Shane Woewodin (born 12 July 1976) was an 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.
Woewodin, who attended Kent Street Senior High School as a teenager was made his debut for the seniors of East Fremantle in the 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 mo...
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Shane Woewodin (born 12 July 1976) was an 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.
Woewodin, who attended Kent Street Senior High School as a teenager was made his debut for the seniors of East Fremantle in the 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, finishing ahead of Bulldog Scott West in the votes. Woewodin also played in the losing Grand Final team against Essendon that year.
2001 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, where Woewodin improved on his 2001 but was still unable to recapture his...
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