▁a ▁def ensive ▁combination ▁with ▁his ▁tw in ▁brother ▁Dar ry l ▁which ▁was ▁considered ▁very ▁effective . ▁ ▁W ak elin ▁played ▁in ▁five ▁of ▁ 2 2 ▁matches ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁A FL ▁season ▁home ▁and ▁away ▁r ounds ▁in ▁which ▁St ▁K ilda ▁qualified ▁in ▁first ▁position ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁A FL ▁Final s ▁Series , ▁winning ▁the ▁club ’ s ▁ 2 nd ▁Minor ▁Prem iers hip ▁and ▁ 1 st ▁McC le ll and ▁Tro phy . ▁ ▁After ▁playing ▁only ▁four ▁games ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁he ▁became ▁dis gr unt led ▁with ▁St ▁K ilda ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁Col ling wood ▁Football ▁Club , ▁where ▁he ▁reign ited ▁his ▁career ▁and ▁continued ▁his ▁tra dem ark ▁consist ency ▁as ▁a ▁def ender . ▁ ▁W ak elin ▁signed ▁on ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁A FL ▁season ▁knowing ▁he ▁would ▁probably ▁spend ▁much ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁res erves . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁inj uries ▁to ▁other ▁Col ling wood ▁back men , ▁however , ▁he ▁was ▁often ▁selected ▁and ▁was ▁cru cial ▁in ▁defence ▁for ▁Col ling wood ▁during ▁that ▁year . ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁A FL ▁season , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁sudden ▁ret irement ▁of ▁fellow ▁Col ling wood ▁back man ▁James ▁Clement , ▁W ak elin ▁agreed ▁to ▁another ▁season ▁for ▁the ▁Mag p ies . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0