Alex Sexton
Australian rules footballer
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Alex Sexton (born 3 December 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Gold Coast Suns in the Victorian Football League (VFL), having previously played for the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Melbourne
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Sexton playing for Gold Coast in June 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alex Sexton | ||
| Born |
3 December 1993 Melbourne | ||
| Original team | Keon Park Stars JFC/Springwood (QAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 88, 2011 National draft, Gold Coast | ||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Gold Coast reserves | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2012–2025 | Gold Coast | 186 (164) | |
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
Sexton was born in Melbourne attending St Monica's College, Epping. Sexton and his family moved to Logan, Queensland[1] in his teens where he attended Chisholm Catholic College.[2] He played junior football for the Keon Park Stars when he was in Melbourne then the Springwood Pumas[3] before making his NEAFL debut for the Gold Coast Suns' reserves team in 2011. A Queensland representative at both U16 and U18 levels, Sexton was awarded the Alan McLean Medal as the division two best and fairest as well as QLD's MVP award at the 2010 NAB Australian U16 Championships.[4] He was drafted by the Gold Coast Suns as a zone selection with pick 88 in the 2011 AFL draft.[5][6]
AFL career
Sexton joined the Suns for his first preseason training camp in Arizona as a 17-year-old in 2011.[7] He made his AFL debut in Round 8, 2012, against the Western Bulldogs at Marrara Oval.[8] His breakout season came in 2018 when he played all 22 AFL games for the Suns and was the leading goalkicker for the club that season. Sexton played his 100th AFL game for the Gold Coast against the Western Bulldogs in Round 3 of the 2019 AFL season.[9]
Following the 2025 season, Sexton was not be offered a contract by the Suns for 2026. He left the club after 186 games and 164 goals over 14 seasons.[10]
Statistics
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2012 | Gold Coast | 37 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 50 | 18 | 10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 8.3 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2013 | Gold Coast | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Gold Coast | 6 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 73 | 48 | 121 | 25 | 26 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | Gold Coast | 6 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 102 | 44 | 146 | 32 | 29 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 3.4 | 11.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2016 | Gold Coast | 6 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 179 | 105 | 284 | 58 | 47 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 9.9 | 5.8 | 15.8 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2017 | Gold Coast | 6 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 198 | 116 | 314 | 93 | 28 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 9.9 | 5.8 | 15.7 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2018 | Gold Coast | 6 | 22 | 28 | 19 | 202 | 98 | 300 | 72 | 51 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 9.2 | 4.5 | 13.6 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1 |
| 2019 | Gold Coast | 6 | 22 | 39 | 29 | 187 | 65 | 252 | 72 | 42 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 11.5 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Gold Coast | 6 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 103 | 28 | 131 | 44 | 22 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1 |
| 2021 | Gold Coast | 6 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 167 | 50 | 217 | 87 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 10.3 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Gold Coast | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 1 |
| 2023 | Gold Coast | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2024 | Gold Coast | 6 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 193 | 97 | 290 | 87 | 29 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 12.9 | 6.5 | 19.3 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | Gold Coast | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0 |
| Career[11] | 186 | 164 | 118 | 1523 | 696 | 2219 | 625 | 324 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 8.2 | 3.7 | 11.9 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 3 | ||
Notes
- The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
