Dakota Davidson (born 31 December 1998) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Brisbane in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).
| Dakota Davidson | |||
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 Davidson lining up to kick the first goal of the 2022 season 7 Grand Final | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Ipswich, Queensland | ||
| Original team(s) | University of Queensland (QAFLW) | ||
| Draft | No. 60, 2019 AFL Women's draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2020, Brisbane vs. Adelaide, at Hickey Park | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward/Ruck | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Brisbane | ||
| Number | 14[1] | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020– | Brisbane | 51 (55) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
editDavidson was born in Ipswich, Queensland to a family of Indigenous Australian descent (Gunditjmara).[2] Dakota was raised near Limestone Park in central Ipswich and spent much of her youth playing sport on the local fields there.[3] Dakota attended Ipswich Girls' Grammar School throughout her upbringing.[4] She began playing Australian rules at the age of 18 encouraged by her father who was familiar with the sport having moved from western Victoria at a young age. The club Dakota first played for was University of Queensland in the AFL Queensland Women's League. After 3 season in the league Dakota was identified as a talented forward/ruck by the Brisbane Lions having kicked 11 goals in 11 games and was selected to play in 2 games in the AFL Queensland QW Winter Series in the run up to the national draft.[5]
Dakota was drafted[1] by Brisbane with the 60th pick in the 2019 AFL Women's draft.
AFLW career
editDavidson made her debut in the Lions' round 1 game against Adelaide at Hickey Park on 8 February 2020.[6] She had her best game for the 2021 AFL Women's season in the Lions' round two 63 point victory over Gold Coast, where she kicked 4 goals.[7] She starred in the Lions' 2021 preliminary final win over Collingwood with a three-goal performance to help her team qualify for the 2021 AFL Women's Grand Final.[8] Davidson signed on with Brisbane for two more years on 15 June 2021.[9]
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season.[10]
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Goals | K
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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) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2020 | Brisbane | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 7 | 34 | 11 | 13 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2021# | Brisbane | 14 | 11 | 16‡ | 5 | 69 | 14 | 83 | 32 | 27 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 7.5 | 2.9 | 2.5 | |
| Career | 17 | 18 | 8 | 96 | 21 | 117 | 43 | 40 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Dakota Davidson". Brisbane Lions. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Star Lion's 'astonishing' discovery of Indigenous roots". womens.afl. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Dakota Davidson’s homecoming kick from Ipswich Local 2 August 2024
- ^ "Springfield stadium 'amazing' for Lions players, fans". Queensland Times. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Welcome to the Den, Dakota Davidson by Josie Fielding 22 October 2019
- ^ Davis, Greg (7 February 2020). "Fearless Lion Cathy Svarc will make her AFLW debut in Round 1". PerthNow. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ Whiting, Michael (7 February 2021). "QClash rout: Lions sink their claws in as Suns fall to record low". AFL Women's Media. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ Bastiani, Gemma (13 April 2021). "The Round Up: AFLW Preliminary Finals 2021". sirensport.com.au. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Stars Sign and the Future Looks Bright". Lions Media. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Dakota Davidson". Australian Football. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
External links
edit- Dakota Davidson's profile on the official website of the Brisbane Lions
- Dakota Davidson at AustralianFootball.com
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