Gerrick Peter Weedon was born on 25 May 1991 and is an Australian rules footballer who previously played with the Claremont Football Club in the West Australian Football League and the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.
16 Facts About Gerrick Weedon
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Originally from the Kimberley region of Western Australia, Weedon moved to Perth to play for Claremont, before being recruited by West Coast with the 22nd pick overall in the 2009 National Draft, playing his first game for the club in round seven of the 2011 season.
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Gerrick Weedon was delisted from West Coast at the end of the 2012 season.
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Gerrick Weedon grew up in Broome and Tom Price in northern Western Australia.
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Gerrick Weedon started school at St Mary's College in Broome, where he was in the inaugural intake at the West Kimberley Football Academy in 2006, and later moved to Perth to attend secondary school at Clontarf Aboriginal College, where he was involved in the school's football academy.
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Gerrick Weedon represented Claremont's team in the colts competition in 2008 and 2009, playing in the club's premiership win over Peel Thunder in the latter season.
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Gerrick Weedon was recruited to the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League with the 22nd pick overall in the 2009 National Draft.
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Gerrick Weedon missed most of his first pre-season due to injury, and spent much of the 2010 season in Claremont's reserves team, although he did play four senior games for the club, making his debut in round nine.
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Gerrick Weedon started the season in Claremont's seniors, kicking 10 goals in his first five matches, but was elevated to West Coast's line-up after Patrick McGinnity was ruled out due to illness.
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Gerrick Weedon was named as the substitute for the match, and came on the final quarter, recording three disposals and two tackles in limited game-time.
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Gerrick Weedon returned to the WAFL the next week, playing in all of Claremont's remaining games for the season.
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Gerrick Weedon represented the club in two Foxtel Cup matches.
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Gerrick Weedon again played in Claremont's premiership-winning side, recording six disposals in the club's win over East Fremantle.
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Gerrick Weedon was delisted from West Coast at the end of the 2012 season.
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Gerrick Weedon generally plays either as a forward pocket or across the half-forward line.
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Gerrick Weedon was later given the number 44 guernsey, which had been Wirrpanda's number prior to his retirement.