born ▁ 1 2 ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 4 ) ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁professional ▁Australian ▁rules ▁footballer ▁who ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁St ▁K ilda ▁Football ▁Club ▁and ▁the ▁Col ling wood ▁Football ▁Club ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁Football ▁League ▁( AF L ). ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁W ak elin ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Why alla , ▁South ▁Australia ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁a ▁few ▁minutes ▁after ▁his ▁identical ▁tw in ▁brother ▁Dar ry l , ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁just ▁before ▁mid night ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁August . ▁When ▁W ak elin ▁was ▁six ▁months ▁old ▁his ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Kim ba , ▁South ▁Australia ▁where ▁his ▁father ▁far med ▁sheep . ▁W ak elin ▁was ▁ 1 3 ▁when ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Port ▁Lincoln , ▁South ▁Australia . ▁At ▁ 1 6 ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁were ▁rec ru ited ▁by ▁South ▁Australian ▁National ▁Football ▁League ▁( S AN FL ) ▁club ▁Port ▁Ad ela ide ▁and ▁they ▁made ▁the ▁move ▁to ▁Ad ela ide . ▁ ▁A FL ▁career ▁Rec ru ited ▁from ▁Port ▁Ad ela ide ▁by ▁St ▁K ilda ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁A FL ▁D raft , ▁W ak elin ▁deb uted ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁Football ▁League ▁( AF L ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁He ▁became ▁noted ▁as ▁a ▁hard - working ▁def ender ▁at ▁St ▁K ilda ▁and , ▁during ▁the ▁mid ▁to ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁was ▁part ▁of