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Murray Weideman Personal information Full name Murray Weideman Date of birth 16 February 1936 Place of birth Victoria, Australia Original team Preston Districts Height/Weight 187cm / 96kg Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1953–1963 Collingwood 180 (262) Representative team honours Years Team Games (Goals) 1956–1960 Victoria Coaching career3 Years Club Games (W–L–D) 1975–1976 Collingwood 45 (19–26–0) 1 Playing statistics to end of 1963 season .3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1976.Career highlights - Collingwood premiership player 1953
- Collingwood premiership captain 1958
- Collingwood Team of the Century
- Collingwood Life Member
- Copeland Trophy 1957, 1961, 1962
- Collingwood vice-captain 1958–1959
- Collingwood leading goalkicker 1959, 1960, 1962
- Collingwood captain 1960–1963
- Australian Football Hall of Fame, inducted 2007
Murray Weideman (born 16 February 1936) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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Playing career
Weideman is probably best remembered today as Collingwood's 'enforcer' of the late 1950s and early 1960s, loved by the club's supporters, and loathed by those of the opposition.
He made his VFL debut in 1953, and was on the bench for that year's grand final, in which the Magpies defeated Geelong.
When regular Collingwood skipper Frank Tuck was injured and unavailable for the 1958 Grand Final against Melbourne, Weideman's deliberate and continuous intimidation of his star Melbourne opponent Ron Barassi was a major factor in the Magpies eking out an unexpected three goal win.
Awards
Weideman was much more than just the football equivalent of a hit man. He won the Copeland Trophy for Collingwood's best and fairest player in 1957, 1961 and 1962, and was regularly among the Magpies' best players in important games. He retired in 1963.
With his selection as centre half forward in Collingwood's official 'Team of the Twentieth Century' Weideman will continue to be remembered as one of Collingwood's greatest players.
Coaching career
Murray Wiedeman coached West Adelaide in the SANFL from 1968 to 1971, taking The Bloods to the Preliminary Final in 1969.
Weideman made a brief return to his old club Collingwood in 1975 as coach. After a solid debut season which spawned an 11–9 record and fifth place on the ladder, things quickly went bad in 1976 as the club plummeted to its first ever wooden spoon. Weideman was quickly replaced by former multiple time Richmond premiership coach Tom Hafey for the 1977 season.
Wrestling
Weideman's reputation as a football 'hard man' was utilised by the Australian professional wrestling promotion of the day, International Wrestling. While recovering from a shoulder injury sustained during 1962 season, Weideman was induced to enter the wrestling ring in a bid to draw publicity to the ailing promotion. He was paired with Italian-American veteran Salvatore Savoldi as his tag team partner, and generally put over by his opponents. While briefly serving its purpose in attracting publicity, it ultimately resulted in little benefit to either Weideman or International Wrestling.[1]
Family
Weideman's son Mark Weideman also played for Collingwood.
References
- ^ York, Barry (2002). "'Good and Evil' - in the Wrestling Ring". The National Centre for History Education. Commonwealth of Australia. http://www.hyperhistory.org/index.php?option=displaypage&Itemid=716&op=page. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
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Preceded by
Bill Twomey, Jr.Copeland Trophy winner
1957Succeeded by
Thorold MerrettPreceded by
Ray GabelichCopeland Trophy winner
1961–1962Succeeded by
Des TuddenhamCollingwood Football Club 1953 VFL Premiers Collingwood 11.11 (77) defeated Geelong 8.17 (65), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Coach: Kyne Collingwood Football Club 1958 VFL Premiers Collingwood 12.10 (82) defeated Melbourne 9.10 (64), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Coach: Kyne Captains of the Collingwood Football Club 1897: Strickland • 1898: Proudfoot • 1899: Proudfoot/Condon • 1900: Condon • 1901: Proudfoot • 1902–1904: Tulloch • 1905: Pannam • 1906: Dummett/Leach • 1907: Leach • 1908: Leach/Drohan/Nash • 1909: Nash • 1910–1911: Angus • 1912–1913: McHale • 1914–1916: Minogue • 1917–1918: Wilson • 1919: McCarthy • 1920–1921: Lee • 1922: Drummond • 1923: Curtis • 1924–1926: Tyson • 1927–1934: Coventry • 1935–1939: Collier • 1940–1941: Regan • 1942: Kyne • 1943: