David Wheadon
Collingwood
AFL career
19 games4 goals
- Debut
- R9 1968 v SME15 June 1968
- Most recent
- R21 1970 v STK22 Aug 1970
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Colac in western Victoria, David Wheadon was a diminutive rover who played a brief but tenacious hand for Collingwood during the late 1960s. He managed 19 senior appearances over three seasons, often finding himself on the fringe of a powerful Magpies lineup that was regularly contesting finals. While his on-field career at the elite level was modest, Wheadon later established a profound legacy as one of the game's pioneer specialist coaches. Renowned as a technical guru in skills acquisition and goalkicking, he spent decades refining the techniques of champions at clubs including Essendon, Geelong, and St Kilda, and authored influential texts on football craft that remain coaching staples today.
Profile
- Born
- 07 May 1948 (age 78y 168d)
- Height
- 177 cm
- Weight
- 74 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Colac in western Victoria, David Wheadon was a diminutive rover who played a brief but tenacious hand for Collingwood during the late 1960s. He managed 19 senior appearances over three seasons, often finding himself on the fringe of a powerful Magpies lineup that was regularly contesting finals. While his on-field career at the elite level was modest, Wheadon later established a profound legacy as one of the game's pioneer specialist coaches. Renowned as a technical guru in skills acquisition and goalkicking, he spent decades refining the techniques of champions at clubs including Essendon, Geelong, and St Kilda, and authored influential texts on football craft that remain coaching staples today.