Sean Wight

For those of a similar name, see Sean Whyte (disambiguation).

Sean Wight
Personal information
Full name John Phillip Wight
Date of birth (1964-03-15)15 March 1964
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 30 June 2011(2011-06-30) (aged 47)
Place of death East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Original team(s) Listowel Emmets (club)/ Kerry (county team)
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1984–1995 Melbourne 150 (63)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1995.
Career highlights

All Australian Team 1987. Represented Victoria 1988

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Phillip "Sean" Wight (15 March 1964 – 30 June 2011) was an Irish-Australian Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL.

He is a member of the Melbourne Football Club Hall of Fame[1] and was named as one of the 150 Heroes of the club during the club's 150th celebrations.[2]

The 185 cm tall, 85 kg Wight played for the Melbourne Football Club between 1985 and 1995, playing 150 games and scoring 63 goals. He is not only the first player to be associated with the Irish experiment but also considered to be one of its most successful products.[2]

  1. ^ "Mark Richardson - Red Winemaker". Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  2. ^ a b Carroll, Lynda (30 June 2011). "Vale Sean Wight". Melbourne Football Club. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2011.