Sharrod Wellingham
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Sharrod Wellingham is a professional Australian rules football
player currently playing for the Collingwood Football Club
in the Australian Football League
.
A pacy wingman from Western Australia, Wellingham became the fifth Indigenous footballer on the Magpies list having been selected with the 10th pick in the 2006 AFL Rookie Draft
.
Wellingham's initial season at the club was spent with Collingwood's VFL affiliate side, Williamstown
, where he impressed with his form, becoming a regular in the senior side, highlighted by a Best On Ground performance against the Casey Scorpions
in Round 3.
Due to VFL limits on the number of AFL-listed players eligible for selection against non AFL-affiliated clubs, Wellingham was demoted to the Williamstown reserves towards the end of 2007. Despite this Wellingham was promoted to the Collingwood senior list to replace Chris Egan
. Despite being named an emergency in round 19 against Richmond, he did not make his Collingwood debut in 2007 and was subsequently been demoted back to 'rookie' status. He survived the cut post-season, and remained on the Collingwood 2008 rookie list. The club thinks highly of him, as evidenced by his shift in guernsey numbers, switching from the lowly 41 to Guy Richards
' old number 21.
In January 2008, Collingwood announced they were ending their sponsorship from the Traffic Accident Commission after Wellingham was charged with drink-driving. Wellingham was moving a car 100 metres up the road (so he says, the other AFL players with him had been drinking) after being out on Saturday 5 January, when he was pulled over by the police. The club fined him $5000.
Before the Anzac Day Clash Between Essendon and Collingwood he was promoted to the senior list again and is again named as an emergency for the Anzac Day clash. On ANZAC Day 2008 Anthony Rocca pulled out of the match which let Wellingham make his debut.
Since 2008, Wellingham has gone on to entrench himself as a vital member of Collingwood's midfield. His pace, footskills, overhead marking and ferocity at the contest have become valuable assets to the Magpies' side.
He played in the victorious 2010 grand final-winning team.
He put himself in the spotlight with a career-best 37 possessions in the 2011 Queen's Birthday game against Melbourne, where he stood up in the absence of a number of star team-mates to lead Collingwood to a dominant 88 point win.
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...
player currently playing for the Collingwood Football Club
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
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.
A pacy wingman from Western Australia, Wellingham became the fifth Indigenous footballer on the Magpies list having been selected with the 10th pick in the 2006 AFL Rookie 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....
.
Wellingham's initial season at the club was spent with Collingwood's VFL affiliate side, Williamstown
Williamstown Football Club
The Williamstown Football Club, nicknamed The Seagulls, is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne and are currently playing in the Victorian Football League...
, where he impressed with his form, becoming a regular in the senior side, highlighted by a Best On Ground performance against the Casey Scorpions
Casey Scorpions
The Casey Scorpions Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the Victorian Football League . The club was founded in 1903 as the Springvale Football Club and played under the name Springvale. In its history it has won 21 premierships...
in Round 3.
Due to VFL limits on the number of AFL-listed players eligible for selection against non AFL-affiliated clubs, Wellingham was demoted to the Williamstown reserves towards the end of 2007. Despite this Wellingham was promoted to the Collingwood senior list to replace Chris Egan
Chris Egan (footballer)
Chris Egan is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Picked up by Collingwood with their first round draft pick, tenth overall, in the 2004 AFL Draft from Rumbalara on the Murray...
. Despite being named an emergency in round 19 against Richmond, he did not make his Collingwood debut in 2007 and was subsequently been demoted back to 'rookie' status. He survived the cut post-season, and remained on the Collingwood 2008 rookie list. The club thinks highly of him, as evidenced by his shift in guernsey numbers, switching from the lowly 41 to Guy Richards
Guy Richards
Guy Richards is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.From Coldstream, Richards was drafted in the 2000 National Draft to Collingwood, but took until 2004 to make his AFL debut...
' old number 21.
In January 2008, Collingwood announced they were ending their sponsorship from the Traffic Accident Commission after Wellingham was charged with drink-driving. Wellingham was moving a car 100 metres up the road (so he says, the other AFL players with him had been drinking) after being out on Saturday 5 January, when he was pulled over by the police. The club fined him $5000.
Before the Anzac Day Clash Between Essendon and Collingwood he was promoted to the senior list again and is again named as an emergency for the Anzac Day clash. On ANZAC Day 2008 Anthony Rocca pulled out of the match which let Wellingham make his debut.
Since 2008, Wellingham has gone on to entrench himself as a vital member of Collingwood's midfield. His pace, footskills, overhead marking and ferocity at the contest have become valuable assets to the Magpies' side.
He played in the victorious 2010 grand final-winning team.
He put himself in the spotlight with a career-best 37 possessions in the 2011 Queen's Birthday game against Melbourne, where he stood up in the absence of a number of star team-mates to lead Collingwood to a dominant 88 point win.
External links
- Sharrod Wellingham's 2007 Playing Record