Dawson Simpson

Dawson Simpson (born 17 February 1989) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). Simpson is a 210 cm tall ruckman from the Murray Bushrangers. He was originally drafted by Geelong in 2007.

Dawson Simpson
Simpson playing for Greater Western Sydney in April 2018
Personal information
Full name Dawson Simpson
Date of birth (1989-02-17) 17 February 1989
Original team(s) Barnawartha (TDFL)
Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 34, 2007 national draft
Height 210 cm (6 ft 11 in)
Weight 109 kg (240 lb)
Position(s) Ruckman
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2008–2015 Geelong 28 (4)
2016–2019 Greater Western Sydney 020 (1)
Total 48 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Simpson was hindered by a back injury in the first half of 2012 however he regained fitness managing 2 appearances in the AFL, taking his career tally to five games in five seasons.

He underwent back surgery in the lead-up to the 2013 season, however he was able to break into the team, turning in some impressive performances before suffering a serious knee injury during the round 18 clash with St Kilda.

In October 2015, he joined GWS Giants as an unrestricted free agent.[1] On Friday 16 August 2019 he announced that he will retire from the AFL at end of the season.

Statistics
Statistics are correct to end of round 5, 2015. Averages are in brackets.[2][3]
Season Team # Games Disposals Kicks Handballs Marks Tackles Goals Behinds
2008 Geelong 16 — — — — — — — —
2009 Geelong 16 — — — — — — — —
2010 Geelong 16 2 14 (7.0) 6 (3.0) 8 (4.0) 7 (3.5) 6 (3.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
2011 Geelong 16 1 9 (9.0) 2 (2.0) 7 (7.0) 4 (4.0) 4 (4.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
2012 Geelong 16 2 8 (4.0) 4 (2.0) 4 (2.0) 3 (1.5) 4 (2.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.5)
2013 Geelong 16 6 59 (9.8) 22 (3.7) 37 (6.2) 21 (3.5) 12 (2.0) 1 (0.2) 1 (0.2)
2014 Geelong 16 13 79 (6.1) 21 (1.6) 58 (4.5) 18 (1.4) 34 (2.6) 3 (0.2) 2 (0.2)
2015 Geelong 16 3 21 (7.0) 6 (2.0) 15 (5.0) 2 (0.7) 9 (3.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
2016 GWS 26 — — — — — — — —
Career totals 27 190 (7.0) 61 (2.3) 129 (4.8) 55 (2.0) 69 (2.6) 4 (0.1) 4 (0.1)

References
  1. Schmook, Nathan (16 October 2015). "Big Cat now a Giant: Simpson signs with GWS as a free agent". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  2. "Dawson Simpson statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  3. "Dawson Simpson of the Geelong Cats Career AFL Stats". footywire.com. Retrieved 2 May 2015.


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