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Dawson Simpson

Dawson Simpson

Geelong / Greater Western Sydney
Ruck Retired
Career games
48
Debut
2010
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Player Information

Height 210 cm
Date of Birth 17-Feb-1989
AFL Debut 2010

Player bio

A career in numbers

Dawson Simpson made his AFL debut for Geelong in 2010 and played 48 games, including 28 for Geelong between 2010 and 2015 and 20 for Greater Western Sydney between 2017 and 2019.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2019 was ruck. Across his recorded games, he averaged 26.2 hitouts and 1.9 clearances per game. His highest recorded season total was 304 hitouts, from 9 games in 2019 at an average of 33.8 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 9.83 per game in 2013. The largest total in those seasons is 79 disposals, recorded in 2014 and 2018.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
201413796.08
20189798.78
20136599.83
20199707.78
About these season figures

Compared 4 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2019 22
Greater Western Sydney GWS
Western Bulldogs vs WBD
L
65-126
GIANTS Stadium RUC RUC 26 5 0 5 0 0 0 2 56 0 4 1 5 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 83% 80% 107 94 72 -10 3 0 1 1 18 57.1 32.1 2 1 0 0 0 1 -- 0 0% 0% 5 16 -- -- -- -- -- 0 0% 0 1 12.6 0 2 3 0 —
2019 21
Greater Western Sydney GWS
Hawthorn vs HAW
L
29-85
Manuka Oval FWD HFFL 26 11 6 5 6 0 0 4 29 1 2 1 3 8 2 1 1 0 0 1 8 0 0 84% 82% 104 84 89 72 2 0 1 0 7 46 24.1 8 2 0 5 0 2 -- 0 0% 0% 1 20 -- -- -- -- -- 4 66.7% 0 0 7.6 4 5 2 0 —
2019 19
Greater Western Sydney GWS
Port Adelaide @ PTA
W
56-55
Adelaide Oval FWD FPR 26 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 21 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 85% 75% 101 53 39 12 0 1 0 0 9 39.6 42.9 3 1 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0% 0% 2 15 -- -- -- -- -- 1 100% 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 —
2019 18
Greater Western Sydney GWS
Collingwood vs COL
W
122-75
GIANTS Stadium RUC RUC 26 5 3 2 0 1 0 5 27 1 3 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 83% 60% 107 54 63 47 4 2 0 0 5 39.7 18.5 2 0 0 2 0 0 -- 1 100% 100% 5 17 -- -- -- -- -- 2 66.7% 0 1 9.9 1 0 3 1 —
2019 17
Greater Western Sydney GWS
Richmond @ RIC
L
67-94
MCG RUC RUC 26 12 4 8 1 0 0 1 41 1 1 8 13 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 85% 67% 103 82 75 118 8 2 6 1 12 55.4 29.3 0 0 0 0 0 3 -- 0 0% 0% 4 8 -- -- -- -- -- 1 25% 0 0 18.7 3 5 4 3 —
Latest 5 of 48 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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