Tex Wanganeen

Tex Wanganeen (born 10 October 2003) is an Australian rules footballer who as of 2025 plays for the Port Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Tex Wanganeen
Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-10-10) 10 October 2003 (age 21)
Debut	Round 3, 2022[a], Essendon vs. Melbourne, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current club	Port Melbourne
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2022–2024	Essendon	5[b] (1)
2025–	Port Melbourne
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He previously played for Essendon in the Australian Football League (AFL), and is the son of Australian Football Hall of Fame member Gavin Wanganeen.

Early life and education

Tex Wanganeen was born on 10 October 2003, the son of former Essendon and Port Adelaide player Gavin Wanganeen. ^[1]

Career

Wanganeen played junior football with Walkerville Junior Football Club in the Adelaide suburb of Walkerville, South Australia, before playing senior football with Sturt in the South Australian National Football League.^[2]

He joined Essendon as a rookie through the pre-season supplemental selection period prior to the 2022 season.^[3] He was named as the medical substitute against Brisbane in round two of the 2022 season but was not used. He started the next week against Melbourne, kicking his first goal in the third quarter.^[4]

Wanganeen was delisted by Essendon at the conclusion of the 2024 AFL season.^[5] Following his delisting, he joined the Port Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League in November 2024.^[6]

Statistics

Updated to the end of 2024.

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2022	Essendon	40	5	1	3	7	6	13	3	10	0.2	0.6	1.4	1.2	2.6	0.6	2.0
2023	Essendon	40	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2024	Essendon	40	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Career			5	1	3	7	6	13	3	10	0.2	0.6	1.4	1.2	2.6	0.6	2.0

Notes

1. He was the medical substitute on 26 March (Round 2) but did not play.
2. Including 1 game as the unused medical substitute.