David Wirrpanda, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

David Wirrpanda

Australian rules footballer

Date of Birth: 03-Aug-1979

Place of Birth: Carlton, Victoria, Australia

Profession: Australian rules footballer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About David Wirrpanda

  • David Selwyn Burralung Merringwuy Galarrwuy Wyal Wirrpanda ( wirr-?-PUN-d?; born 3 August 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer, best known for his career with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL).
  • Born in Melbourne, Wirrpanda was raised in Shepparton, Victoria.
  • David attended Parkmore Primary School in Forest Hill, where in a school football match he kicked 32 goals in one game.
  • He went on to attend Worawa Aboriginal College in Healesville, which had been established by his mother's family.
  • He began his football career with a local team, and subsequently progressed to the Eastern Ranges team in the under-18 TAC Cup.
  • Selected by West Coast during the 1995 draft period, Wirrpanda made his debut for the club during the following season.
  • Having played his first game for West Coast at the age of 16 years and 268 days, he remains the youngest player to have played a senior game for the club. Limited by injuries in his first few seasons, Wirrpanda did not establish himself as a regular player until the early 2000s, usually playing out of a back pocket or across a half-back flank.
  • Outstanding form in these positions led to his selection in the 2005 All-Australian team, and the following season he was a member of the West Coast premiership side that defeated Sydney in the 2006 grand final.
  • Often playing as a small forward towards the end of his career, Wirrpanda retired at the end of the 2009 season, finishing with 227 games for the club.
  • Since the conclusion of his playing career, he has involved himself in charity work, including the establishment of the Wirrpanda Foundation, an organisation supporting Indigenous Australians.
  • Wirrpanda has also expressed a desire to enter politics, and unsuccessfully contested 2013 federal election as the National Party's candidate for the Senate in Western Australia.

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