Regan • 1944: Fricker • 1945: Pannam • 1946–1949: Kyne • 1950–1951: Hocking • 1952–1955: Richards • 1955–1966: Mann • 1957: Twomey • 1958–1959: Tuck • 1960–1963: Weideman • 1964: Gabelich • 1965: Gabelich/Henderson • 1966–1969: Tuddenham • 1970: Water • 1971: Waters/W. Richardson • 1972–1975: W. Richardson • 1976: Tuddenham • 1977: M. Richardson • 1978: Thompson • 1979–1980: R. Shaw • 1981–1982: Moore • 1983–1986: Williams • 1987–1993: T. Shaw • 1994–1998: Brown • 1999–2007: Buckley • 2008: Burns • 2009–: MaxwellCoaches of the Collingwood Football Club 1904: Strickland • 1905–1906: Condon • 1907–1908: Rowell • 1908: Strickland • 1909–1911: Angus • 1912–1949: McHale • 1930: Rush • 1950–1963: Kyne • 1960: Mann • 1964–1971: Rose • 1967; 1972–1974: Mann • 1974: Richards • 1975–1976: Weideman • 1977–1982: Hafey • 1982: Erwin • 1983–1984: Cahill • 1985–1986: Rose • 1986–1995: Matthews • 1996–1999: Shaw • 2000–2011: Malthouse • 2012–: BuckleyItalics denote caretaker coachCopeland Trophy • Collingwood Football Club Best and Fairest Winners 1927: S. Coventry • 1928: H. Collier • 1929: A. Collier • 1930: H. Collier • 1931: Rumney • 1932: S. Coventry • 1933: G. Coventry • 1934: A. Collier • 1935: A. Collier • 1936: Regan • 1937: Fothergill • 1938: Fothergill • 1939: Whelan • 1940: Fothergill • 1941: Murphy • 1942: Panam • 1946: Kyne • 1947: Kyne • 1948: Kyne • 1949: Rose • 1950: Utting • 1951: Rose • 1952: Rose • 1953: Rose • 1954: Mann • 1955: Healey • 1956: Twomey • 1957: Weideman • 1958: Merrett • 1959: Merrett • 1960: Gabelich • 1961: Weideman • 1962: Weideman • 1963: Tuddenham • 1964: Graham • 1965: Steer • 1966: Waters • 1967: Thompson • 1968: Thompson • 1969: Price • 1970: McKenna • 1971: Richardson • 1972: Thompson • 1973: Thompson • 1974: Richardson • 1975: Carman • 1976: Hyde • 1977: Thompson • 1978: R. Shaw/Picken • 1979: Moore • 1980: Moore • 1981: Williams • 1982: Daicos • 1983: Picken • 1984: T. Shaw • 1985: Williams • 1986: Fellowes • 1987: Millane • 1988: Daicos • 1989: Brown • 1990: T. Shaw • 1991: Francis • 1992: McGuane • 1993: McGuane • 1994: Buckley/Brown • 1995: Rocca • 1996: Buckley • 1997: Brown • 1998: Buckley • 1999: Buckley • 2000: Buckley • 2001: Licuria • 2002: Licuria • 2003: Buckley • 2004: Clement • 2005: Clement • 2006: Didak • 2007: Cloke • 2008: Swan • 2009: Swan • 2010: Swan • 2011: PendleburyCollingwood Football Club • Leading Goalkickers 1897: Smith • 1898: Smith • 1899: Smith • 1900: Smith • 1901: Rowell • 1902: Rowell • 1903: Lockwood • 1904: C. Pannam • 1905: C. Pannam • 1906: Lee • 1907: Lee • 1908: Lee • 1909: Lee • 1910: Lee • 1911: Baxter • 1912: Hughes • 1913: Hughes • 1914: Lee • 1915: Lee • 1916: Lee • 1917: Lee • 1918: Wraith • 1919: Lee • 1920: Utting • 1921: Lee • 1922: Coventry • 1923: Coventry • 1924: Coventry • 1925: Coventry • 1926: Coventry • 1927: Coventry • 1928: Coventry • 1929: Coventry • 1930: Coventry • 1931: Coventry • 1932: Coventry • 1933: Coventry • 1934: Coventry • 1935: Coventry • 1936: Coventry • 1937: Coventry • 1938: Todd • 1939: Todd • 1940: Fothergill • 1941: A. Pannam • 1942: A. Pannam • 1943: A. Pannam • 1944: Richards • 1945: Fothergill • 1946: Fothergill • 1947: Mann • 1948: Richards • 1949: Pimm • 1950: Richards • 1951: Dunstan • 1952: Dunstan • 1953: Rose • 1954: Bromage • 1955: Smale • 1956: Smale • 1957: Brewer • 1958: Brewer • 1959: Weideman • 1960: Weideman • 1961: Pay • 1962: Weideman • 1963: Waters • 1964: Waters • 1965: Norman • 1966: Graham • 1967: McKenna • 1968: McKenna • 1969: McKenna • 1970: McKenna • 1971: McKenna • 1972: McKenna • 1973: McKenna • 1974: McKenna • 1975: Carman • 1976: Carman • 1977: Moore • 1978: Moore • 1979: Davis • 1980: Davis • 1981: Daicos • 1982: Daicos • 1983: Richardson • 1984: Williams • 1985: Taylor • 1986: Taylor • 1987: Taylor • 1988: Taylor • 1989: Taylor • 1990: Daicos • 1991: Daicos • 1992: Daicos • 1993: S. Rocca • 1994: S. Rocca • 1995: S. Rocca • 1996: S. Rocca • 1997: S. Rocca • 1998: S. Rocca • 1999: S. Rocca • 2000: A. Rocca • 2001: Tarrant • 2002: Tarrant/A. Rocca • 2003: Tarrant • 2004: Tarrant • 2005: Tarrant • 2006: A. Rocca • 2007: A. Rocca • 2008: Medhurst • 2009: Anthony • 2010: Didak • 2011: ClokeCategories:- Collingwood Football Club players
- Collingwood Football Club coaches
- West Adelaide Football Club coaches
- Copeland Trophy winners
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria
- Albury Football Club players
- Australian professional wrestlers
- 1936 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople of multiple sports
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