Paul Wheatley (footballer)

Paul Wheatley
Paul Wheatley
	Wheatley in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Paul Wheatley
Date of birth	12 April 1981 (age 40)
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
2000–2009	Melbourne
	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[]

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

External links[]

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

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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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v t 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