1. Maverick Weller was born on 13 February 1992 and is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Gold Coast Suns, St Kilda Football Club and Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League.
24 Facts About Maverick Weller
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Maverick Weller currently plays and coaches for the Penguin Football Club in the North West Football League.
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Maverick Weller spent 2010 playing for Gold Coast in the VFL one year prior to their AFL entry.
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Maverick Weller made his AFL debut against the Western Bulldogs in round 3 of the 2011 season.
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Maverick Weller featured in the Gold Coast's first ever win over Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium on 23 April 2011.
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Maverick Weller was delisted by the Suns on 2 September 2013 after playing just four games in the 2013 AFL season.
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Maverick Weller was taken in the 2013 Rookie Draft by St Kilda.
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Maverick Weller was elevated off the rookie list during the 2014 season, debuting in round 7.
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In 2015, Maverick Weller was named in St Kilda's leadership group along with captain Nick Riewoldt and fellow players Leigh Montagna, Sean Dempster, Jarryn Geary, David Armitage and Jack Newnes.
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Maverick Weller played 20 matches and kicked 12 goals in his second season with the Saints.
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Maverick Weller received a one-match ban for an off-the-ball hit on Brisbane's Rohan Bewick in round 9.
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Maverick Weller was criticised for comments he made about former coach, Guy McKenna, but insisted these comments were taken out of context and has no negative feelings towards McKenna.
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Maverick Weller played his 50th game for St Kilda in the club's round 14,2016 win against Geelong.
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Maverick Weller remained a part of St Kilda's leadership group for the 2017 season, with players Seb Ross, Josh Bruce and Dylan Roberton joining the eight-man group.
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Maverick Weller played 18 matches for the season.
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Maverick Weller suffered an ankle injury in round 6, which kept him sidelined for the Saints' win over the GWS Giants in round 7.
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Maverick Weller was omitted from the senior side for three matches later in the season, before returning in round 19.
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Maverick Weller kicked his 50th career goal in the Saints' round 10 loss to the Western Bulldogs.
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Maverick Weller was delisted by the Saints at the end of the 2018 season.
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Maverick Weller played in both of the club's AFL pre-season matches, kicking three goals across the two matches.
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Maverick Weller made his AFL debut for the club in round 1, kicking one goal.
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Maverick Weller played again for the club's AFL side in round 2, before being dropped to reserves level to play out the remainder of the season with the club's VFL side.
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Maverick Weller completed his final year of school at All Saints Anglican School in Gold Coast.
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Maverick Weller has a younger brother, Lachie Weller, who currently plays for Gold Coast Suns.