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Wayne Weidemann is probably remembered more for his haircut than his footy career for the Crows.
Weidemann became a cult hero in Adelaide during the mid 90s with his trademark mullet and a wonky nose that looked like he’d come off second best in a headbutting contest with a white rhino.
The flowing blonde hair and goatee combo gave him a menacing look on the footy field, being dubbed “Weed” by the Adelaide faithful, the nickname became a fans delight to yell out any time he came near the ball.
“It was just something that started and then grew. There were a few people in the crowd who did it and then a few more latched on over time. All of a sudden, everyone was doing it,” said Weidemann on the popularity of the “Weeeeeeeeeeeeeed” chant.
After missing out on a chance with Collingwood in his younger days, he was forced to move interstate to pursue his dream, eventually being picked up in the SANFL by a new expansion club, the Crows.
He had a late debut at the age of 24 in 1991 and his career spanned across six years and 68 games for the Crows before retiring short of his 30th birthday.
He was a player fans loved to cheer for, but a player opposition fans loved to hate. A polarising player often touted for his aggressive on-field antics, but antics anyone would carry out if they looked like the definition of a Sunday morning hangover.
Not exactly a goal scoring machine, Wiedermann played hard and he played scary, if that makes sense, becoming an enforcer on the field but someone that was very hit and miss.
He was a staple of the early years for the Crows, who had just come into the competition in 1990, but he could never break out to be the big time player he was touted as when the Crows picked him up.
Wiedemann is still hanging around the footy field, though, doing some coaching work in Tasmania and South Australia, while hitting the grass for the some over-35’s action himself on the odd occasion.
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