Gavin Wanganeen
Known for
Acting
Born
June 18, 1973 (age 53)
Birthplace
Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia
Biography
Gavin Wanganeen is a former Australian rules footballer and, after retirement, artist. He played for the Essendon Football Club and Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), and also for the Port Adelaide Magpies in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). A Brownlow Medal winner and Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee, Wanganeen was appointed Port Adelaide's inaugural captain upon entry into the AFL in 1997 and is the first Indigenous Australian footballer to win the Brownlow Medal and reach the 300-game milestone at senior VFL/AFL level.
Best known work
Wanga - The Gavin Wanganeen Story
2006
Dreamtime Showtime
2012
The Passion to Play
2000