Hugh Dixon
| Hugh Dixon | |||
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 Dixon playing for Southport in 2024 | |||
| 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 | East Fremantle | 28 (36) | |
| 2022 | West Coast | 10 (4) | |
| 2024– | Southport | 22 (43) | |
| Total | 11 (5) | ||
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1Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball | |||
Hugh Dixon(born 26 February 1999) is anAustralian rules footballerwho currently plays for theSouthport Football Clubin theVictorian Football League(VFL), having previously played forFremantleandWest Coast Eaglesin theAustralian Football League(AFL) andEast Fremantlein theWest Australian Football League(WAFL).
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.[2]
Career
[edit]Upon moving to Fremantle, he played forPeel Thunderin theWest Australian Football League(WAFL), Fremantle'sreserve team,however ankle and hamstring injuries[3]restricted him to only 9 games in 2018 and 13 games in 2019.[4]
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.[3]
At the end of the2020 AFL seasonhe was delisted by the Fremantle Dockers without playing any more AFL games.[5]He then joined theEast Fremantle Football Clubin theWest Australian Football Leaguefor the 2021 season.[6]
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.[7]
After leaving West Coast, Dixon re-joinedEast Fremantlefor the2023 WAFL season.[8]Dixon helpedEast Fremantleto their 30thWAFLpremiership and first since1998.
After his WAFL premiership success, Dixon moved over east to theSouthport Sharksin theVFL.[9]He played in the club's six-point2024 VFL grand finalloss toWerribee.Dixon won the leading goalkicker for Southport and came 6th in the overall league individual tally kicking 43 goals across the season.[10][11]
Statistics
[edit]Updated to the end of 2024.[12][13]
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Played in that season's premiership team |
| 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 | 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# | 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 | 22 | 43 | 23 | 184 | 108 | 292 | 123 | 35 | 83 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 8.4 | 4.9 | 13.3 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 3.8 |
| Career | 61 | 84 | 39 | 480 | 336 | 816 | 292 | 133 | 440 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 7.9 | 5.5 | 13.4 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 7.2 | ||
References
[edit]- ^"Season 2024 Southport Goalkickers".VFL Stats. Archived fromthe originalon 22 September 2024.Retrieved3 October2024.
- ^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.
- ^"2024 Smithy's VFL Grand Final: Player Profiles".AFL.au. 21 September 2024. Archived fromthe originalon 21 September 2024.Retrieved22 September2024.
- ^"Werribee Tigers v Southport".AFL.au. 22 September 2024. Archived fromthe originalon 22 September 2024.Retrieved22 September2024.
- ^"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