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Jacob Dawson

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Jacob Dawson
Personal information
Full name Jacob Dawson
Nickname(s) Dawson Shaker
Date of birth (1999-11-03) 3 November 1999 (age 25)
Original team(s) Palm Beach Currumbin (QAFL)
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018–2019 Gold Coast 9 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jacob Dawson (born 3 November 1999) is an Australian rules footballer and the current co-captain of the Southport Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL), serving alongside Brayden Crossley. He previously played for the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1]

Early life

Dawson playing for Gold Coast in 2019

Dawson was raised on the Gold Coast and grew up playing his junior football for the Burleigh Bombers. His father, Paul, played professional basketball in the National Basketball League.[2][3] Jacob attended Palm Beach Currumbin High School throughout his youth and was placed in the Gold Coast Suns Academy at 13 years of age.[4] He switched to the Palm Beach Currumbin Football Club at 17 years old[5] and was chosen to represent the Gold Coast in the Academy Series and the Allies in the 2017 AFL Under 18 Championships.[6] Dawson also played in Palm Beach Currumbin's 2017 QAFL senior premiership winning team.[7]

In November 2017, he was picked with a rookie selection by the Gold Coast Football Club at the AFL draft.[8]

AFL career

Dawson made his AFL debut in round 14 of the 2018 AFL season against Hawthorn.[9] Dawson was delisted at the end of the 2019 season.[10]

Dawson played for Southport in the club's six-point 2024 VFL grand final loss to Werribee.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "2024 SOUTHPORT SHARKS VFL LEADERSHIP GROUP ANNOUNCEMENT". Southport Sharks. 23 March 2024. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  2. ^ DAWSON’S FIRST GAME OF THE YEAR
  3. ^ AFL Queensland: U18 Academy player facts and Vic Country Squad
  4. ^ Gold Coast Suns academy product Jacob Dawson to make AFL debut against Hawthorn
  5. ^ SUNS TV: Dawson talks GC Footy
  6. ^ Ten Gold Coast Suns academy players named in under-18 Allies team
  7. ^ Best of the best: Who is the Coast’s finest 2018 AFL talent?
  8. ^ SUNS Rookie Duo
  9. ^ Suns Academy mid to make debut against Hawks
  10. ^ Whiting, Michael. "Suns slash seven: Former first-round pick delisted in brutal list cull". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  11. ^ "2024 Smithy's VFL Grand Final: Player Profiles". AFL.com.au. 21 September 2024. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Werribee Tigers v Southport". AFL.com.au. 22 September 2024. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Dawson