Wayne Headlam
Essendon
AFL career
60 games25 goals
- Debut
- R11 1969 v COL21 June 1969
- Most recent
- R20 1973 v CAR18 Aug 1973
Stats
1973 | ESS | 11 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1972 | ESS | 5 | 7.4 | 1.0 | 8.4 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
1971 | ESS | 22 | 11.4 | 2.7 | 14.1 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
1970 | ESS | 16 | 7.7 | 2.6 | 10.3 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
1969 | ESS | 6 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
Bio
Recruited from local side Pascoe Vale, Wayne "Jex" Headlam was a towering ruckman who carved out a respectable VFL career as a reliable depth player for the Bombers. Standing at 193cm, Headlam initially played in the Essendon Under 19s before returning to the EDFL to win the R.S. Reynolds Medal in 1968, a dominant performance that paved the way for his senior debut the following season. While often serving as a backup option to the club's primary ruckmen, he was a physically strong competitor who finished as the runner-up in the reserves best and fairest in 1969 and won the reserves' most consistent player award in his final year. He departed Windy Hill at the end of 1973 to pursue a successful coaching career in the Diamond Valley league, eventually becoming a dual-league best and fairest winner and captain-coach at Diamond Creek.
Profile
- Born
- 22 Dec 1948 (age 77y 303d)
- Height
- 193 cm
- Weight
- 95 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from local side Pascoe Vale, Wayne "Jex" Headlam was a towering ruckman who carved out a respectable VFL career as a reliable depth player for the Bombers. Standing at 193cm, Headlam initially played in the Essendon Under 19s before returning to the EDFL to win the R.S. Reynolds Medal in 1968, a dominant performance that paved the way for his senior debut the following season. While often serving as a backup option to the club's primary ruckmen, he was a physically strong competitor who finished as the runner-up in the reserves best and fairest in 1969 and won the reserves' most consistent player award in his final year. He departed Windy Hill at the end of 1973 to pursue a successful coaching career in the Diamond Valley league, eventually becoming a dual-league best and fairest winner and captain-coach at Diamond Creek.