Dawson Simpson (born 17 February 1989) is a former professional
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played for the
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed the Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The club competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition, and are the 2022 ...
and
Greater Western Sydney Giants
The Greater Western Sydney Giants (officially the Greater Western Sydney Football Club and colloquially known as the GWS Giants or simply GWS) are a professional Australian rules football team based in Sydney Olympic Park, which represents the ...
in the
Australian Football League
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(AFL). He played as a
ruckman, and was drafted by Geelong from the
Murray Bushrangers
The Murray Bushrangers is an Australian rules football team playing in Victorian statewide under-18s competition, presently known as the NAB League, since 1993 based in Wangaratta. The team trains on Norm Minns Oval. The team is coached by Mark ...
in the
2007 national draft.
In October 2015, he joined GWS as an unrestricted free agent after only 28 games for Geelong over an eight-year period.
He retired at the conclusion of the
2019 AFL season
The 2019 AFL season was the 123rd season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season feature ...
.
Statistics
:''Statistics are correct to end of round 5, 2015. Averages are in brackets.''
References
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Geelong Football Club players
Living people
1989 births
Murray Bushrangers players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Greater Western Sydney Giants players
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