Graeme Shephard (born 8 March 1949) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for

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in the

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(VFL) during the 1970s. Shephard, a Cooee 'best and fairest' winner in 1969, had his first stint at Collingwood in 1970 but returned to Tasmania the following season. He won his second 'best and fairest' in 1973 and played in Cooee's premiership team that year. A rover who could play as a centreman, Shephard also won the Wander Medal in 1973, the

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's top individual award. Back in Collingwood colours, he participated in VFL finals series in 1974 and 1975. He was a member of another NWFU premiership team with Cooee in 1978, after coaching the club the previous year. A regular Tasmanian interstate representative, he represented his state at the

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. His son

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also played with Collingwood. In 2008, Shephard was inducted into the

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References

* *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. {{DEFAULTSORT:Shephard, Graeme 1949 births Living people Collingwood Football Club players Cooee Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Tasmania Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame inductees