Dawson Simpson
Australian rules footballer
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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.
Fullname
Dawson Simpson
Born
17 February 1989
Original teams
Barnawartha (TDFL)
Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)
Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)
Draft
No. 34, 2007 national draft
| Dawson Simpson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Simpson playing for Greater Western Sydney in April 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Dawson Simpson | ||
| Born | 17 February 1989 | ||
| Original teams |
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 | Ruckman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2010–2015 | Geelong | 28 (4) | |
| 2017–2019 | Greater Western Sydney | 20 (1) | |
| Total | 48 (5) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
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
| Season | Team | # | Games | Disposals | Kicks | Handballs | Marks | Tackles | Goals | Behinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Geelong | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | Geelong | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | Geelong | 16 | 2 | 14 (7.0) | 6 (3.0) | 8 (4.0) | 7 (3.5) | 6 (3.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| 2011 | Geelong | 16 | 1 | 9 (9.0) | 2 (2.0) | 7 (7.0) | 4 (4.0) | 4 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| 2012 | Geelong | 16 | 2 | 8 (4.0) | 4 (2.0) | 4 (2.0) | 3 (1.5) | 4 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.5) |
| 2013 | Geelong | 16 | 6 | 59 (9.8) | 22 (3.7) | 37 (6.2) | 21 (3.5) | 12 (2.0) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) |
| 2014 | Geelong | 16 | 13 | 79 (6.1) | 21 (1.6) | 58 (4.5) | 18 (1.4) | 34 (2.6) | 3 (0.2) | 2 (0.2) |
| 2015 | Geelong | 16 | 3 | 21 (7.0) | 6 (2.0) | 15 (5.0) | 2 (0.7) | 9 (3.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| 2016 | GWS | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career totals | 27 | 190 (7.0) | 61 (2.3) | 129 (4.8) | 55 (2.0) | 69 (2.6) | 4 (0.1) | 4 (0.1) | ||
