| Maverick Weller | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Weller with St Kilda in June 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Maverick Weller | ||
| Nickname | Mav | ||
| Born | (1992-02-13)13 February 1992 (age 33) Tasmania | ||
| Original team | Burnie(TSL) | ||
| Draft | No. 20,2014 AFL rookie draft:St Kilda | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
| Position | Midfielder/forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2011–2013 | Gold Coast | 32(3) | |
| 2014–2018 | St Kilda | 89 (55) | |
| 2019 | Richmond | 2(1) | |
| Total | 123 (59) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Maverick Weller (born 13 February 1992) is a former professionalAustralian rules footballer who played for theGold Coast Suns,St Kilda Football Club andRichmond Football Club in theAustralian Football League (AFL). He currently plays and coaches for thePenguin Football Club in theNorth West Football League (NWFL).[1]
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Weller was pre-signed to the expansion clubGold Coast as a 17-year-old, after playing junior football atBurnie in theTasmanian State League.[2] He spent 2010 playing forGold Coast in theVFL one year prior to theirAFL entry. He made hisAFL debut against theWestern Bulldogs in round 3 of the2011 season.[3] Weller also featured in the Gold Coast's first ever win over Port Adelaide atAAMI Stadium on 23 April 2011.[4]
Weller was delisted by the Suns on 2 September 2013 after playing just four games in the2013 AFL season.
Weller was taken in the2013 Rookie Draft by St Kilda. He was elevated off the rookie list during the 2014 season, debuting in round 7. In his first season, Weller played 16 games and kicked three goals.
In 2015, Weller was named in St Kilda's leadership group along with captainNick Riewoldt and fellow playersLeigh Montagna,Sean Dempster,Jarryn Geary,David Armitage andJack Newnes. He played 20 matches and kicked 12 goals in his second season with the Saints. Weller received a one-match ban for an off-the-ball hit onBrisbane'sRohan Bewick in round 9.
Prior to the 2016 season, Weller signed a contract extension with St Kilda, committing to the club until the end of the 2018 season. He 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.[5] Weller played his 50th game for St Kilda in the club's round 14, 2016 win againstGeelong.
Weller remained a part of St Kilda's leadership group for the 2017 season, with playersSeb Ross,Josh Bruce andDylan Roberton joining the eight-man group. He played 18 matches (nine wins, nine losses) for the season. He suffered an ankle injury in round 6, which kept him sidelined for the Saints' win over theGWS Giants in round 7. He was omitted from the senior side for three matches later in the season, before returning in round 19. Weller kicked his 50th career goal in the Saints' round 10 loss to theWestern Bulldogs.
Weller was delisted by the Saints at the end of the2018 season.[6]
In November 2018 the Richmond Football Club signed Weller to a rookie contract under the AFL's newly introduce pre-season supplemental selection rule.[7] Weller played in both of the club'sAFL pre-season matches, kicking three goals across the two matches.[8][9] He made his AFL debut for the club in round 1, kicking one goal.[10] Weller played again for the club's AFL side in round 2, before being dropped to VFL level to play out the remainder of the season with the club's VFL side.[11]
Weller announced his retirement from AFL football in September of that year, playing his last match for the club at VFL level in a victorious VFL grand final.[12][13]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2011 | Gold Coast | 4 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 88 | 115 | 203 | 36 | 37 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 7.7 | 13.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 2012 | Gold Coast | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 84 | 100 | 184 | 47 | 29 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 14.2 | 3.6 | 2.2 |
| 2013 | Gold Coast | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 22 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 17.3 | 5.5 | 2.8 |
| 2014 | St Kilda | 44 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 110 | 129 | 239 | 40 | 74 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 14.9 | 2.5 | 4.6 |
| 2015 | St Kilda | 44 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 164 | 175 | 339 | 67 | 100 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 17.0 | 3.4 | 5.0 |
| 2016 | St Kilda | 44 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 179 | 181 | 360 | 85 | 84 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 16.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| 2017 | St Kilda | 44 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 139 | 158 | 297 | 73 | 62 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 16.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 |
| 2018 | St Kilda | 44 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 88 | 112 | 200 | 54 | 49 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 6.8 | 8.6 | 15.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| 2019 | Richmond | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 15.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| Career[10] | 123 | 59 | 69 | 903 | 1019 | 1922 | 430 | 448 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 15.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | ||
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Weller attendedMarist Regional College inBurnie, Tasmania. He completed his final year of school atAll Saints Anglican School inGold Coast. He has a younger brother,Lachie Weller, who currently plays forGold Coast Suns.
