Draft:Sam Davidson

Sam Davidson
Sam Davidson
Personal information
Date of birth	13 December 2001 (age 23)
Original team(s)	Richmond (VFL)/East Brighton JFC
Draft	No. 51, 2024 national draft
Debut	15 March, 2025, Western Bulldogs vs. North Melbourne, at Marvel Stadium
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder/Forward
Club information
Current club	Western Bulldogs
Number	42
Playing career1
Years	Club
2025–	Western Bulldogs
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 3, 2025.
Career highlights
	Fothergill-Round-Mitchell Medal: 2024;

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Declined by Sohom Datta 8 days ago. Last edited by Basetornado 5 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Sam Davidson (born 13 December 2001) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early Life and Education

Davidson grew up a Western Bulldogs supporter, including watching from the stands during the drought-breaking 2016 AFL Grand Final. He was enrolled in a medical degree at Monash University, playing in Sale and Mildura due to rural Hospital placements. In 2024, he made the decision to alter his studies, five out of six years into the degree to pursue an AFL career.^[1] He then played for Richmond in the VFL in 2024 winning the Fothergill-Round-Mitchell Medal as the most talented young player in the competition.^[2]

AFL Career

Davidson was selected at Pick 51 in 2024 national draft as mature aged recruit by the same club he had supported since childhood, the Western Bulldogs. Even attending a match, the same day he had a pre-draft interview with the club.^[3] He impressed and showed his talent in a pre-season game against Hawthorn collecting 29 disposals and a goal.^[4] ^[5] Due to these impressive performances he made his debut in round 1 of the 2025 AFL season.^[6] On debut, Davidson kicked a goal and had 10 disposals. In only his third game, an 8 point win over Carlton, he was judged amongst the best on ground, with a 31 disposal game.^[7]

References

^ "He'd almost finished a medical degree, but then footy took over". afl.com.au. 12 February 2025.
^ "Davidson wins Fothergill-Round-Mitchell medal". richmondfc.com.au. 19 September 2024.
^ "He'd almost finished a medical degree, but then footy took over". afl.com.au. 12 February 2025.
^ "2024 Telstra AFL Draft: Pick 51 – Sam Davidson". westernbulldogds.com.au. 21 November 2024.
^ "Davidson on 'awesome' experience". westernbulldogs.com.au. 28 February 2025.
^ "Mature-age bolter, young forward earn Bulldogs debut, key pair fit to play". afl.com.au. 13 March 2025.
^ "Dogs bite back at fast-starting Blues to notch thrilling win". afl.com.au. 28 March 2025.

External Links

Sam Davidson's profile on the official website of the Western Bulldogs

[1] "He'd almost finished a medical degree, but then footy took over". afl.com.au. 12 February 2025.

[2] "Davidson wins Fothergill-Round-Mitchell medal". richmondfc.com.au. 19 September 2024.

[3] "He'd almost finished a medical degree, but then footy took over". afl.com.au. 12 February 2025.

[4] "2024 Telstra AFL Draft: Pick 51 – Sam Davidson". westernbulldogds.com.au. 21 November 2024.

[5] "Davidson on 'awesome' experience". westernbulldogs.com.au. 28 February 2025.

[6] "Mature-age bolter, young forward earn Bulldogs debut, key pair fit to play". afl.com.au. 13 March 2025.

[7] "Dogs bite back at fast-starting Blues to notch thrilling win". afl.com.au. 28 March 2025.

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v t e 2024 AFL national draft
First round	1. Sam Lalor 2. Finn O'Sullivan 3. Jagga Smith 4. Sid Draper 5. Levi Ashcroft (F/S) 6. Harvey Langford 7. Josh Smillie 8. Tobie Travaglia 9. Leo Lombard (academy selection) 10. Alix Tauru 11. Xavier Lindsay 12. Taj Hotton 13. Isaac Kako 14. Jonty Faull 15. Joe Berry 16. Bo Allan 17. Murphy Reid 18. Oliver Hannaford 19. Harrison Oliver 20. Cooper Hynes 21. Luke Trainor 22. Jesse Dattoli 23. Harry Armstrong 24. Cody Angove 25. Sam Marshall (academy selection) 26. Ned Bowman 27. Matt Whitlock
Second round	28. Thomas Sims 29. Lachie Jaques 30. Jobe Shanahan 31. Josh Dolan 32. James Barrat 33. Jack Whitlock 34. Charlie Nicholls 35. Noah Mraz 36. Jack Ough 37. Kayle Gerreyn 38. Christian Moraes 39. Angus Clarke 40. Harry O'Farrell
Third round	41. Riley Bice 42. Ty Gallop (academy selection) 43. Ben Camporeale (F/S) 44. Jay Polkinghorne 45. Hugh Boxshall 46. Tom Gross 47. Joel Cochran (academy selection) 48. Lucca Grego 49. Cooper Bell (academy selection) 50. Charlie West 51. Sam Davidson 52. Jacob Molier 53. Alex Dodson 54. Lucas Camporeale (F/S) 55. Riak Andrew 56. Will Hayes
Fourth round	57. Luke Urquhart 58. Jasper Alger 59. Tyler Welsh (F/S) 60. Patrick Said 61. Rhys Unwin 62. Luke Kennedy 63. Jaren Carr (F/S) 64. Cody Anderson 65. Hamish Davis 66. Lennox Hofmann
Fifth round	67. River Stevens (F/S) 68. Aidan Johnson 69. Keighton Matofai-Forbes 70. Zak Johnson 71. Logan Smith (academy selection)