Michael Weyman (born 13 September 1984) is an Australian former professional

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footballer. Weyman is the older brother of former

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player, Tim Weyman.

Playing career

Born in

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, Weyman played his junior football for the

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. While attending Carroll College in 2001 and Erindale College in 2002, Weyman was selected for the Australian Schoolboys team and was captain of the team. In 2002 and 2003, Weyman was selected for the Junior Kangaroos team and played for the

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U19s in 2003.

National Rugby League

Weyman was signed by the

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. In round 10 of the

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he made his

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debut for Canberra against the

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. In May 2008, Weyman signed a two-year deal with the

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starting in 2009, despite being offered a one-year extension with the Raiders. In 2008, Weyman was suspended for six weeks after punching

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forward Daniel Conn, breaking Conn's nose and leading the media to brand Weyman as a "thug". The incident was the low-point of Weyman's 2008 season and he played only seven

matches for Canberra that year. In 2009, Weyman was selected for Country in the

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match on 8 May 2009. Later that month Weyman was named in the 17-man squad to represent

in the opening game of the 2009 State of Origin series. Weyman made his Origin debut on 3 June 2009, in

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. Weyman missed the final game of the Origin series with an ankle injury. For the 2010 ANZAC Test, Weyman was selected to play for

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from the interchange bench in their victory against

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. Weyman played 2 games for

in the 2010 State of Origin series. Weyman played in the

2010 NRL Grand Final The 2010 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2010 NRL season. Played on Sunday, 3 October at Sydney's ANZ Stadium, the match was contested by the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Sydney Roosters. It was ...

for St. George Illawarra against the

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. Weyman and Conn went head to head again in the Grand Final with Conn being put on report for a late shot on Weyman in the first half. St. George would win the decider 32–8 at

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. In February 2011, Weyman played in the 2011 World Club Challenge for the

against the

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, the Dragons winning 21–15. In an interview with the

regarding Weyman, Dragons coach Wayne Bennett said ''"I'd have him in any team I coached, I wouldn't have a hesitation."'' In 2012, Weyman tore his

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in his right knee and had to have reconstructive surgery. He was ruled out for the rest of the

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having only played 10 games.

Super League

In July 2013, Weyman signed a two-year deal with

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for the 2014 Super League season. During the 2014 season, he scored four tries in four consecutive games which placed him 2nd in the

try charts for a brief period of time. Weyman retired in March 2015.

References

External links

2013 St. George Illawarra Dragons profile
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