Alex Davies | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Alex Davies | ||
Date of birth | 18 March 2002 | ||
Original team(s) |
Broadbeach Cats (
QAFL) Manunda Hawks ( AFL Cairns) | ||
Draft | Pre-Draft Academy Selection, 2020 national draft | ||
Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Gold Coast | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2021– | Gold Coast | 18 (8) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 7, 2023. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Alex Davies (アレックスデイビーズ, born 18 March 2002) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Davies was born in Woollongong, New South Wales to a Japanese mother and Tasmanian-born father. [1] He was raised in raised in Cairns, Queensland. [2] He grew up playing Australian rules football for the Manunda Hawks [3] and basketball for the Cairns Marlins, [4] where he was considered an outstanding junior prospect in both sports. [5] At the age of 12, he was placed in the Gold Coast Suns Academy [6] as well as being placed in the Cairns Taipans' academy program as a teenager. [7] In 2017, Davies captained Queensland to an Under-16 Junior National Basketball Championship victory [8] which led to selection for his home state at the 2018 Basketball Australia Under-18 National Championships. [9] He also represented Queensland at the 2018 AFL Under-16 National Championships and was named in the All-Australian team for his impressive performances. [10]
Davies attended Cairns State High School [11] with fellow football and basketball prodigy Tamuri Wigness throughout most of their teenage years and both juniors were given the opportunity to pursue professional careers in either sport. [12] Wigness elected to continue with basketball in Cairns while Davies relocated to the Gold Coast towards the end of 2018 to join the Gold Coast Suns' academy program on a full-time basis as well as complete his schooling at All Saints Anglican School. [2] The pair remain close friends and often train together in both sports when based in the same area. [13]
In his first year based on the Gold Coast, Davies was influential for the Suns in their 2019 Northern Academy Series win [14] and was rewarded with selection for the Allies at the 2019 AFL Under 18 Championships as a bottom ager. [15] He made his senior QAFL for Broadbeach in June 2019, where he received his senior jumper from his Japanese grandfather, [16] and caught the eye of coach Beau Zorko in his sole appearance for the club that year. [17] Davies finished the year by competing in the Under-17 AFL Future All Stars game where he impressed with 18 disposals and a goal. [18] Leading into his draft year, he was considered a top 10 draft prospect and was compared to Scott Pendlebury with his basketball background and ability to play as a tall midfielder [19] but 2020 proved to be an injury plagued year for him. Despite the interrupted season, Davies was pre-listed by the Gold Coast Suns on the eve of the 2020 AFL draft. [20]
Davies joined Gold Coast for his first AFL preseason in December 2020. [21] He made his AFL debut for the Suns at 19 years of age in round 23 of the 2021 AFL season. [22]
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
2021 | Gold Coast | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 16.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
2022 | Gold Coast | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
Career | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 5 | 14 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 12.7 | 1.7 | 4.7 |
Alex Davies | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Alex Davies | ||
Date of birth | 18 March 2002 | ||
Original team(s) |
Broadbeach Cats (
QAFL) Manunda Hawks ( AFL Cairns) | ||
Draft | Pre-Draft Academy Selection, 2020 national draft | ||
Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Gold Coast | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2021– | Gold Coast | 18 (8) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 7, 2023. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Alex Davies (アレックスデイビーズ, born 18 March 2002) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Davies was born in Woollongong, New South Wales to a Japanese mother and Tasmanian-born father. [1] He was raised in raised in Cairns, Queensland. [2] He grew up playing Australian rules football for the Manunda Hawks [3] and basketball for the Cairns Marlins, [4] where he was considered an outstanding junior prospect in both sports. [5] At the age of 12, he was placed in the Gold Coast Suns Academy [6] as well as being placed in the Cairns Taipans' academy program as a teenager. [7] In 2017, Davies captained Queensland to an Under-16 Junior National Basketball Championship victory [8] which led to selection for his home state at the 2018 Basketball Australia Under-18 National Championships. [9] He also represented Queensland at the 2018 AFL Under-16 National Championships and was named in the All-Australian team for his impressive performances. [10]
Davies attended Cairns State High School [11] with fellow football and basketball prodigy Tamuri Wigness throughout most of their teenage years and both juniors were given the opportunity to pursue professional careers in either sport. [12] Wigness elected to continue with basketball in Cairns while Davies relocated to the Gold Coast towards the end of 2018 to join the Gold Coast Suns' academy program on a full-time basis as well as complete his schooling at All Saints Anglican School. [2] The pair remain close friends and often train together in both sports when based in the same area. [13]
In his first year based on the Gold Coast, Davies was influential for the Suns in their 2019 Northern Academy Series win [14] and was rewarded with selection for the Allies at the 2019 AFL Under 18 Championships as a bottom ager. [15] He made his senior QAFL for Broadbeach in June 2019, where he received his senior jumper from his Japanese grandfather, [16] and caught the eye of coach Beau Zorko in his sole appearance for the club that year. [17] Davies finished the year by competing in the Under-17 AFL Future All Stars game where he impressed with 18 disposals and a goal. [18] Leading into his draft year, he was considered a top 10 draft prospect and was compared to Scott Pendlebury with his basketball background and ability to play as a tall midfielder [19] but 2020 proved to be an injury plagued year for him. Despite the interrupted season, Davies was pre-listed by the Gold Coast Suns on the eve of the 2020 AFL draft. [20]
Davies joined Gold Coast for his first AFL preseason in December 2020. [21] He made his AFL debut for the Suns at 19 years of age in round 23 of the 2021 AFL season. [22]
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
B
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
2021 | Gold Coast | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 16.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
2022 | Gold Coast | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
Career | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 5 | 14 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 12.7 | 1.7 | 4.7 |