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Maverick Weller

Maverick Weller (born 13 February 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Gold Coast Suns, St Kilda Football Club and Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He currently plays and coaches for the Penguin Football Club in the North West Football League (NWFL).[1]

Maverick Weller
Weller with St Kilda in June 2017
Personal information
Full name Maverick Weller
Nickname(s) Mav
Date of birth (1992-02-13) 13 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Tasmania
Original team(s) Burnie(TSL)
Draft No. 20, 2014 AFL rookie draft: St Kilda
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder/forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2011–2013 Gold Coast 032 0(3)
2014–2018 St Kilda 089 (55)
2019 Richmond 002 0(1)
Total 123 (59)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Career edit

Gold Coast (2011–2013) edit

Weller was pre-signed to the expansion club Gold Coast as a 17-year-old, after playing junior football at Burnie in the Tasmanian State League.[2] He spent 2010 playing for Gold Coast in the VFL one year prior to their AFL entry. He made his AFL debut against the Western Bulldogs in round 3 of the 2011 season.[3] Weller also featured in the Gold Coast's first ever win over Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium on 23 April 2011.[4]

Weller was delisted by the Suns on 2 September 2013 after playing just four games in the 2013 AFL season.

St Kilda (2014–2018) edit

Weller was taken in the 2013 Rookie Draft by St Kilda. He was elevated off the rookie list during the 2014 season, debuting in round 7. In his first season, Weller played 16 games and kicked three goals.

In 2015, Weller was named in St Kilda's leadership group along with captain Nick Riewoldt and fellow players Leigh Montagna, Sean Dempster, Jarryn Geary, David Armitage and Jack Newnes. He played 20 matches and kicked 12 goals in his second season with the Saints. Weller received a one-match ban for an off-the-ball hit on Brisbane's Rohan Bewick in round 9.

Prior to the 2016 season, Weller signed a contract extension with St Kilda, committing to the club until the end of the 2018 season. He was criticised for comments he made about former coach, Guy McKenna, but insisted these comments were taken out of context and has no negative feelings towards McKenna.[5] Weller played his 50th game for St Kilda in the club's round 14, 2016 win against Geelong.

Weller remained a part of St Kilda's leadership group for the 2017 season, with players Seb Ross, Josh Bruce and Dylan Roberton joining the eight-man group. He played 18 matches (nine wins, nine losses) for the season. He suffered an ankle injury in round 6, which kept him sidelined for the Saints' win over the GWS Giants in round 7. He was omitted from the senior side for three matches later in the season, before returning in round 19. Weller kicked his 50th career goal in the Saints' round 10 loss to the Western Bulldogs.

Weller was delisted by the Saints at the end of the 2018 season.[6]

Richmond (2019) edit

In November 2018 the Richmond Football Club signed Weller to a rookie contract under the AFL's newly introduce pre-season supplemental selection rule.[7] Weller played in both of the club's AFL pre-season matches, kicking three goals across the two matches.[8][9] He made his AFL debut for the club in round 1, kicking one goal.[10] Weller played again for the club's AFL side in round 2, before being dropped to reserves level to play out the remainder of the season with the club's VFL side.[11]

Weller announced his retirement from AFL football in September of that year, playing his last match for the club at reserves level in a victorious VFL grand final.[12][13]

Statistics edit

Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2011 Gold Coast 4 15 2 2 88 115 203 36 37 0.1 0.1 5.9 7.7 13.5 2.4 2.5
2012 Gold Coast 4 13 1 2 84 100 184 47 29 0.1 0.2 6.5 7.7 14.2 3.6 2.2
2013 Gold Coast 4 4 0 1 34 35 69 22 11 0.0 0.3 8.5 8.8 17.3 5.5 2.8
2014 St Kilda 44 16 3 7 110 129 239 40 74 0.2 0.4 6.9 8.1 14.9 2.5 4.6
2015 St Kilda 44 20 12 12 164 175 339 67 100 0.6 0.6 8.2 8.8 17.0 3.4 5.0
2016 St Kilda 44 22 24 19 179 181 360 85 84 1.1 0.9 8.1 8.2 16.4 3.9 3.8
2017 St Kilda 44 18 11 18 139 158 297 73 62 0.6 1.0 7.7 8.8 16.5 4.1 3.4
2018 St Kilda 44 13 5 7 88 112 200 54 49 0.4 0.5 6.8 8.6 15.4 4.2 3.8
2019 Richmond 16 2 1 1 17 14 31 6 2 0.5 0.5 8.5 7.0 15.5 3.0 1.0
Career[10] 123 59 69 903 1019 1922 430 448 0.5 0.6 7.3 8.3 15.6 3.5 3.6

Personal life edit

Weller attended Marist Regional College in Burnie, Tasmania. He completed his final year of school at All Saints Anglican School in Gold Coast. He has a younger brother, Lachie Weller, who currently plays for Gold Coast Suns.

References edit

  1. ^ "mav weller — NWFL News". NWFL, North West Football League. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Maverick Weller one of five players delisted by Gold Coast Suns". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. ^ Smart, Nick (11 April 2011), "Close but no cigar for Suns teen", The Gold Coast Bulletin
  4. ^ Fair, Alex (27 April 2011), "Russell's goal seals Suns' maiden victory", The Examiner Newspaper
  5. ^ Cherny, Daniel (12 December 2015). "St Kilda stopper Mav Weller backtracks on criticism of former Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna". The Age. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Saints cut strong-bodied forward after five years - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Tigers to recruit Mav Weller". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  8. ^ Collins, Ben (3 March 2019). . AFL Media. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  9. ^ Guthrie, Ben (9 March 2019). . AFL Media. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Maverick Weller". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  11. ^ "AFL Teams, Round 3 2019: Full squads, team line-ups, benches, emergencies, SuperCoach news, debuts". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  12. ^ Phelan, Jennifer (22 September 2019). "'Great player... great story': Tiger sensation pushes case for GF debut". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  13. ^ Cleary, Mitch (20 September 2019). "Tough Tiger calls it quits after nine-year career across three clubs". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

External links edit

  • Maverick Weller's playing statistics from AFL Tables

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Maverick Weller born 13 February 1992 is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Gold Coast Suns St Kilda Football Club and Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League AFL He currently plays and coaches for the Penguin Football Club in the North West Football League NWFL 1 Maverick WellerWeller with St Kilda in June 2017Personal informationFull nameMaverick WellerNickname s MavDate of birth 1992 02 13 13 February 1992 age 32 Place of birthTasmaniaOriginal team s Burnie TSL DraftNo 20 2014 AFL rookie draft St KildaHeight182 cm 6 ft 0 in Weight85 kg 187 lb Position s Midfielder forwardPlaying career1YearsClubGames Goals 2011 2013Gold Coast0 32 0 3 2014 2018St Kilda0 89 55 2019Richmond0 0 2 0 1 Total123 59 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019 Career highlightsVFL VFL premiership player 2019Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Contents 1 Career 1 1 Gold Coast 2011 2013 1 2 St Kilda 2014 2018 1 3 Richmond 2019 2 Statistics 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksCareer editThis section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Maverick Weller news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Gold Coast 2011 2013 edit Weller was pre signed to the expansion club Gold Coast as a 17 year old after playing junior football at Burnie in the Tasmanian State League 2 He spent 2010 playing for Gold Coast in the VFL one year prior to their AFL entry He made his AFL debut against the Western Bulldogs in round 3 of the 2011 season 3 Weller also featured in the Gold Coast s first ever win over Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium on 23 April 2011 4 Weller was delisted by the Suns on 2 September 2013 after playing just four games in the 2013 AFL season St Kilda 2014 2018 edit Weller was taken in the 2013 Rookie Draft by St Kilda He was elevated off the rookie list during the 2014 season debuting in round 7 In his first season Weller played 16 games and kicked three goals In 2015 Weller was named in St Kilda s leadership group along with captain Nick Riewoldt and fellow players Leigh Montagna Sean Dempster Jarryn Geary David Armitage and Jack Newnes He played 20 matches and kicked 12 goals in his second season with the Saints Weller received a one match ban for an off the ball hit on Brisbane s Rohan Bewick in round 9 Prior to the 2016 season Weller signed a contract extension with St Kilda committing to the club until the end of the 2018 season He was criticised for comments he made about former coach Guy McKenna but insisted these comments were taken out of context and has no negative feelings towards McKenna 5 Weller played his 50th game for St Kilda in the club s round 