Wil Dawson
| Wil Dawson | |||
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Dawson with North Melbourne's VFL side in April 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 20 December 2005 | ||
| Original team | Leongatha Junior Football Club (Vic)/Gippsland Power U18 | ||
| Draft | No. 22, 2023 national draft: North Melbourne | ||
| Debut | Round 10, 2024, North Melbourne vs. Essendon, at Docklands | ||
| Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Position | Key Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | North Melbourne | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2024– | North Melbourne | 8 (0) | |
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
| statsend = the 2025 season
Wil Dawson (born 20 December 2005) is a professional Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
AFL career
Dawson was recruited by North Melbourne with the 22nd overall selection in the 2023 national draft.[1]
Dawson debuted for North Melbourne in round 10 of the 2024 AFL season in a 40-point loss to Essendon.[2][3]
Statistics
Updated to the end of the 2025 season.[4]
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2024 | North Melbourne | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | North Melbourne | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 35 | 22 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 7.0 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Career[5] | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 14 | 51 | 29 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ "Key defender Wil Dawson joins North Melbourne with pick No.22". nmfc.com.au. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Wil Dawson: Young tall confirmed for AFL debut". nmfc.com.au. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Bombers fly up into second, pile more pain on Roos". afl.com.au. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Wil Dawson". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "Wil Dawson". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wil Dawson.
- Wil Dawson's profile on the official website of the North Melbourne Football Club
- Wil Dawson's playing statistics from AFL Tables