Bodhi Uwland

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Bodhi Uwland
Personal information
Full name Bodhi Uwland
Date of birth (2003-07-25) 25 July 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Gold Coast, Queensland
Original team(s) Broadbeach Cats (QAFL)/Gold Coast Suns(VFL)
Draft No. 37, 2022 rookie draft
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2022– Gold Coast 4 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024 Opening Round.
Career highlights

2023 Smithy’s VFL Premiership

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bodhi Uwland is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League.

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Early life

Uwland was born and raised on the Gold Coast [1] where he attended All Saints Anglican School throughout his younger years. [2] He began playing junior football for the Burleigh Bombers in the Gold Coast under-6s competition and later switched clubs to play senior football for the Broadbeach Cats in the top tier QAFL state league. [3]

Uwland joined the Gold Coast Suns' academy program as a teenager and was drafted by his hometown team with the 37th pick in the 2022 rookie draft. [4] He has stated he was a lifelong fan of the Gold Coast Suns prior to being drafted and was a foundation member of the club in their inaugural 2011 AFL season. [5]

AFL career

Uwland spent his first season at the Suns in a back brace while recovering from a stress fracture that occurred in September 2021 and was required to wear the brace for 23 hours a day at times during his recovery. [6] A year later, he made his AFL debut for Gold Coast at 19 years of age against the Sydney Swans at Carrara Stadium in round 1 of the 2023 AFL season. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "From childhood dream to reality" . Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bodhi Uwland Profile - Gold Coast Suns" . Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Gold Coast Suns add Academy players Bodhi Uwland and Sandy Brock to rookie list" . Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "SUNS add Academy prospects" . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Gold Coast talent to debut for SUNS in Round 1" . Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Foundation member to AFL debutant: Uwland lives out 'lifelong dream'" . Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Bodhi Uwland to debut in Round 1" . Retrieved 16 March 2023.
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