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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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | (1998-12-31) 31 December 1998 (age 23) | ||
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 | 26 (23) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Source: AustralianFootball.com |
Davidson was born in Ipswich, Queensland to a family of Indigenous Australian descent (Gunditjmara)[2] and attended Ipswich Girls' Grammar School throughout her upbringing.[3] She was playing for University of Queensland in the AFL Queensland Women's League when she was drafted[1] by Brisbane with the 60th pick in the 2019 AFL Women's draft.
Davidson made her debut in the Lions' round 1 game against Adelaide at Hickey Park on 8 February 2020.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] Davidson signed on with Brisbane for two more years on 15 June 2021.[7]
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Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
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 |
Brisbane Lions (AFL Women's) – current squad | |
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* denotes rookie listed players
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Brisbane Lions 2021 AFL Women's premiers | |
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Coach: Starcevich |
Brisbane Lions · leading goalkickers | |
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AFL |
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AFL Women's |
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