14 2016 win against Geelong Weller remained a part of St Kilda s leadership group for the 2017 season with players Seb Ross Josh Bruce and Dylan Roberton joining the eight man group He played 18 matches nine wins nine losses for the season He suffered an ankle injury in round 6 which kept him sidelined for the Saints win over the GWS Giants in round 7 He was omitted from the senior side for three matches later in the season before returning in round 19 Weller kicked his 50th career goal in the Saints round 10 loss to the Western Bulldogs Weller was delisted by the Saints at the end of the 2018 season 6 Richmond 2019 edit In November 2018 the Richmond Football Club signed Weller to a rookie contract under the AFL s newly introduce pre season supplemental selection rule 7 Weller played in both of the club s AFL pre season matches kicking three goals across the two matches 8 9 He made his AFL debut for the club in round 1 kicking one goal 10 Weller played again for the club s AFL side in round 2 before being dropped to reserves level to play out the remainder of the season with the club s VFL side 11 Weller announced his retirement from AFL football in September of that year playing his last match for the club at reserves level in a victorious VFL grand final 12 13 Statistics editLegend G Goals K Kicks D Disposals T Tackles B Behinds H Handballs M MarksSeason Team No Games Totals Averages per game G B K H D M T G B K H D M T2011 Gold Coast 4 15 2 2 88 115 203 36 37 0 1 0 1 5 9 7 7 13 5 2 4 2 52012 Gold Coast 4 13 1 2 84 100 184 47 29 0 1 0 2 6 5 7 7 14 2 3 6 2 22013 Gold Coast 4 4 0 1 34 35 69 22 11 0 0 0 3 8 5 8 8 17 3 5 5 2 82014 St Kilda 44 16 3 7 110 129 239 40 74 0 2 0 4 6 9 8 1 14 9 2 5 4 62015 St Kilda 44 20 12 12 164 175 339 67 100 0 6 0 6 8 2 8 8 17 0 3 4 5 02016 St Kilda 44 22 24 19 179 181 360 85 84 1 1 0 9 8 1 8 2 16 4 3 9 3 82017 St Kilda 44 18 11 18 139 158 297 73 62 0 6 1 0 7 7 8 8 16 5 4 1 3 42018 St Kilda 44 13 5 7 88 112 200 54 49 0 4 0 5 6 8 8 6 15 4 4 2 3 82019 Richmond 16 2 1 1 17 14 31 6 2 0 5 0 5 8 5 7 0 15 5 3 0 1 0Career 10 123 59 69 903 1019 1922 430 448 0 5 0 6 7 3 8 3 15 6 3 5 3 6Personal life editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Maverick Weller news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Weller attended Marist Regional College in Burnie Tasmania He completed his final year of school at All Saints Anglican School in Gold Coast He has a younger brother Lachie Weller who currently plays for Gold Coast Suns References edit mav weller NWFL News NWFL North West Football League Retrieved 2 April 2021 Maverick Weller one of five players delisted by Gold Coast Suns Herald Sun News Corp Australia 2 September 2019 Retrieved 4 November 2019 Smart Nick 11 April 2011 Close but no cigar for Suns teen The Gold Coast Bulletin Fair Alex 27 April 2011 Russell s goal seals Suns maiden victory The Examiner Newspaper Cherny Daniel 12 December 2015 St Kilda stopper Mav Weller backtracks on criticism of former Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna The Age Retrieved 21 November 2018 Saints cut strong bodied forward after five years AFL com au afl com au Retrieved 18 October 2018 Tigers to recruit Mav Weller Richmond FC Telstra Media 21 November 2019 Retrieved 22 September 2019 Collins Ben 3 March 2019 Tigers find top gear to topple Dees after slow start AFL Media Telstra Media Archived from the original on 4 November 2018 Retrieved 22 September 2019 Guthrie Ben 9 March 2019 Slow starting Tigers find top gear to down Hawks AFL Media Telstra Media Archived from the original on 5 November 2018 Retrieved 22 September 2019 a b Maverick Weller AFL Tables Retrieved 6 January 2019 AFL Teams Round 3 2019 Full squads team line ups benches emergencies SuperCoach news debuts Fox Sports News Corp Australia 4 April 2019 Retrieved 22 September 2019 Phelan Jennifer 22 September 2019 Great player great story Tiger sensation pushes case for GF debut AFL Media Telstra Media Retrieved 22 September 2019 Cleary Mitch 20 September 2019 Tough Tiger calls it quits after nine year career across three clubs AFL Media Telstra Media Retrieved 22 September 2019 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maverick Weller Maverick Weller s playing statistics from AFL Tables Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maverick Weller amp oldid 1173806694, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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