AFL: Two Magpies retire
Sep 17, 2008 News 1 commentShane Wakelin and Ryan Lonie have decided season 2008 was their last.
Shane Wakelin a 192cm, 92kg defender made his AFL debut in 1994. He was recruited from St Kilda and now plays for the Collingwood Magpies. He was born in 1974.
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