Oliver Dempsey

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Oliver Dempsey
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Dempsey in 2024
Personal information
Full name Oliver Dempsey
Nickname(s) Ollie
Date of birth (2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 (age 21)
Original team(s) Old Carey / Carey Grammar
Draft No. 15, 2022 rookie draft
Debut Round 6, 2022, Geelong  vs. West Coast, at GMHBA Stadium
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Geelong
Number 28
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2022– Geelong 32 (24)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Oliver Dempsey (born 7 January 2003) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Geelong in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Contents

Geelong selected Dempsey with pick 15 in the 2022 rookie draft. [1] Dempsey made his AFL debut in round 6 of the 2022 AFL season against North Melbourne. [2] He won the AFL Rising Star award in 2024.

Junior career

Originally playing point-guard in basketball which he represented his state in, Dempsey was scouted by the Cats while playing school football with Melbourne's Carey Baptist Grammar School during his final year of school in 2021. [3] In his younger years he played community football for Hawthorn Citizens and Boroondara Hawks in the Yarra Junior Football League.

AFL career

Dempsey made his debut in round 6 of the 2022 AFL season. [3] In 2023, Dempsey played five senior AFL games and kicked one goal. [4]

In round 1 of the 2024 AFL season Dempsey received a nomination for the Rising Star Award. [5] He was named the winner of the AFL Rising Star in August 2024. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "AFL draft: Fremantle Dockers take Karl Worner in rookie draft". PerthNow.com.au. Perth Now. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "AFL Team Selection". geelongcats.com.au. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Cat completes meteoric rise from obscurity to AFL debut". afl.com.au. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Dempsey Relishes Opportunity in VFL Return". geelongcats.com.au. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "'Complete' Cat lands Rising Star nomination after standout display". afl.com.au. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  6. ↑ Waterworth, Ben (29 August 2024). "'One of the happiest guys you'll meet': Humble Cat Ollie Dempsey claims AFL Rising Star award in 17-year first". Fox Sports. Retrieved 23 September 2024.


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