Tex Wanganeen Explained

Tex Wanganeen
Birth Date:10 October 2003
Debutdate:Round 3, 2022
Debutstadium:Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height:179 cm
Weight:78 kg
Position:Forward
Guernsey:40
Years1:2022–
Games Goals1:5 (1)
Statsend:2023

Tex Wanganeen is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the son of former Essendon and Port Adelaide player Gavin Wanganeen.

Wanganeen played junior football with Walkerville Junior Football Club in South Australia before playing senior football with in the South Australian National Football League.[1] He joined Essendon as a rookie through the pre-season supplemental selection period prior to the 2022 season. He was named as the medical substitute against Brisbane in round two of the 2022 season but was not used. He started the next week against Melbourne, kicking his first goal in the third quarter.

Statistics

Updated to the end of 2023.[2]

|-| 2022 || || 40| 5 || 1 || 3 || 7 || 6 || 13 || 3 || 10 || 0.2 || 0.6 || 1.4 || 1.2 || 2.6 || 0.6 || 2.0|-| 2023 || || 40| 0 || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || –|- class=sortbottom! colspan=3 | Career! 5 !! 1 !! 3 !! 7 !! 6 !! 13 !! 3 !! 10 !! 0.2 !! 0.6 !! 1.4 !! 1.2 !! 2.6 !! 0.6 !! 2.0|}

Notes and References

  1. https://adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/teams/port-adelaide/tex-wanganeen-showing-signs-of-famous-dad-gavin-as-port-adelaide-unveils-sons-of-guns/news-story/26594929749c1d7187148d5179171e05 Tex Wanganeen showing signs of famous dad Gavin
  2. Web site: Tex Wanganeen. AFL Tables. 6 September 2023.