'Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi! Oi! Oi!': The moment an unknown tradie from Perth was told he'd been drafted into the NFL to play with the San Francisco's 49ers
- Unknown former AFL player Mitch Wishnowsky has joined San Francisco's 49ers
- The 27-year-old was comfortable living his life as a tradesman in Perth
- Then he made the move to college football, where he became a star punter
- He has now been drafted into the 49ers with a four-year $4.9million deal
This is the moment an unknown former AFL player was drafted into the NFL to play with the San Francisco 49ers.
Mitch Wishnowsky was comfortable living life as a tradesman in Perth after injury stopped his AFL dreams from coming true.
However, last month he received a call from the 49ers that changed his life, as the former glazier was offered a $4.6million four-year deal.
Mitch Wishnowsky (pictured with partner Madelon Leiphardt) , 27, was comfortable living life as a tradesman in Perth after injury stopped his AFL dreams from coming true
An emotional Wishnowsky received the call from John Lynch before the entire room chanted into the phone: 'Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi!'.
Coach Kyle Shanahan then got on the phone with the team's newest player, saying they were excited for him to get started.
'You were a target from the beginning, we were worried we were going to lose you but we got you, man, so we're pumped up,' Mr Shanahan told an emotional Wishnowsky.
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Wishnowsky was selected by the 49ers in the fourth round of this year's draft out of the University of Utah.
The 27-year-old was blown away by the phone call, despite his successful college career playing with the University of Utah.
The college football superstar was named the All American Punter of the year three times running.
An emotional Wishnowsky received the call from John Lynch (pictured) before the entire room chanted into the phone: 'Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi!'
Wishnowsky was selected by the 49ers in the fourth round of this year's draft out of the University of Utah
'The phone rang and I was like "surely not", like you're kidding me! It was unbelievable,' he told Seven News.
Before starting his college career Wishnowsky had never even travelled to the United States and had his dreams of playing AFL crushed by injury.
The high-school dropout opted to become a glazier and became comfortable with his life in Perth.
'I didn't really know if there was a away for me, a glazier, to come over here,' Wishnowsky said.
He's now made the move from Perth to California where he hopes to stay with the team for a long, successful career.
Before starting his college career Wishnowsky had never even travelled to the United States and had his dreams of playing AFL crushed by injury
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