Full name Easton Wood Name Easton Wood Career start 2009 | Height/Weight 185cm / 86kg Weight 84 kg Height 1.86 m | |
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Date of birth (1989-09-04) 4 September 1989 (age 26) Profiles | ||
Position(s) Midfielder / Defender | ||
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Easton Phillip Wood (born 4 September 1989) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He captained the Bulldogs to victory against the Sydney Swans in the 2016 AFL Grand Final, the club's first premiership win since 1954.
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- Easton wood cops a low blow afl
- Easton wood unbeatable
- Family and early life
- AFL career
- Statistics
- Honours and achievements
- References
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Family and early life
Wood was born at "Gnotuk", a property near Camperdown in the Western District of Victoria. His parents, Phil Wood and Fiona (née McLeod) were both athletes.
Easton's older brother McLeod is an officer in the Australian Army.
AFL career
Attending Geelong Grammar School on a cricket scholarship, Wood came to the attention of Bulldogs recruitment manager Scott Clayton after his performances in school football as a medium-sized running midfielder with a strong leap.
Wood nominated for the 2007 AFL National Draft. He was selected by the Bulldogs with their fourth selection (#43 overall).
Wood made his debut for the Western Bulldogs against the West Coast Eagles at the Etihad Stadium. He had 14 disposals. He went on to play the next week against Brisbane but was not selected for finals matches.
Wood consolidated his position in the team in 2010, being selected for 11 games. He played in the Bulldogs' losing preliminary final against St Kilda and their semi-final win over Sydney.
In 2011 Wood was hampered by a serious ankle injury. He made his return to the team in Round 9 and then missed only two more games for the season.
In 2015, Wood won the Charles Sutton Medal as the club's best and fairest.
In 2016, he replaced the injured Robert Murphy as the captain of the Bulldogs, and in this capacity led the club to premiership success in the 2016 AFL Grand Final over the Sydney Swans.