the Whyalla Football League Grand Final, playing for his club West Whyalla. Weetra’s older brother Paul won the 2007 T.A Evans medal for the reserves league best & fairest playing for his club South Whyalla.
AFL
editWeetra debuted in the AFL in round 1, 2008 against Hawthorn at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He was dropped after his second game against the Western Bulldogs and played the rest of the season for Melbourne's VFL-affiliate, Sandringham in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Weetra was delisted by Melbourne at the conclusion of the 2008 season.[2]
Post AFL
editWeetra returned to the Port Adelaide Magpies in the SANFL for the start of the 2009 season.
References
edit- ^ AFL Record. Round 9, 2008. pg 10
- ^ "Demons clearing the decks". Sportal. 4 September 2008. Archived from the original on 4 August 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
External links
edit- Isaac Weetra's profile on the official website of the Melbourne Football Club
- Isaac Weetra's playing statistics from AFL Tables