Bodhi Uwland is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League.
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Bodhi Uwland | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Gold Coast, Queensland | ||
| Original team(s) | Gold Coast Suns Academy (Talent League) / Broadbeach Cats (QAFL) / Burleigh Bombers (QFA) | ||
| Draft | No. 37, 2022 rookie draft | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2022– | Gold Coast | 24 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
editUwland was born and raised on the Gold Coast[1] where he attended All Saints Anglican School throughout his younger years.[2] He began playing junior football for the Burleigh Bombers in the Gold Coast under-6s competition and later switched clubs to play senior football for the Broadbeach Cats in the top tier QAFL state league.[3]
Uwland joined the Gold Coast Suns Academy as a teenager and was considered a second to third round draft prospect prior to a back injury in his draft year.[4] He was drafted by his hometown team with the 37th pick in the 2022 rookie draft.[5]
AFL career
editUwland spent his first season at the Suns in a back brace while recovering from a stress fracture that occurred in September 2021 and was required to wear the brace for 23 hours a day at times during his recovery.[6] A year later, he made his AFL debut for Gold Coast at 19 years of age against the Sydney Swans at Carrara Stadium in round 1 of the 2023 AFL season.[7]
In 2023, Uwland won Gold Coast's inaugural trophy with the VFL premiership, when his side defeated Werribee in the Grand Final. Uwland described the contest as a "very high standard of footy for the VFL".[8] Uwland solidified a spot in the Suns' best 22 in 2024 and subsequently finished second in the club's best and fairest award that year.[9]
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of 2024[10]
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| 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 | ||||
| 2023 | Gold Coast | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 8.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | Gold Coast | 32 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 210 | 103 | 313 | 104 | 38 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 10.0 | 4.9 | 14.9 | 5.0 | 1.8 |
| Career | 24 | 0 | 3 | 229 | 109 | 338 | 109 | 41 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 14.1 | 4.5 | 1.7 | ||
Personal life
editUwland has stated he was a lifelong fan of the Gold Coast Suns prior to being drafted and was a foundation member of the club in their inaugural 2011 AFL season.[11] He has a younger brother, Zeke, who looks set to be drafted in the 2025 AFL draft through the same academy program as Bodhi.[12]
References
edit- ^ "From childhood dream to reality". Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Bodhi Uwland Profile - Gold Coast Suns". Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "Gold Coast Suns add Academy players Bodhi Uwland and Sandy Brock to rookie list". Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "August's Power Rankings: Young talls catapult into top 10 calculations". Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "SUNS add Academy prospects". Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Foundation member to AFL debutant: Uwland lives out 'lifelong dream'". Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Bodhi Uwland to debut in Round 1". Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ Rhodes, Brendan (28 September 2023). "2023 Smithy's VFL Grand Final – What they said". afl.com.au. Australian Football League.
- ^ Whiting, Michael (9 September 2024). "Star defender snares second Suns B&F crown, young stars finish top three". afl.com.au. Australian Football League.
- ^ "Bodhi Uwland". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Gold Coast talent to debut for SUNS in Round 1". Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "SUNS Academy dominates U16 All-Australian Boys squad". goldcoastfc.com.au. Gold Coast SUNS. 19 July 2023.
External links
edit- Bodhi Uwland's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
- Bodhi Uwland's playing statistics from AFL Tables