Steven Dodd Explained

Steven Dodd
Birth Date:20 June 1983
Originalteam:East Fremantle (WAFL)
Debutdate:Round 20, 2004
Debutteam:Fremantle
Debutopponent:Geelong
Debutstadium:Skilled Stadium
Height:191 cm
Weight:82 kg
Statsend:2010
Years1:2004–2010
Club1:Fremantle
Games Goals1:101 (7)

Steven Dodd (born 20 June 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer who primarily played as a backman for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League.

He was drafted with the 51st selection in the 2003 AFL Rookie Draft whilst playing with East Fremantle. After being elevated from the rookie list for the 2004 season, he made his AFL debut against Geelong in Round 20 of 2004, when Fremantle were defeated by Geelong by 50 points on one of the coldest days of football in recent times. He was reported for engaging in a melee and was fined $1500.[1]

He originally played as a key defender,[2] but later moved into a midfield tagging role.[3]

In October 2010, Dodd was delisted by Fremantle after 101 games over seven seasons with the Dockers.[4] He is the cousin of former Fremantle player Brad Dodd.

After being de-listed by Fremantle, Dodd returned to his former club East Fremantle where he played until retiring at the end of the 2014 season. He played a total of 119 league games for East Fremantle as well as 3 State games for Western Australia. In 2012 he won the club fairest and Best award, the Lynn Medal

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Notes and References

  1. http://footystats.freeservers.com/Archive/Review04-R20.html Match report
  2. http://www.carltonfc.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=4311&newsId=52632 Living the Dream - Steven Dodd
  3. Web site: Crows survive fright to sink Dockers . 13 April 2009 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20121107004630/https://www.theage.com.au/news/rfmatchreport/crows-survive-fright-to-sink-dockers/2009/04/12/1239474750921.html . 7 November 2012 . live .
  4. http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/fremantle-axe-steven-dodd-tim-ruffles-ryan-murphy-chris-hall-brock-obrien-and-ben-bucovaz/story-e6frf33l-1225938368990 Fremantle axe Steven Dodd, Tim Ruffles, Ryan Murphy, Chris Hall, Brock O'Brien and Ben Bucovaz