Paul Wheatley (footballer)

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer

Paul Wheatley

Wheatley in 2007

Personal information
Full name|  Paul Wheatley
Date of birth|  (1981-04-12) 12 April 1981 (age 43)
Original team(s)|  Preston Knights
Draft|  20th overall, 1999 AFL Draft
Height|  189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight|  88 kg (194 lb)
Position(s)|  Defender
Playing career1
Years|  Club|  Games (Goals)
2000–2009|  Melbourne|  135 (34)

1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2009.

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Paul Wheatley (born 12 April 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL).

A Preston Knights recruit, Wheatley made his debut for the Melbourne Football Club in 2000, after being selected at number 20 in the 1999 AFL Draft.

Wheatley is known for his prodigious kicking, with his ability to pinpoint 60 metre passes using the drop punt. He is also known to be able to kick long distance torpedo punts, which led to speculation that he might try out as an American football punter. Paul polled two votes in the 2007 Brownlow Medal, his first votes, and five votes in 2008, a career high. He has the record in the NAB Cup with the most goals scored outside of 50 m.

Wheatley announced his retirement from the game and played his last match against St Kilda with Matthew Whelan in round 22, 2009. Wheatley played 135 games and kicked 34 goals. Wheatley stated that he intends to nominate for the pre-season draft and failing being picked up by another club will seek a trial in the NFL.[1]

## References

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1. ^ Williams, Rebecca (31 August 2009). "Paul Wheatley out on high despite strain, gastro". Herald Sun. Retrieved 28 January 2011.

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paul Wheatley (footballer).

* Paul Wheatley's Melbourne Football Club profile
* Paul Wheatley's playing statistics from AFL Tables

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1999 AFL national draft

First round|

* 1\. Josh Fraser
* 2\. Paul Hasleby
* 3\. Aaron Fiora
* 4\. Matthew Pavlich
* 5\. Leigh Brown
* 6\. Damian Cupido
* 7\. Danny Roach
* 8\. Joel Corey
* 9\. Caydn Beetham
* 10\. Luke McPharlin
* 11\. Darren Glass
* 12\. Paul Koulouriotis
* 13\. Robert Murphy
* 14\. Travis Gaspar
* 15\. David Spriggs
* 16\. David Haynes
* 17\. Ezra Bray

Second round|

* 18\. Rhyce Shaw
* 19\. Brad Green
* 20\. Paul Wheatley
* 21\. Scott Stevens
* 22\. Ezra Poyas
* 23\. Daniel Foster
* 24\. Jason Blake
* 25\. Brett Johnson
* 26\. Stephen Doyle
* 27\. Cain Ackland
* 28\. Brent Guerra
* 29\. Adam Hunter
* 30\. Jonathan Brown (F/S)
* 31\. Paul Chapman
* 32\. Daniel Giansiracusa
* 33\. Tim Clarke
* 34\. Leon Davis

Third round|

* 35\. Patrick Wiggins
* 36\. Rhett Biglands
* 37\. Mitch Hahn
* 38\. Cameron Ling
* 39\. Scott Homewood
* 40\. David Hille
* 41\. Kane Munro
* 42\. Michael Clark
* 43\. Lindsay Gilbee
* 44\. Shane Morrison (F/S)
* 45\. Marcus Pickett
* 46\. Adam Butler
* 47\. Corey Enright
* 48\. Chance Bateman
* 49\. Ben Cunningham
* 50\. Matthew Whelan

Fourth round|

* 51\. Ricky O'Loughlin
* 52\. Andrew Mills
* 53\. Clayton Lassock
* 54\. Murray Pitts
* 55\. Tim Hazell
* 56\. Ryan O'Keefe
* 57\. Steven Brosnan
* 58\. Patrick Bowden
* 59\. John Barnes
* 60\. Richard Kelly
* 61\. Mark Ainley
* 62\. Ben Johnson
* 63\. Shannon O'Brien
* 64\. Cameron Bruce
* 65\. Justin Cicolella
* 66\. Ryan Hargrave

Fifth round|

* 67\. Robert Shirley
* 68\. Tony Delaney
* 69\. Bill Nicholls
* 70\. Brett Allison
* 72\. Robert Forster-Knight
* 73\. Ryan Houlihan
* 74\. Matthew Burton
* 75\. Dale Baynes
* 77\. Lindsay Smith
* 78\. Ty Zantuck
* 79\. Balraj Singh
* 80\. Jeremy Dukes
* 81\. Troy Makepeace
* 82\. Nick Stone

Sixth round|

* 83\. Matthew Shir
* 86\. Trent Hotton
* 87\. Christian Woodley
* 88\. Michael Clark
* 90\. Andrew Merrington
* 92\. Adam Mathews
* 93\. Joe Allen

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