David Wojcinski

David Wojcinski
Personal information
Full name	David Wojcinski
Date of birth	18 September 1980 (1980-09-18) (age 31)
Original team	Gippsland Power (TAC Cup)
Draft	Pick 24, 1998, Geelong
Height/Weight	180cm / 80kg
Club information
Current club	Geelong
Number	40
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1999 –	Geelong	199 (66)
International team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2010–2011	Australia	2
1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .
Career highlights
AFL AFL Premiership Player 2007 AFL Premiership Player 2009 AFL Premiership Player 2011 Geelong Football Club Most Improved Player award 2004

David "Wojo" Wojcinski (born 18 September 1980) is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Career

Wojcinski made his debut in 1998 . He won the club's Most Improved Player award for 2004.

In 2007 he returned from a serious knee injury to play a major part for the Geelong side with his pace off half back. He was rewarded with a premiership medal in September.

After injuring a tendon in his right finger during a 2008 pre-season practice match against the Richmond Tigers,^[1] Wojcinski found he required surgery to his little finger.^[1] He made a quick recovery from this surgery, playing against Essendon in Round 2. Whilst 2008 begun well for Wojcinski, Round 15 saw him injure an achilles tendon, ruling him out until the Preliminary final against the Western Bulldogs more than two months later. ^[2] His lack of match fitness jeopardized his selection for the Grand Final side, which was announced on September 5, 2008. The selection left Wojcinski out of the starting 22, and as an emergency, Paul Chapman was chosen over him after returning from his own injury. Mark Thompson, coach of the Geelong Cats, confirmed the reason for "Wojo" missing out was simply due to his bad run with injury. He quoted^[3] "fit and in good form he's (Wojcinski) in our best 22, no doubt. And everybody in the room, everybody that knows Geelong would know that,".

David continues to impress with his electrifying speed both from the half-back flank and through the midfield, currently a solid and consistent contributor in the side.

Personal life

Wojcinski grew up in Heyfield, Victoria. He is the son of Lee and Charlie Wojcinski and has three sisters: Deanne, Sarah and Emma. Wojcinski married partner Casey in October 2008 at Port Douglas, after much disappointment after being dropped from the AFL Grand Final. David and Casey are parents of two sons, Alfie (born September 29, 2006) and Monty (born September 23, 2009).

In 2008, Wojcinski was an ambassador for an anti-booze-fuelled violence campaign run by the Geelong Advertiser titled "Just Think".^[4] In this role, Wojcinski appeared in advertising alongside fellow ambassadors, and Geelong teammates, Tom Harley and James Kelly.^[4]

Statistics

Statistics are correct end of 2008 season (September 27, 2008)^[5]

Season	Team	No.	Games	Goals	Behinds	Kicks	Marks	Handballs	Disposals
1999	Geelong	40	5	1	1	7	0	9	16
2000	Geelong	40	9	1	1	49	15	27	76
2001	Geelong	40	6	0	0	32	4	18	50
2002	Geelong	40	17	4	1	119	35	71	190
2003	Geelong	40	18	7	4	152	38	71	223
2004	Geelong	40	21	9	9	172	54	104	276
2005	Geelong	40	2	0	2	21	7	8	29
2006	Geelong	40	15	1	6	116	45	80	196
2007	Geelong	40	25	14	9	196	77	185	381
2008	Geelong	40	14	8	8	118	46	116	234
Totals			132	45	41	982	321	689	1671

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Surgery for Cats defender". Herald Sun. 11 March 2008. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23355488-11088,00.html. Retrieved 16 February 2009. 
2. ^ namehttp://www.aapracing.com.au/news/search-results/SSRS-article36309-tendon-page13-encMzY3NTA6MzYzODA6MzYzMDk6MzYwOTA6MzU5MTM6MzU4ODI6MzU3NTY6MzU2NzQ6MzU1MTU6MzU0MDM6
3. ^ <http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/26/2375319.htm>
4. ^ ^{a b} Devic, Aleks (5 December 2008). "Just Think campaign reaches new heights". Geelong Advertiser. http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2008/12/05/35625_news.html. Retrieved 16 February 2009. 
5. ^ "David Wojcinski statistics". AFL Tables. http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/D/David_Wojcinski.html. Retrieved 16 February 2009. 

External links

• David Wojcinski's profile on the Official AFL Website of the Geelong Football Club
• David Wojcinski's statistics from AFL Tables

Awards
Preceded by Tom Lonergan	Geelong F.C. Community Champion Award 2008 With: Tom Harley and James Kelly	Succeeded by Mathew Stokes

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Name	Wojcinski, David
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Date of birth	18 September 1980
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