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Wayde Skipper

Western Bulldogs, Port Melbourne and Hawthorn

AFL career

60 games20 goals

Debut
R4 2003 v ESS19 Apr 2003
Most recent
EF 2010 v FRE4 Sept 2010

Stats

AFL

2010
HAW
15
5.3
4.7
10.1
2.6
1.2
0.5
3.1
0.1
0.5
60
65
2008
WBD
1
4.0
5.0
9.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
43
41
2007
WBD
6
9.5
3.2
12.7
4.3
0.7
1.0
2.8
0.7
0.2
70
70
2006
WBD
12
4.3
3.5
7.8
2.6
0.4
0.4
1.5
0.4
0.6
47
-
2005
WBD
9
3.4
2.3
5.8
2.1
1.0
1.4
1.0
0.7
0.4
30
-
2004
WBD
5
3.0
2.4
5.4
1.6
0.6
0.6
1.4
0.4
0.2
27
-
2003
WBD
12
2.3
3.0
5.3
2.0
0.4
0.3
0.8
0.2
0.2
26
-

VFL

2013
PME
17
5.4
6.8
12.2
3.2
1.6
1.1
3.7
0.4
0.2
81
2012
PME
16
7.1
6.4
13.6
4.4
1.6
1.1
3.1
0.5
0.4
85
2011
PME
12
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.7
-
-
League
Season
FRE
SUB
EF
8
8
16
4
1
1
18
1
0.1
73
73
COL
MCG
R22
3
6
9
2
1
1
15
3
0.0
52
49
FRE
AS
R21
4
6
10
0
0
0
26
2
0.0
58
72
MEL
MCG
R20
4
8
12
4
2
1
19
4
0.0
74
81
PAD
AAMI
R18
2
2
4
3
1
2
16
3
0.1
43
43
STK
ES
R17
5
3
8
1
1
1
15
1
0.0
41
48
BRL
AS
R16
13
9
22
6
3
0
16
4
1.1
117
149
GEE
MCG
R15
7
2
9
2
3
1
4
6
0.1
60
53
WBD
MCG
R14
5
5
10
4
1
1
12
6
0.0
71
65
ESS
MCG
R13
7
9
16
4
0
0
10
5
0.1
82
87
ADE
AS
R12
9
1
10
2
1
0
11
4
0.1
64
56
PAD
MCG
R11
3
4
7
1
2
0
12
2
0.0
42
53
SYD
MCG
R10
4
3
7
2
1
0
6
3
0.1
44
60
CAR
ES
R9
3
4
7
2
0
0
9
2
0.1
41
43
RCH
MCG
R8
3
1
4
2
1
0
19
0
0.0
37
43

Profile

Born
01 Mar 1983 (age 43y 235d)
Height
194 cm
Weight
95 kg

Teams

Honours

  • VFL Premiership2011

Recruited from West Perth with a late selection in the 2000 National Draft, Wayde Skipper spent nine seasons at the Western Bulldogs but often found himself on the fringe of the senior side. Used primarily as an undersized ruckman and mobile key position utility, he possessed good athleticism but struggled to surpass established talls like Luke Darcy and Will Minson in the pecking order. After being delisted following the 2009 season, he was handed an AFL lifeline by Hawthorn in the rookie draft to provide experienced cover for their depleted ruck division. Skipper played 15 games for the Hawks in 2010—statistically his most consistent campaign—before being delisted again, concluding his career as a resilient journeyman who provided valuable depth.