Shane Woewodin (born 12 July 1976) is a retired Australian rules football player who played 200 games with the Melbourne and Collingwood Football Clubs. He was the recipient of the Brownlow Medal in 2000. He formerly served as the Offensive Skills coach of the Brisbane Lions, and also as the head coach of the Lions' NEAFL reserves team. Early career Born to Ukrainian parents, Woewodin played the majority of his junior career at the Lynwood Ferndale Junior Football Club predominantly as a centre half-forward. LFJFC was a part of the East Fremantle recruiting zone. Shane attended Kent Street Senior High School as a teenager was made his debut for the seniors of East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) in 1995. In 1997, he was picked up by Melbourne in the pre-season draft. AFL career Melbourne He had a fine start to his career, playing more than 100 consecutive games from his debut. The highlight of Woewodin's career remains his 2000 Brownlow Medal victory, in which he finished ahead of favourite Scott West of the Western Bulldogs in the votes. Woewodin also played in the losing Grand Final team against Essendon that year. The 2001 season saw Woewodin suffer the infamous "Brownlow Blues", struggling through injury and poor form as the Demons slid outside the final eight. Collingwood In the aftermath of the 2002 season, in which Woewodin improved on his 2001 but was still unable to recapture his 2000 Brownlow-winning form, Melbourne sought to trade Woewodin to Collingwood as they felt he was underperforming given that he became one of the highest-paid AFL footballers at the end of the 2000 season. Woewodin held general discussions with Collingwood initially, but the media speculated that he was keen to remain at Melbourne and ultimately would accept a reduced salary. However, Woewodin was traded to Collingwood for a first-round draft pick (which Melbourne used on South Australian half-back/midfielder Daniel Bell). In the days and weeks following his trade, it was revealed that Melbourne approached Woewodin at the end of the season with the view of negotiating a salary reduction. It was rumoured that Woewodin offered to reduce his $500,000 per year contract by approximately $50,000 per year. However, Melbourne officials publicly stated that, specific figures aside, it was clear that Woewodin would never agree to the (substantial) reduction they had in mind. Accordingly, they entered into confidential negotiations with Collingwood.