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Full name
  
Dawson Simpson

Name
  
Dawson Simpson

Height/Weight
  
206cm / 116kg

Height
  
2.06 m


Career start
  
2008

Number
  
26

Positions
  
Ruckman

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Date of birth
  
(1989-02-17) 17 February 1989 (age 26)

Draft
  
#34, 2007 National Draft, Geelong

Role
  
Australian rules footballer

Original team
  
Barnawartha, Murray Bushrangers

Current club
  
Greater Western Sydney


Similar
  
Brad Ottens, Nathan Vardy, Orren Stephenson

Simpson's painful exit - AFL


Dawson Simpson (born 17 February 1989) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Simpson is a 206 cm tall ruckman from the Murray Bushrangers. He helped the Bushrangers reach the TAC Cup grand final in 2007, his second in TAC Cup ranks. While playing for the Bushrangers he played 33 games and kicked a total of six goals. Simpson has been described by Geelong as a long-term project and a fierce competitor who is a strong overhead mark. re Giant ruckman who was hindered by a back injury in the first half of 2012. Regained fitness but made only two appearances in the AFL, taking his career tally to five games in five seasons. Had more surgery in the lead-up to 2013, but turned the corner in spectacular fashion during the middle of the year by producing a series of impressive performances, only to be cut down by a serious knee injury.

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After having back surgery over the summer, Dawson had a very good season. Worked his way into the AFL team in the middle of the year and was able to give the midfielders first use of the ball. He then suffered a knee injury against St Kilda in round 18, which was really frustrating because he was playing some great footy. He had been critical to the teams performances in 2013. He was also criticised in 2015, by then, more mobile and well-rounded ruckmen had overtaken him on the depth chart.

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In October 2015, he joined GWS Giants as an unrestricted free agent.

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Statistics

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Statistics are correct to end of round 5, 2015. Averages are in brackets.

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References

Dawson Simpson Wikipedia


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