Jacob Dawson | |||
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![]() Dawson playing for Gold Coast in May 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Jacob Dawson | ||
Nickname(s) | Dawson Shaker | ||
Date of birth | 3 November 1999 | ||
Original team(s) | Palm Beach Currumbin ( QAFL) | ||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2018–2019 | Gold Coast | 9 (1) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Jacob Dawson (born 3 November 1999) is an Australian rules footballer and the current co-captain of the Southport Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL), serving alongside Brayden Crossley. He previously played for the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL). [1]
Dawson was raised on the Gold Coast and grew up playing his junior football for the Burleigh Bombers. His father, Paul, played professional basketball in the National Basketball League. [2] [3] Jacob attended Palm Beach Currumbin High School throughout his youth and was placed in the Gold Coast Suns Academy at 13 years of age. [4] He switched to the Palm Beach Currumbin Football Club at 17 years old [5] and was chosen to represent the Gold Coast in the Academy Series and the Allies in the 2017 AFL Under 18 Championships. [6] Dawson also played in Palm Beach Currumbin's 2017 QAFL senior premiership winning team. [7]
In November 2017, he was picked with a rookie selection by the Gold Coast Football Club at the AFL draft. [8]
Dawson made his AFL debut in round 14 of the 2018 AFL season against Hawthorn. [9] Dawson was delisted at the end of the 2019 season. [10]
Jacob Dawson | |||
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![]() Dawson playing for Gold Coast in May 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Jacob Dawson | ||
Nickname(s) | Dawson Shaker | ||
Date of birth | 3 November 1999 | ||
Original team(s) | Palm Beach Currumbin ( QAFL) | ||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2018–2019 | Gold Coast | 9 (1) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Jacob Dawson (born 3 November 1999) is an Australian rules footballer and the current co-captain of the Southport Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL), serving alongside Brayden Crossley. He previously played for the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL). [1]
Dawson was raised on the Gold Coast and grew up playing his junior football for the Burleigh Bombers. His father, Paul, played professional basketball in the National Basketball League. [2] [3] Jacob attended Palm Beach Currumbin High School throughout his youth and was placed in the Gold Coast Suns Academy at 13 years of age. [4] He switched to the Palm Beach Currumbin Football Club at 17 years old [5] and was chosen to represent the Gold Coast in the Academy Series and the Allies in the 2017 AFL Under 18 Championships. [6] Dawson also played in Palm Beach Currumbin's 2017 QAFL senior premiership winning team. [7]
In November 2017, he was picked with a rookie selection by the Gold Coast Football Club at the AFL draft. [8]
Dawson made his AFL debut in round 14 of the 2018 AFL season against Hawthorn. [9] Dawson was delisted at the end of the 2019 season. [10]