Austin Wonaeamirri
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Austin Wonaeamirri playing for the Tiwi Bombers in February 2016
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| Full name | Austin Wonaeamirri | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory | ||
| Original team(s) | St Mary's Football Club (NTFL) | ||
| Draft | 19th overall, 2007 AFL Rookie Draft Melbourne |
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| Position(s) | Forward pocket | ||
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| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2008–2011 | Melbourne | 31 (37) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2011.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Austin Wonaeamirri (born 2 October 1988) is a professional Australian rules football player of indigenous (Tiwi) origin. He previously played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Wonaeamirri was born and grew up on the Tiwi Islands in the remote community of Snake Bay and Milikapiti, on Melville Island. He began playing football at the age of six and as a junior, he played in the Tiwi Islands Football League. He lost his mother at the age of 12 and was brought up by his father, Matthew.
Wonaeamirri played senior football in both the TIFL and the Northern Territory Football League in Darwin, Northern Territory, where he was a junior star for the St Mary's Football Club.
He was named in the inaugural list of the Tiwi Bombers, as one of their youngest stars. He was a solid contributor for the Bombers during the record thrashing of Rumbalara Football Club in their historic encounter at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as a curtainraiser to the "Dreamtime at the 'G" match between the Essendon Bombers and Richmond Tigers.
After being overlooked in the 2006 AFL Draft, Wonaeamirri moved to Adelaide in South Australia to play in the SANFL for the Norwood Football Club to increase his chances of being drafted from a more competitive league.
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