1. Wayne Campbell was born on 23 September 1972 and is a retired Australian rules football player and administrator for the Richmond Football Club in the AFL.
16 Facts About Wayne Campbell
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Wayne Campbell had assistant coaching roles at the Western Bulldogs for two years.
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On 29 December 2013, it was announced that Campbell had been appointed as the AFL National Umpiring Director replacing Jeff Gieschen and he commenced in his new role in mid-January 2014.
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Wayne Campbell joined Richmond via the 1989 National Draft being the club's fifth pick.
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Wayne Campbell previously played with his best mate Tony Maguire at Golden Square juniors.
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Wayne Campbell was club captain from 2001 to 2004 and was succeeded by Kane Johnson.
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Wayne Campbell was regarded as a very consistent player who played in the forward line, the backline and on the wing, before becoming the prime mover in the Richmond midfield during the mid-to-late 1990s with a reputation as a first-class decision maker.
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Wayne Campbell won the Jack Dyer Medal four times, in 1995,1997,1999 and 2002.
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Wayne Campbell received two All-Australian guernseys in 1995 and 1999.
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In June 2013, Wayne Campbell was inducted into the Richmond Hall of Fame.
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Wayne Campbell had a five-year stint in non-playing roles at Richmond, his last being Manager of VFL Strategy.
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Wayne Campbell was an assistant coach at the Western Bulldogs for two years, under Rodney Eade.
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Wayne Campbell then returned to Richmond in an administrative role.
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In 2013 Wayne Campbell was appointed the AFL's national umpiring director, responsible for the development of the AFL's senior umpiring panel and the overall strategy for umpiring at all levels of the game.
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Wayne Campbell left the umpiring job to become the football manager for the GWS Giants from 2016 to 2019, during which period the Giants reached the AFL finals every year including the grand final in 2019.
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In 2021 Wayne Campbell took up the football manager role at the Gold Coast Suns.