Isaac Weetra (born 27 February 1989) is a semi-professional Australian rules footballer. He is notable for his brief Australian Football League (AFL) stint, playing with the

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Early life

In 2006 he represented Australia's indigenous youth on tour to South Africa with the "

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" to play against the South African Buffaloes. Weetra was recruited from

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in the

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(SANFL) with selection number 62 in the

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. In 2005, he was awarded the Naish Travers Medal for best on ground during the

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Grand Final, playing for his club West Whyalla. Weetra’s older brother Paul won the 2007 T.A Evans medal for the reserves league best & fairest playing for his club South Whyalla.

AFL

Weetra debuted in the AFL in round 1,

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against

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at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He was dropped after his second game against the

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and played the rest of the season for Melbourne's

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in the

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(VFL). Weetra was delisted by Melbourne at the conclusion of the 2008 season.

Post AFL

Weetra returned to the

in the SANFL for the start of the 2009 season. Weetra moved onto the Canning Tigers Football Club in Western Australia and later the successful Big Dawgs AFL 9's team. Weetra won the best and fairest in 2013 after finishing a distant second behind Cameron Jackson, formerly of HBL in the south west, in 2012. Jackson has gone on to win a further three of his own including a classic 2021 count where he knocked off current icon Billy Young. Jackson has also received life membership. After some time away from the game and a stint at CBC in Kardinya, Weetra returned to the Canning South Perth footy club in 2022 as part of a wildly successful reserves team that went on to win the flag. Weetra dominated across half back on the big day and was pipped of best on ground honours by perennial umpires pet and local enforcer, ruckman Monte Pollard. Weetra confirm in a statement held at Brookfield Place that he will be returning to the field in 2023 stating he still has plenty to offer. Weetra rightfully returned to half back in the league team in 2023, reportedly in an attempt to put a halt to Jackson’s run of best and fairest wins, currently sitting at 5 after taking the honours again in 2022. After a sparkling start to the season, things looked well on track for Weetra until a run of hamstring injuries interrupted the second half of the year. There are whispers of heading to Kalamunda for 2024 to allow his son to watch him dominate closer to home, but the Tigers remain ever hopeful he’ll be back in the cage.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Weetra, Isaac 1989 births Living people Australian rules footballers from South Australia Melbourne Football Club players Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football Port Adelaide Magpies players Sandringham Football Club players