Clinton Wolf (born 18 December 1968) is an

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leader and former

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er.

Football career

Wolf began his career with

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in 1988 before moving to the

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in the

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, playing in their premiership side. He missed the 1992 season due to work in Kalgoorlie, but despite a major knee reconstruction early in the season recovered to play in the

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Tiger premiership team. Continued solid form in 1994 saw Wolf make the inaugural squad of the

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in the

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. Wolf only played four matches for Fremantle in the

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before retiring due to recurring knee injuries.

Working life

As a

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, Wolf was the executive director of the

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Land and Sea Council

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representative body from 1998 to 2001. He is currently Chief Executive Officer of the Western Desert Land Aboriginal Corporation.Bain, Di
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29 July 2007 He is, as of 2011, chairperson of the Western Australian Aboriginal Lands Trust.

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Fremantle Football Club players Claremont Football Club players Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football Indigenous Australians from Western Australia Living people 1968 births Australian rules footballers from Western Australia People from Carnarvon, Western Australia East Fremantle Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1960s-stub