- Wayde Skipper
Infobox afl player
firstname = Wayde
lastname = Skipper
birthdate = birth date and age|df=yes|1983|3|1
birthplace =
originalteam =West Perth Football Club
heightweight = 193cm / 90kg
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = Round 4, 19 April 2003
debutteam = Melbourne
debutopponent = Essendon
debutstadium =Telstra Dome ,Melbourne
playingteams =Western Bulldogs (2001-)44 games, 19 goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 2007
careerhighlights =Wayde Skipper (born 1 March 1983) is an Australian Rules footballer for the
Western Bulldogs . Standing at 193cm, Skipper won the 2003 best first year player for the club.Skipper was drafted to the Western Bulldogs through the
2000 AFL Draft as a 5th round selection, number 70 overall.Skipper not noted for kicking goals, kicked 6 goals in Round 17 of 2005 against Geelong at the Telstra Dome. The Dogs won the game.
In 2007, Skipper took a big pack mark in goalsquare against St Kilda in Round 21. The goal he kicked put the Dogs in front with a minute remaining. The Saints however, after a 75m pass from Jason Gram from defence to Nick Riewoldt 50 meters out on the boundary line, kicked a point through Riewoldt on the siren to level the scores for the 4th draw of the season.
External links
*Wbplayer|ref=14629
*AflRleague|ref=W/Wayde_Skipper.html
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