Early Life
An Australian Aboriginal of Kokatha Mula descent, Wanganeen played junior football for Adelaide based South Australian Amateur Football League club Salisbury North Hawks before debuting in 1990 aged sixteen with Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) (prior to that club joining the AFL), playing 24 matches and kicking 46 goals, winning the SANFL Rookie of the Year award, starring in Port Adelaide's 1990 Premiership team and gaining the attention of AFL side Essendon.
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