Shanae Davison

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Shanae Davison
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-08-18) 18 August 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Original team(s) Swan Districts, (WAFLW)
Draft No. 18, 2020 AFL Women's draft
Debut 30 January 2021, West Coast  vs. Adelaide, at Lathlain Park
Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Medium forward
Club information
Current club West Coast
Number 28
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2021– West Coast 18 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Shanae Davison is an Australian rules footballer. She was selected by the West Coast Eagles with pick number 18 in the 2020 AFL Women's draft, and made her AFL Women's debut in round 1 of the 2021 season.

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Early life

Davison was born in Perth, Western Australia on 18 August 2001, [1] but moved to Broome, in the state's north, at a young age. She lived there for 10 years, throughout all of primary school, before moving back to Perth for high school. At first, she played basketball, but she started playing football at the Noranda Hawks in 2018. Growing up, she was a Geelong supporter. [2]

Football career

In 2019, she started playing for the Swan Districts WAFLW team. [1] That year, during a match against Claremont, she took a spectacular mark, which was a contender for WAFLW Mark of the Year. [3]

Davison was selected by the West Coast Eagles with pick number 18 in the 2020 AFL Women's draft. [1] [4] She was one of six West Coast Eagles AFLW players to debut for the first round of the 2021 season, on 30 January. [1] [5] She played a further four matches that season before injuring her hamstring. [1]

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References

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