| Shane Cable | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Shane Cable | ||
| Date of birth | (1970-02-21)21 February 1970 (age 55) | ||
| Original team(s) | Perth | ||
| Draft | No. 10,1989 pre-season draft | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1989 | West Coast Eagles | 1 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1989. | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Shane Cable (born 21 February 1970) is a formerAustralian rules footballer who played with theWest Coast Eagles in theVictorian Football League (VFL).
Cable, aNoongar man,[1] is the son ofBarry Cable. He made just one appearance with West Coast, at theWACA Ground in a win over Footscray where he had seven disposals.[2] A wingman, he had initially been listed as an emergency but was named in the team afterChris Waterman was omitted for being late to a team meeting.[3]
He played forPerth at WAFL level and represented theIndigenous All-Stars in 1994. In both1993 and1995 he topped the goal-kicking lists at Perth.Ten seasons later, he stood in for one match as coach ofEast Perth when regular Royals coachWarren Mahony was so ill due toa flu epidemic that he could not speak.[4]
In 2004, Cable launched an Australian rules football magazine,Westside Football, covering the AFL and WAFL.[5]
Cable worked for mining companyRio Tinto. In 2016, he was appointed CEO of Indigenous Construction Resource Group (ICRG), an indigenous contractor set up to create job opportunities in the resources sector for regional Aboriginal communities. ICRG went into liquidation in May 2019.[6][7] Cable later co-owned Resource Operations and Maintenance Services.[8]
