Hugh Dixon

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Hugh Dixon
Personal information
Full name Hugh Dixon
Date of birth (1999-02-26) 26 February 1999 (age 24)
Original team(s) Kingborough Tigers (TSL)
Draft No. 44, 2017 National draft, Fremantle
Height 197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 101 kg (223 lb)
Position(s) Key forward
Club information
Current club West Coast
Number 41
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2018–2020 Fremantle 1 (1)
2021, 2023– East Fremantle 28 (36)
2022 West Coast 10 (4)
Total11 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Hugh Dixon (born 26 February 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the Fremantle Football Club.

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Early career

Drafted with the 44th selection in the 2017 AFL draft from the Kingborough Football Club in the Tasmanian State League, he played most of the junior football as a key forward and part-time ruckman. After playing for the Allies at the 2017 AFL Under 18 Championships, he was the only player from Tasmania to be invited to the 2017 AFL Draft Combine. [1]

AFL career

Upon moving to Fremantle, he played for Peel Thunder in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), Fremantle's reserve team, however ankle and hamstring injuries [2] restricted him to only 9 games in 2018 and 13 games in 2019. [3]

Dixon made his AFL debut for Fremantle in the last round of the 2019 AFL season at Adelaide Oval against Port Adelaide, as a late replacement for Sean Darcy who withdrew due to delayed concussion. [2]

At the end of the 2020 AFL season he was delisted by the Fremantle Dockers without playing any more AFL games. [4] He then joined the East Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian Football League for the 2021 season. [5]

Dixon was re-drafted as a rookie by West Coast ahead of the 2022 AFL season as part of the supplemental selection period (SSP).

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References

  1. ↑ Bresnehan, James (26 July 2017). "Dixon 'pumped' for prime opportunity". www.themercury.com.au. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. 1 2 McArdle, Jordan; Robinson, Chris (23 August 2019). "Dixon destined for Dockers debut". PerthNow. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "WAFL FootyFacts - Dixon, Hugh". waflfootyfacts.net. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Dockers goalsneak among four more axed - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Hugh(e) news!". East Fremantle Football Club. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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