Wayne Campbell

Wayne Campbell (born 23 September 1972) is a retired Australian rules football player and administrator for the Richmond Football Club in the AFL. He also had assistant coaching roles at the Western Bulldogs for two years.[1]

This article is about the Australian AFL football identity. For the fictional character created by Mike Myers, see Wayne's World.
Wayne Campbell
Campbell with the GWS Giants in the 2019 AFL Grand Final Parade
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-09-23) 23 September 1972
Original team(s) Golden Square
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1991–2005 Richmond 297 (172)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2005.
Career highlights

AFL

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

On 29 December 2013, it was announced that Campbell had been appointed as the AFL National Umpiring Director replacing Jeff Gieschen and he commenced in his new role in mid-January 2014.[2]

Richmond career

Playing career

Campbell joined Richmond via the 1989 National Draft being the club's fifth pick (No. 29 overall).[3] In a 15 season career from 1991 until 2005, Campbell played 297 games, three games short of the coveted 300-game milestone and the fourth-most in club history.[4] He was club captain from 2001 to 2004 and was succeeded by Kane Johnson. Campbell was regarded as a very consistent player who played in the forward line, the backline and on the wing, before becoming the prime mover in the Richmond midfield during the mid-to-late 1990s with a reputation as a first-class decision maker.[3]

Campbell won the Jack Dyer Medal (the award for the Best and Fairest player at the Richmond Football Club) four times, in 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2002. He was also runner-up in 1992, 1993 and 2001. He placed third for the award in 1998.

Campbell also received two All-Australian guernseys (awarded to players adjudged the best in their positions in the AFL competition) in 1995 and 1999. In addition, he represented Victoria in State of Origin matches and Australia in International Rules Series matches.

In 1995 he was favourite to win the Brownlow Medal (awarded to the Best and Fairest player in the AFL competition), having won various other media awards, but he polled poorly.

In June 2013, Campbell was inducted into the Richmond Hall of Fame.[4][3]

Coaching and administration career

Campbell had a five year stint in non-playing roles at Richmond, his last being Manager of VFL Strategy.[2] Richmond’s General Manager of Football, Dan Richardson, praised Campbell's work with the club saying, "Most recently, he has done an outstanding job in developing and implementing the strategy aligned to the establishment of the Club’s new VFL team."[2]

Campbell was an assistant coach at the Western Bulldogs for two years (2007 and 2008), under Rodney Eade.[1]

Statistics
[5]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
AFL playing statistics
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1991 Richmond 4612561436620936210.40.511.95.517.43.01.80
1992 Richmond 9212110331224555100281.00.515.810.726.44.81.33
1993 Richmond 92081633515248792340.40.816.87.624.44.61.75
1994 Richmond 920111124315339654260.60.612.27.719.82.71.30
1995 Richmond 925161542017459490390.60.616.87.023.83.61.610
1996 Richmond 921151132518150667410.70.515.58.624.13.22.04
1997 Richmond 9214735020555583370.20.316.79.826.44.01.86
1998 Richmond 92113631124455568650.60.314.811.626.43.23.14
1999 Richmond 92217438017555594350.80.217.38.025.24.31.610
2000 Richmond 91714623914738699350.80.414.18.622.75.82.17
2001 Richmond 925168346261607114710.60.313.810.424.34.62.84
2002 Richmond 92212729721651391690.50.313.59.823.34.13.18
2003 Richmond 99541166818444130.60.412.97.620.44.91.46
2004 Richmond 17192123718041797490.10.112.59.521.95.12.61
2005 Richmond 922136201206407114320.60.39.19.418.55.21.52
Career 297 172 118 4274 2652 6926 1243 595 0.6 0.4 14.4 8.9 23.3 4.2 2.0 70

References
  1. Paton, Al (29 December 2013). "Former Richmond captain Wayne Campbell appointed new AFL umpires boss". Herald Sun. News Ltd. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  2. "Campbell appointed AFL National Umpiring Director". Richmond Football Club. Richmond Football Club. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  3. Greenberg, Tony (15 June 2013). "Hall of Fame inductee: Wayne Campbell". Richmond Football Club. Richmond Football Club. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  4. Pierik, Jon (16 June 2013). "Tigers honour famous quartet". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  5. Wayne Campbell's player profile at AFL Tables

Further reading
  • Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996
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