Hugh Dixon (born 26 February 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Southport Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL), having previously played for Fremantle and West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL) and East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).
| Hugh Dixon | |||
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 Dixon playing for Southport in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Hugh Dixon | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1999 | ||
| Original team(s) | Kingborough Tigers (TSL) | ||
| Draft | No. 44, 2017 National draft, Fremantle | ||
| Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 101 kg (223 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Key forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Southport | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2018–2020 | Fremantle | 1 (1) | |
| 2021, 2023 | East Fremantle | 28 (36) | |
| 2022 | West Coast | 10 (4) | |
| 2024– | Southport | 22 (43) | |
| Total | 11 (5) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early career
editDrafted with the 44th selection in the 2017 AFL draft from the Kingborough Football Club in the Tasmanian State League, he played most of the junior football as a key forward and part-time ruckman. After playing for the Allies at the 2017 AFL Under 18 Championships, he was the only player from Tasmania to be invited to the 2017 AFL Draft Combine.[2]
Career
editUpon moving to Fremantle, he played for Peel Thunder in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), Fremantle's reserve team, however ankle and hamstring injuries[3] restricted him to only 9 games in 2018 and 13 games in 2019.[4]
Dixon made his AFL debut for Fremantle in the last round of the 2019 AFL season at Adelaide Oval against Port Adelaide, as a late replacement for Sean Darcy who withdrew due to delayed concussion.[3]
At the end of the 2020 AFL season he was delisted by the Fremantle Dockers without playing any more AFL games.[5] He then joined the East Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian Football League for the 2021 season.[6]
Dixon was re-drafted as a rookie by West Coast ahead of the 2022 AFL season as part of the supplemental selection period (SSP). However Dixon ended up being de-listed at the end of the same season.[7]
After leaving West Coast, Dixon re-joined East Fremantle for the 2023 WAFL season.[8] Dixon helped East Fremantle to their 30th WAFL premiership and first since 1998.
After his WAFL premiership success, Dixon moved over east to the Southport Sharks in the VFL.[9] He played in the club's six-point 2024 VFL grand final loss to Werribee.Dixon won the leading goalkicker for Southport and came 6th in the overall league individual tally kicking 43 goals across the season.[10][11]
Statistics
editUpdated to the end of 2024.[12][13]
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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 | H/O
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Hit-outs |
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Played in that season's premiership team |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | ||||
| 2019 | Fremantle | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| 2021 | East Fremantle | 29 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 76 | 41 | 117 | 58 | 16 | 20 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 8.4 | 4.6 | 13.0 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| 2022 | West Coast | 41 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 41 | 85 | 26 | 19 | 33 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 8.5 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 3.3 |
| 2023# | East Fremantle | 29 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 172 | 142 | 314 | 83 | 63 | 302 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 9.1 | 7.5 | 16.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 15.9 |
| 2024 | Southport | 29 | 22 | 43 | 23 | 184 | 108 | 292 | 123 | 35 | 83 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 8.4 | 4.9 | 13.3 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 3.8 |
| Career | 61 | 84 | 39 | 480 | 336 | 816 | 292 | 133 | 440 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 7.9 | 5.5 | 13.4 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 7.2 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Season 2024 Southport Goalkickers". VFL Stats. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ Bresnehan, James (26 July 2017). "Dixon 'pumped' for prime opportunity". www.themercury.com.au. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ a b McArdle, Jordan; Robinson, Chris (23 August 2019). "Dixon destined for Dockers debut". PerthNow. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "WAFL FootyFacts - Dixon, Hugh". waflfootyfacts.net. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Dockers goalsneak among four more axed - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Hugh(e) news!". East Fremantle Football Club. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Eagles delist three, including 100-gamer, after horror season". afl.com.au. 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Welcome back Hugh Dixon". effc.com.au. 20 October 2022.
- ^ "VFL club Southport signs two-time AFL forward". zerohanger.com. 10 November 2023.
- ^ "2024 Smithy's VFL Grand Final: Player Profiles". AFL.com.au. 21 September 2024. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Werribee Tigers v Southport". AFL.com.au. 22 September 2024. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Hugh Dixon". afltables.com.au. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Hugh Dixon". West Australian Football League. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
External links
edit- Hugh Dixon's profile on the official website of the West Coast Eagles
- Hugh Dixon's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Hugh Dixon at AustralianFootball.com
- WAFL Player Profile and Statistics