David Swallow (born 19 November 1992) is an

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er playing for the

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in the

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(AFL). Swallow won the

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award in 2014, becoming the second player to win the award after

Gary Ablett Jr. Gary Ablett Jr. (born 14 May 1984) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club and Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL). The eldest son of Australian Football Hall of Fam ...

won the award in the club's first three seasons, and served as Gold Coast co-captain from 2019 to 2021. He received a nomination for the 2011 AFL Rising Star award in round 14 of the 2011 season.

Early life

Swallow was born in

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, Western Australia to a

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mother and an

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father. His older brother,

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, is a former

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of the

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and a dual Syd Barker Medallist. He attended Shelley Primary School and Rossmoyne Senior High School, and played his junior football at Rossmoyne Junior Football Club. Swallow was named on the half-back line of the 2009 Under-18 All Australian team as a 16-year-old, and was awarded the

Larke Medal The AFL Under-19 Championships (for sponsorship reasons, the NAB AFL Under-19 Championships) is an annual Australian national underage representative championship in Australian rules football tournament. It is seen as one of the main pathways ...

as the Under-18 competition's best player. In 2010, despite not yet being drafted by an AFL team, Swallow was permitted to play in 's

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(VFL) team prior to the club's inaugural season in 2011. This meant that if Gold Coast wanted to draft Swallow, the club had to select him with one of the first three picks in the 2010 AFL draft. However, it was widely assumed that Swallow would be taken with the first pick in the draft, which was confirmed on 19 November.

AFL career

Swallow was part of the inaugural Gold Coast Suns team which played against in round 2 of the

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. He was also part of the club's first victory against in round 5. After a 21-possession, two-goal performance against the in round 14, Swallow was nominated for the 2011 AFL Rising Star award. In 2014, Swallow won the

award, becoming the second player after

to win the award. In November 2018, Swallow signed a five-year contract extension with the Suns, tying him to the club until the end of 2024. In February 2019, Swallow was named as Gold Coast co-captain, alongside

Jarrod Witts Jarrod Witts (born 13 September 1992) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Collingwood Football Club from 2012 to 2016. W ...

. Swallow was suspended for one match for striking 's

Justin Westhoff Justin Westhoff (born 1 October 1986) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the AFL. He also played for the Central District Football Club in the SANFL. He is the older brother of Matthew ...

following Gold Coast's loss to the Power in round 1 of the 2020 season. In February 2022, Swallow stepped down from the Suns' co-captaincy, with

Touk Miller Touk Miller (, rhymes with "Luke"; born 22 February 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL). Miller plays as a midfielder and was drafted to the Suns as the 29th ...

named in his place.

Statistics

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Honours and achievements

Individual * Gold Coast co-captain: 2019–2021 *

: 2014 * 22under22 team: 2014 *

AFL Rising Star The AFL Rising Star is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged the best young player in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the year. It was first presented in the 1993 season, and was won by Nathan Buc ...

nominee:

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Swallow, David 1992 births Living people East Fremantle Football Club players Australian people of Dutch descent Australian people of English descent Gold Coast Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Gold Coast Suns Club Champion winners