Shane Woewodin
| Shane Woewodin | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Shane Woewodin | ||
| Nickname(s) | Woey | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1976 | ||
| Original team(s) | East Fremantle (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 18, 1997 pre-season draft | ||
| Height / weight | 185 cm / 83 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1997–2002 | Melbourne | 138 (63) | |
| 2003–2005 | Collingwood | 62 (31) | |
| Total | 200 (94) | ||
| International team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2000 | Australia | 2 | |
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 2015–2016 | Brisbane Lions (NEAFL) | 36 (5–31–0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2005.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of 2016.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Shane Woewodin (born 12 July 1976) is a retired Australian rules football player who played 200 games with the Melbourne and Collingwood Football Clubs. He was the recipient of the Brownlow Medal in 2000. He formerly served as the Offensive Skills coach of the Brisbane Lions, and also as the head coach of the Lions' NEAFL reserves team.
Woewodin played the majority of his junior career at the Lynwood Ferndale Junior Football Club predominantly as a centre half-forward. LFJFC was a part of the East Fremantle recruiting zone. Shane attended Kent Street Senior High School as a teenager was made his debut for the seniors of East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) in 1995. In 1997, he was picked up by Melbourne in the pre-season draft.
He had a fine start to his career, playing more than 100 consecutive games from his debut.
The highlight of Woewodin's career remains his 2000 Brownlow Medal victory, in which he capped off a solid season, surprisingly finishing ahead of favourite Scott West of the Western Bulldogs in the votes. Woewodin also played in the losing Grand Final team against Essendon that year.
The 2001 season saw Woewodin suffer the infamous "Brownlow Blues", struggling through injury and poor form as the Demons slid outside the final eight.
In the aftermath of the 2002 season, in which Woewodin improved on his 2001 but was still unable to recapture his 2000 Brownlow-winning form, Melbourne sought to trade Woewodin to Collingwood as they felt he was underperforming given that he became one of the highest-paid AFL footballers at the end of the 2000 season. Woewodin held general discussions with Collingwood initially, but the media speculated that he was keen to remain at Melbourne and ultimately would accept a reduced salary. However, Woewodin was traded to Collingwood for a first-round draft pick (which Melbourne used on South Australian half-back/midfielder Daniel Bell).
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