Dawson Simpson

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Dawson Simpson
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Simpson playing for Greater Western Sydney in April 2018
Personal information
Full name Dawson Simpson
Date of birth (1989-02-17) 17 February 1989 (age 33)
Original team(s) Barnawartha (TDFL)
Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 34, 2007 national draft
Height 210 cm (6 ft 11 in)
Weight 109 kg (240 lb)
Position(s) Ruckman
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2010–2015 Geelong 28 (4)
2017–2019 Greater Western Sydney 20 (1)
Total48 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Dawson Simpson (born 17 February 1989) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club and Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played as a ruckman, and was drafted by Geelong from the Murray Bushrangers in the 2007 national draft.

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In October 2015, he joined GWS as an unrestricted free agent after only 28 games for Geelong over an eight-year period. [1]

He retired at the conclusion of the 2019 AFL season. [2]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to end of round 5, 2015. Averages are in brackets. [3] [4]
SeasonTeam#Games Disposals Kicks Handballs Marks Tackles Goals Behinds
2008 Geelong 16
2009 Geelong16
2010 Geelong16214 (7.0)6 (3.0)8 (4.0)7 (3.5)6 (3.0)0(0.0)0(0.0)
2011 Geelong1619 (9.0)2 (2.0)7 (7.0)4 (4.0)4 (4.0)0(0.0)0(0.0)
2012 Geelong1628 (4.0)4 (2.0)4 (2.0)3 (1.5)4 (2.0)0(0.0)1 (0.5)
2013 Geelong16659 (9.8)22 (3.7)37 (6.2)21 (3.5)12 (2.0)1 (0.2)1 (0.2)
2014 Geelong161379 (6.1)21 (1.6)58 (4.5)18 (1.4)34 (2.6)3 (0.2)2 (0.2)
2015 Geelong16321 (7.0)6 (2.0)15 (5.0)2 (0.7)9 (3.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
2016GWS26
Career totals27190 (7.0)61 (2.3)129 (4.8)55 (2.0)69 (2.6)4 (0.1)4 (0.1)

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References

  1. Schmook, Nathan (16 October 2015). "Big Cat now a Giant: Simpson signs with GWS as a free agent". AFL.com.au. Bigpond . Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  2. "Simpson to Retire at End of 2019". gwsgiants.com.au. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. "Dawson Simpson statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  4. "Dawson Simpson of the Geelong Cats Career AFL Stats". footywire.com. Retrieved 2 May 2015.