Hugh Dixon
| Hugh Dixon | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Hugh Dixon | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1999 | ||
| Original team(s) | Kingborough Tigers(TSL) | ||
| Draft | No. 44,2017 National draft,Fremantle | ||
| Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 101 kg (223 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Key forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Southport | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2018–2020 | Fremantle | 1 (1) | |
| 2021, 2023 | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle | 28 (36) | |
| 2022 | West Coast | 10 (4) | |
| 2024– | Southport | 19 (38) | |
| Total | 11 (5) | ||
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1Playing statistics correct to the end of finals round 2, 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball | |||
Hugh Dixon(born 26 February 1999) is anAustralian rules footballerwho played for theWest Coast Eaglesin theAustralian Football League(AFL), having previously played for theFremantle Football Club.
Early career
[edit]Drafted with the 44th selection in the2017 AFL draftfrom theKingborough Football Clubin theTasmanian State League,he played most of the junior football as a key forward and part-time ruckman. After playing for the Allies at the2017 AFL Under 18 Championships,he was the only player from Tasmania to be invited to the 2017AFL Draft Combine.[1]
Career
[edit]Upon moving to Fremantle, he played forPeel Thunderin theWest Australian Football League(WAFL), Fremantle'sreserve team,however ankle and hamstring injuries[2]restricted him to only 9 games in 2018 and 13 games in 2019.[3]
Dixon made his AFL debut for Fremantle in the last round of the2019 AFL seasonatAdelaide OvalagainstPort Adelaide,as a late replacement forSean Darcywho withdrew due to delayed concussion.[2]
At the end of the2020 AFL seasonhe was delisted by the Fremantle Dockers without playing any more AFL games.[4]He then joined theEast Fremantle Football Clubin theWest Australian Football Leaguefor the 2021 season.[5]
Dixon was re-drafted as a rookie byWest Coastahead of the2022 AFL seasonas part of thesupplemental selection period(SSP). However Dixon ended up being de-listed at the end of the same season.[6]
After leaving West Coast, Dixon re-joined‹See Tfd›East Fremantlefor the2023 WAFL season.[7]Dixon helped‹See Tfd›East Fremantleto their 30thWAFLpremiership and first since1998.After his premiership success, Dixon moved over east to theSouthport Sharksin theVFL.[8]
Statistics
[edit]Updated to the end of round 2, 2024.[9][10]
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | ||||
| 2019 | Fremantle | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| 2021 | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle | 29 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 76 | 41 | 117 | 58 | 16 | 20 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 8.4 | 4.6 | 13.0 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| 2022 | West Coast | 41 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 41 | 85 | 26 | 19 | 33 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 8.5 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 3.3 |
| 2023 | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle | 29 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 172 | 142 | 314 | 83 | 63 | 302 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 9.1 | 7.5 | 16.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 15.9 |
| 2024 | Southport | 29 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 18.5 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 7.0 |
| Career | 41 | 44 | 18 | 314 | 247 | 561 | 184 | 103 | 371 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 13.7 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 9.0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^Bresnehan, James (26 July 2017)."Dixon 'pumped' for prime opportunity".themercury.au.Retrieved25 August2019.
- ^abMcArdle, Jordan; Robinson, Chris (23 August 2019)."Dixon destined for Dockers debut".PerthNow.Retrieved25 August2019.
- ^"WAFL FootyFacts - Dixon, Hugh".waflfootyfacts.net.Retrieved25 August2019.
- ^"Dockers goalsneak among four more axed - AFL.au".afl.au.Retrieved25 September2020.
- ^"Hugh(e) news!".East Fremantle Football Club.Retrieved28 August2021.
- ^"Eagles delist three, including 100-gamer, after horror season".afl.au.21 September 2022.
- ^"Welcome back Hugh Dixon".effc.au.20 October 2022.
- ^"VFL club Southport signs two-time AFL forward".zerohanger.10 November 2023.
- ^"Hugh Dixon".afltables.au.Retrieved29 March2024.
- ^"Hugh Dixon".West Australian Football League.Retrieved29 March2024.
External links
[edit]- Hugh Dixon's profileon the official website of the West Coast Eagles
- Hugh Dixon's playing statisticsfrom AFL Tables
- Hugh Dixonat AustralianFootball
- WAFL Player Profile and Statistics