Isaac Weetra
Encyclopedia
Isaac Weetra is a semi-professional Australian rules football
er.
He is notable for his brief Australian Football League
stint, playing with the Melbourne Demons and wearing the No. 28 guernsey.
with the "Flying Boomerangs
" to play against the South Africa's Buffaloes.
Weetra was recruited from Port Adelaide Magpies
in the SANFL at Pick No. 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.
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 Sandringham
in the VFL
.
Weetra was delisted by Melbourne at the conclusion of the 2008 season.
in the SANFL for the start of the 2009 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...
er.
He is notable for his brief Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
stint, playing with the Melbourne Demons and wearing the No. 28 guernsey.
Early life
In 2006 he represented Australia's indigenous youth on tour to South AfricaSouth Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
with the "Flying Boomerangs
Flying Boomerangs
The Flying Boomerangs are the underage Indigenous Australian Australian rules football team.The team has played tests against the South African national Australian rules football team in both Australia and South Africa and more recently against an underage Papua New Guinea, the first international...
" to play against the South Africa's Buffaloes.
Weetra was recruited from Port Adelaide Magpies
Port Adelaide Magpies
The Port Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the South Australian National Football League...
in the SANFL at Pick No. 62 in the 2006 AFL Draft
2006 AFL Draft
The 2006 AFL Draft is a recent national draft of the Australian Football League. The AFL Draft is the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League....
. In 2005, he was awarded the Naish Travers Medal for best on ground during the Whyalla Football League
Whyalla Football League
The Whyalla Football League is an Australian rules football competition based around the town of Whyalla on the east coast of the Eyre Peninsula region of South Australia...
Grand Final, playing for his club West Whyalla.
AFL
Weetra debuted in the AFL in Round 1, 20082008 AFL season
-Round 1 :-Round 2:-Round 3 :-Round 4:-Round 5:-Round 6 :-Round 7:-AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match:-Round 8:...
against Hawthorn
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...
at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
. He was dropped after his second game against 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...
and played the rest of the season for Sandringham
Sandringham Zebras
The Sandringham Football Club, nicknamed The Zebras, is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne that was formed in 1929 and plays in the Victorian Football League . The Zebras have a 5 year alignment agreement with AFL club St Kilda Football Club of which the first season was 2009...
in the VFL
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
.
Weetra was delisted by Melbourne at the conclusion of the 2008 season.
Post AFL
Weetra returned to the Port Adelaide MagpiesPort Adelaide Magpies
The Port Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the South Australian National Football League...
in the SANFL for the start of the 2009 season.