Zac Dawson

Zac Dawson
File:43. Zac Dawson, St Kilda FC 01.jpg
Personal information
Full name	Zac Dawson
Date of birth	(1986-02-22) 22 February 1986
Original team(s)	Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)
Draft	#41, 2003 National Draft, Hawthorn #13, 2009 Rookie Draft, St Kilda #87 (RP), 2009 National Draft, St Kilda #10, 2012 Pre-Season Draft, Fremantle
Height/Weight	197cm / 92kg
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current club	Fremantle
Number	3
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2005–2008 2009–2011 2012– Total	Hawthorn St Kilda Fremantle	014 (0) 063 (4) 069 (3) 146 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015 season.

Zac Dawson (born 22 February 1986) is an Australian rules footballer who has played for the Hawthorn, St Kilda and Fremantle Football Clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL).

AFL career

File:43. Zac Dawson, St Kilda FC 02.jpg

Dawson at training prior to the 2009 AFL Grand Final

Hawthorn

Dawson was recruited from Calder Cannons with pick no. 41 in the 2003 AFL Draft.

Dawson's first game at the professional level of competition in the AFL was in 2005. He played the first eight games of 2006, until being dropped from the team, returning for four games in Rounds 15–18.

The key position prospect was being groomed for the full-back role during a 12-game stint in 2006, but his confidence received a battering after Anthony Rocca kicked eight goals on him in round two of that year.

Dawson failed to play a senior game for Hawthorn in 2007 and 2008. He spent the time playing for Box Hill, on one occasion he kicked eight goals. Dawson was delisted from Hawthorn after the end of the 2008 season.

St Kilda

2009 season

Dawson was drafted with pick 13 by St Kilda in the 2008 rookie draft. He was promoted to the senior team for Round 1 in 2009 due to injuries to other players and played the first 16 games in an undefeated side until being reported for rough conduct in Round 16 and suspended for two matches.

Dawson played in 20 of 22 matches in the 2009 home and away rounds in which St Kilda qualified in first position for the finals, winning the club’s third minor premiership.

St Kilda played off in the 2009 AFL Grand Final after qualifying and preliminary finals wins. Dawson played in the grand final in which St Kilda were defeated by 12 points.

2010 season

Dawson played 20 games in 2010, and was named St Kilda's player of the finals series (jointly with Lenny Hayes).

As of the end of the 2010 season, Dawson had played in seven finals matches including three grand finals.

Fremantle

2012 season

In November 2011, Dawson left the Saints after deciding against signing a new contract with the club. He moved to Fremantle Dockers for the 2012 season, reuniting him with former St Kilda coach Ross Lyon.

2013 season

Zac Dawson's ability to organise his teammates has been crucial in Ross Lyon's 'defensive chain' at St Kilda and now at Fremantle.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2015 season

Season	Team	#	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
			Totals								Averages (per game)
2005	Hawthorn	26	2	0	0	8	12	20	5	4	0.0	0.0	4.0	6.0	10.0	2.5	2.0
2006	Hawthorn	26	12	0	0	35	68	103	37	24	0.0	0.0	2.9	5.7	8.6	3.1	2.0
2009	St.Kilda	43	23	2	1	127	157	284	136	39	0.1	0.0	5.5	6.8	12.4	5.9	1.7
2010	St.Kilda	6	20	1	3	99	122	221	89	22	0.0	0.2	5.0	6.1	11.0	4.4	1.1
2011	St.Kilda	6	20	1	1	61	153	214	80	25	0.0	0.0	3.0	7.6	10.7	4.0	1.2
2012	Fremantle	3	18	2	2	60	107	167	50	21	0.1	0.1	3.3	5.9	9.3	2.8	1.2
2013	Fremantle	3	24	0	0	60	158	218	72	40	0.0	0.0	2.5	6.6	9.1	3.0	1.7
2014	Fremantle	3	22	1	0	60	162	222	77	26	0.0	0.0	2.7	7.4	10.1	3.5	1.2
2015	Fremantle	3	5	0	0	10	35	45	13	6	0.0	0.0	2.0	7.0	9.0	2.6	1.2
Career			146	7	7	520	974	1494	559	207	0.0	0.0	3.6	6.7	10.2	3.8	1.4

External links

• Zac Dawson's profile on the official website of the Fremantle Football Club
• Zac Dawson's statistics from AFL Tables