0 8 ▁season ▁he ▁retired ▁after ▁Col ling wood ' s ▁loss ▁in ▁the ▁semi ▁final ▁against ▁St ▁K ilda ▁ended ▁the ▁team ' s ▁season . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁W ak elin ▁appeared ▁on ▁a ▁sh am po o ▁commercial ▁for ▁S uns il k ▁Base ▁Element s , ▁which ▁also ▁featured ▁fellow ▁Col ling wood ▁players ▁Bro die ▁Holland ▁and ▁Richard ▁Cole . ▁This ▁wooden ▁performance ▁earned ▁him ▁the ▁" Tool ▁of ▁the ▁Year " ▁on ▁A FL ▁variety ▁show ▁Before ▁the ▁Game . ▁ ▁Environment al ▁activ ism ▁ ▁W ak elin ▁is ▁a ▁strong ▁supp orter ▁of ▁sust ain able ▁transport , ▁and ▁fam ously ▁sold ▁his ▁car ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁for ▁environmental ▁reasons , ▁using ▁public ▁transport ▁and ▁b icy cles ▁as ▁an ▁alternative , ▁even ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁football ▁matches ▁he ▁was ▁playing ▁in . ▁On ▁ 5 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁a ▁st unt ▁for ▁Melbourne ▁radio ▁station ▁Gold ▁FM ' s ▁breakfast ▁program ▁which ▁involved ▁a ▁competition ▁to ▁see ▁which ▁mode ▁of ▁transport ▁would ▁get ▁someone ▁from ▁N un aw ading ▁railway ▁station ▁to ▁the ▁Gold ▁FM ▁studio ▁in ▁Richmond ▁in ▁the ▁short est ▁time . ▁W ak elin ▁took ▁the ▁train ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁competition , ▁comple ting ▁the ▁journey ▁in ▁ 4 1 ▁minutes . ▁The ▁motor ist ▁took ▁ 4 9 ▁minutes , ▁with ▁the ▁bi ke ▁r ider ▁taking ▁ 5 3 ▁minutes . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life