Wayne Weidemann
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Wayne Weidemann is an Australian rules football
coach and former player. He is most notable for his career in the Australian Football League
with the Adelaide Crows
.
Nicknamed "Weed", he was a fearsome looking character with long blond hair and a fierce star reminiscent of a Viking
warrior. He had a cult following amongst Adelaide fans, and the collective cry of "Weed" could be heard whenever he went near the ball during an Adelaide home game.
Weidemann played 68 AFL games between 1991-1996 and kicked 26 goals. Before playing with the Crows in the AFL, Weidemann was a player for the Woodville-West Torrens Football Club
in the SANFL. After his retirement from the AFL, he took up the position as senior coach with the West Adelaide Football Club
, before being sacked from the position in 2007.
Wayne was an assistant coach at Devonport in the Tasmanian Statewide Football league and won a William Leitch Medal
while playing for them in 1998.
Weidemann also coached the Coolamon Rovers Football club in the Riverina Football league from 1999-2001, taking them to 2 Grand Finals and one Premiership during his tenure. Wayne is also credited with turning the then struggling club around instilling a professional attitude to the small town club.
In 2010, Weidemann is coaching at SAAFL
Division 2 club PHOS Camden.
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...
coach and former player. He is most notable for his career in the 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...
with the Adelaide Crows
Adelaide Crows
The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, playing in the Australian Football League ....
.
Nicknamed "Weed", he was a fearsome looking character with long blond hair and a fierce star reminiscent of a Viking
Viking
The term Viking is customarily used to refer to the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided, traded, explored and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th century.These Norsemen used their famed longships to...
warrior. He had a cult following amongst Adelaide fans, and the collective cry of "Weed" could be heard whenever he went near the ball during an Adelaide home game.
Weidemann played 68 AFL games between 1991-1996 and kicked 26 goals. Before playing with the Crows in the AFL, Weidemann was a player for the Woodville-West Torrens Football Club
Woodville-West Torrens Football Club
Woodville-West Torrens Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the South Australian National Football League . It was formed in 1990 from an amalgamation of the neighbouring Woodville and West Torrens football clubs and played its inaugural game in 1991...
in the SANFL. After his retirement from the AFL, he took up the position as senior coach with the West Adelaide Football Club
West Adelaide Football Club
West Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the South Australian National Football League . Commonly known as The Bloods and Westies, the clubs home base is City Mazda Stadium located in Richmond, an inner-western suburb of Adelaide.-Early Years :West Adelaide was formed in...
, before being sacked from the position in 2007.
Wayne was an assistant coach at Devonport in the Tasmanian Statewide Football league and won a William Leitch Medal
William Leitch Medal
The William Leitch Medal was an annual award which was presented to the Best and Fairest player in the TANFL/TFL Statewide League.At various times prior to 1930 and between 1935 and 1939 the TFL award was known by other names....
while playing for them in 1998.
Weidemann also coached the Coolamon Rovers Football club in the Riverina Football league from 1999-2001, taking them to 2 Grand Finals and one Premiership during his tenure. Wayne is also credited with turning the then struggling club around instilling a professional attitude to the small town club.
In 2010, Weidemann is coaching at SAAFL
South Australian Amateur Football League
The South Australian Amateur Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in Adelaide, South Australia. Comprising sixty-seven member clubs playing over one hundred and ten matches per week, the SAAFL is one of Australia's largest and strongest Australian rules football...
Division 2 club PHOS Camden.