Dakota Davidson (born 31 December 1998) is an
Australian rules footballer playing for
Brisbane
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in the
AFL Women's
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competition (AFLW).
Early life
Davidson was born in
Ipswich, Queensland to a family of
Indigenous Australian
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descent (
Gunditjmara
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) and attended
Ipswich Girls' Grammar School throughout her upbringing. She was playing for
University of Queensland
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in the
AFL Queensland Women's League when she was drafted
by with the 60th pick in the
2019 AFL Women's draft.
AFLW career
Davidson made her debut in the Lions' round 1 game against at
Hickey Park
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on 8 February 2020. She had her best game for the
2021 AFL Women's season
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in the Lions' round two 63 point victory over , where she kicked 4 goals. 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
The 2021 AFL Women's Grand Final was an Australian rules football match held at the Adelaide Oval on 17 April to determine the premiers of the fifth season of the AFL Women's (AFLW) league. The match was contested by the Adelaide Crows and B ...
. Davidson signed on with for two more years on 15 June 2021.
Statistics
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2021
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References
External links
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1998 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Ipswich, Queensland
Sportswomen from Queensland
Australian rules footballers from Queensland
Brisbane Lions (AFLW) players
Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football
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