Jordan Dawson

Jordan Dawson (born 9 April 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Sydney Swans from 2016 to 2021. Dawson was named in the 2023 All-Australian team and won the Malcolm Blight Medal in 2023, and is a dual Showdown Medallist. He has served as Adelaide captain since 2023.

Jordan Dawson
Dawson playing for Sydney's NEAFL team in 2018
Personal information
Full name Jordan Dawson
Date of birth (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997
Place of birth Kingston South East, South Australia
Original team(s) Sturt (SANFL)
Draft No. 56, 2015 national draft
Debut Round 3, 2017, Sydney vs. Collingwood, at the Sydney Cricket Ground
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 91 kg (201 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Adelaide
Number 12
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2016–2021 Sydney 064 (34)
2022– Adelaide 059 (23)
Total 123 (57)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 14, 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Dawson was born in Kingston South East, south-east of Adelaide in South Australia. He moved to Adelaide in his youth and attended Scotch College during his teenage years.

AFL career

Sydney (2016–2021)

He was drafted by Sydney with their third selection and fifty-sixth overall in the 2015 national draft.[1] He made his debut in the one point loss against Collingwood at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Round 3 of the 2017 season.[2] After spending long periods of time playing in the NEAFL for Sydney, Dawson began to find form in 2020 at a time when the Swans were struggling.

Adelaide (2022–present)

At the end of the 2021 AFL season, Dawson requested a trade to Adelaide, in his home state of South Australia,[3] despite speculation that the Swan might end up playing for cross-town rivals Port Adelaide. He was traded on 13 October[4] during the 2021 trade period.

Round 3 of the 2022 AFL season saw Dawson win the Showdown Medal during Adelaide's 4 point victory over Port Adelaide, in which he kicked a goal after the siren to win the match.[5] In his first season as a Crow, he finished second in the club's best and fairest award, behind the three-time winner and fellow Scotch College alumn Rory Laird. Dawson was made captain of the Adelaide Crows after Rory Sloane stepped down on 10 February 2023,[6] following Sloane's 4th year in the role. Dawson won his second Showdown Medal in Round 3 of 2023[7] in his first win as captain. Dawson would go on to greatly succeed in the role, finding career-best form and winning the Malcolm Blight Medal in just his second season at the club.

2024 began with scrutiny directed at Jordan Dawson, with Adelaide 0-4 winning record "epitomised" by Dawson's poor form.[8] Dawson responded with back-to-back best-on-ground performances against Essendon and North Melbourne, the latter of which saw Dawson awarded with the ANZAC Spirit medal, given to the player adjudicated best-on-ground during the AFL's ANZAC Appeal Round.[9]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 14, 2024.[10]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2016Sydney34 0——————————————0
2017Sydney34 1016410330.01.06.04.010.03.03.00
2018Sydney34 44333164922121.00.88.34.012.35.53.00
2019Sydney34 20151249127376109600.80.112.56.418.85.53.01
2020[lower-alpha 1]Sydney34 16671837726059380.40.411.44.816.33.72.40
2021Sydney34 2397354159513126680.40.315.46.922.35.53.06
2022Adelaide12 22106408133541146650.50.318.56.024.66.63.08
2023Adelaide12 236154012226231141530.30.717.49.727.15.06.720
2024Adelaide12 148424210634873820.60.317.37.624.95.25.9
Career 1235844187684427206524810.50.415.36.922.15.33.935

Notes

  1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours and achievements

Personal life

Dawson married long-term partner Milly Dutton on 3 January 2024.[11]

References
  1. Rucci, Michelangelo (14 February 2016). "Two South Australian schoolmates beat the lottery of the AFL draft to be team-mates at Sydney". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  2. Cordy, Neil (6 April 2017). "Jordan Dawson the latest Sydney Swans debutant, set to play against Collingwood". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  3. Cleary, Mitch (21 September 2021). "Crows or Power? Wantaway Swan nominates new home". AFL Media. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  4. @AFL_House (13 October 2021). "Trade paperwork lodged" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. "Adelaide steals epic Showdown against Port Adelaide with Jordan Dawson goal after the siren". ABC News. 1 April 2022.
  6. Mottram, Seb. "Rory Sloane steps down as Crows pass captaincy to Jordan Dawson". SEN.
  7. "Back-to-back Showdown medal for captain Dawson". AFL.com.au.
  8. Negrepontis, Nic (3 April 2024). "The damning stats highlighting Adelaide skipper's poor start to the 2024 season". SEN.
  9. Welsh, Sophie (27 April 2024). "Match Report: Crows beat Kangaroos in Tasmania". Adelaide Football Club.
  10. "Jordan Dawson". AFL Tables. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  11. Epstein, Jackie (7 January 2024). "AFL stars wed in lavish off-season celebrations". Herald Sun. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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