1. Austin Wonaeamirri was born on 2 October 1988 and is a professional Australian rules football player of indigenous origin.
14 Facts About Austin Wonaeamirri
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Austin Wonaeamirri previously played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League.
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Austin Wonaeamirri began playing football at the age of six and as a junior, he for Muluwurri Magpies in the Tiwi Islands Football League, and was a young member of the club's senior side.
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Austin Wonaeamirri lost his mother at the age of 12 and was brought up by his father, Matthew.
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Austin 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.
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Austin Wonaeamirri was named in the inaugural list of the Tiwi Bombers, as one of their youngest stars.
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Austin Wonaeamirri 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.
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Austin Wonaeamirri joined Aaron Davey and Matthew Whelan as current Melbourne Demons players from Darwin.
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The breakthrough for Austin Wonaeamirri was his four goals in the stirring round 7 come-from-behind victory against the Fremantle at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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Austin Wonaeamirri picked up an AFL Rising Star Award nomination for his outstanding performance against the Dockers.
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In 2009, Austin Wonaeamirri chose to change from guernsey number 39 to 33, a number previously worn by indigenous idols Jeff Farmer and Byron Pickett.
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Austin Wonaeamirri lost weight and was selected for the Indigenous All-Stars to play against the Adelaide Crows, where he kicked two goals and was named among the best for the side.
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Austin Wonaeamirri had a poor 2011 season, partially due to his father's death in May, which derailed his pre-season.
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Austin Wonaeamirri took time off and returned home to the Tiwi Islands before returning to Melbourne midway through the season and managing to play five matches.