| Dawson Simpson | |
| Fullname: | Dawson Simpson |
| Birth Date: | 1989 2, df=yes |
| Originalteam: | Barnawartha (TDFL) Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup) |
| Draftpick: | No. 34, 2007 national draft |
| Height: | 210 cm |
| Weight: | 109 kg |
| Position: | Ruckman |
| Years1: | 2010–2015 |
| Games Goals1: | 28 (4) |
| Years2: | 2017–2019 |
| Games Goals2: | 20 (1) |
| Games Goalstotal: | 48 (5) |
| Statsend: | 2019 |
Dawson Simpson (born 17 February 1989) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club and Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played as a ruckman, and was drafted by Geelong from the Murray Bushrangers in the 2007 national draft.
In October 2015, he joined GWS as an unrestricted free agent after only 28 games for Geelong over an eight-year period.[1]
He retired at the conclusion of the 2019 AFL season.[2]
Statistics are correct to end of round 5, 2015. Averages are in brackets.[3] [4]
| Season | Team | Games | Kicks | Tackles | Goals | Behinds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 2009 | Geelong | 16 | |||||||||
| 2010 | Geelong | 16 | 2 | 14 (7.0) | 6 (3.0) | 8 (4.0) | 7 (3.5) | 6 (3.0) | (0.0) | (0.0) | |
| 2011 | Geelong | 16 | 1 | 9 (9.0) | 2 (2.0) | 7 (7.0) | 4 (4.0) | 4 (4.0) | (0.0) | (0.0) | |
| 2012 | Geelong | 16 | 2 | 8 (4.0) | 4 (2.0) | 4 (2.0) | 3 (1.5) | 4 (2.0) | (0.0) | 1 (0.5) | |
| 2013 | Geelong | 16 | 6 | 59 (9.8) | 22 (3.7) | 37 (6.2) | 21 (3.5) | 12 (2.0) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | |
| 2014 | Geelong | 16 | 13 | 79 (6.1) | 21 (1.6) | 58 (4.5) | 18 (1.4) | 34 (2.6) | 3 (0.2) | 2 (0.2) | |
| 2015 | Geelong | 16 | 3 | 21 (7.0) | 6 (2.0) | 15 (5.0) | 2 (0.7) | 9 (3.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| 2016 | GWS | 26 | |||||||||
| Career totals | 27 | 190 (7.0) | 61 (2.3) | 129 (4.8) | 55 (2.0) | 69 (2.6) | 4 (0.1) | 4 (0.1) | |||