Hugh Dixon

For other people with similar names, see Hugh Dickson (disambiguation).

Hugh Dixon
Dixon playing for Southport in 2024
Personal information
Full name Hugh Dixon
Date of birth (1999-02-26) 26 February 1999 (age 25)
Original team(s) Kingborough Tigers (TSL)
Draft No. 44, 2017 National draft, Fremantle
Height 197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 101 kg (223 lb)
Position(s) Key forward
Club information
Current club Southport
Number 29
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018–2020 Fremantle 1 (1)
2021, 2023 East Fremantle 28 (36)
2022 West Coast 10 (4)
2024– Southport 22 (43)
Total 11 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Hugh Dixon (born 26 February 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Southport Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL), having previously played for Fremantle and West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL) and East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).

Early career

Drafted with the 44th selection in the 2017 AFL draft from the Kingborough Football Club in the Tasmanian State League, he played most of the junior football as a key forward and part-time ruckman. After playing for the Allies at the 2017 AFL Under 18 Championships, he was the only player from Tasmania to be invited to the 2017 AFL Draft Combine.[2]

Career

Upon moving to Fremantle, he played for Peel Thunder in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), Fremantle's reserve team, however ankle and hamstring injuries[3] restricted him to only 9 games in 2018 and 13 games in 2019.[4]

Dixon made his AFL debut for Fremantle in the last round of the 2019 AFL season at Adelaide Oval against Port Adelaide, as a late replacement for Sean Darcy who withdrew due to delayed concussion.[3]

At the end of the 2020 AFL season he was delisted by the Fremantle Dockers without playing any more AFL games.[5] He then joined the East Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian Football League for the 2021 season.[6]

Dixon was re-drafted as a rookie by West Coast ahead of the 2022 AFL season as part of the supplemental selection period (SSP). However Dixon ended up being de-listed at the end of the same season.[7]

After leaving West Coast, Dixon re-joined East Fremantle for the 2023 WAFL season.[8] Dixon helped East Fremantle to their 30th WAFL premiership and first since 1998.

After his WAFL premiership success, Dixon moved over east to the Southport Sharks in the VFL.[9] He played in the club's six-point 2024 VFL grand final loss to Werribee.Dixon won the leading goalkicker for Southport and came 6th in the overall league individual tally kicking 43 goals across the season.[10][11]

Statistics

Updated to the end of 2024.[12][13]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
H/O
 Hit-outs
  #  
 Played in that season's 
premiership team
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T H/O G B K H D M T H/O
2019 Fremantle 17 1 1 0 4 4 8 2 0 2 1.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 8.0 2.0 0.0 2.0
2021 East Fremantle 29 9 19 4 76 41 117 58 16 20 2.1 0.4 8.4 4.6 13.0 6.4 1.8 2.2
2022 West Coast 41 10 4 3 44 41 85 26 19 33 0.4 0.3 4.4 4.1 8.5 2.6 1.9 3.3
2023# East Fremantle 29 19 17 9 172 142 314 83 63 302 0.9 0.5 9.1 7.5 16.5 4.4 3.3 15.9
2024 Southport 29 22 43 23 184 108 292 123 35 83 2.0 1.0 8.4 4.9 13.3 5.6 1.6 3.8
Career 61 84 39 480 336 816 292 133 440 1.4 0.6 7.9 5.5 13.4 4.8 2.2 7.2

References

  1. ^ "Season 2024 Southport Goalkickers". VFL Stats. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  2. ^ Bresnehan, James (26 July 2017). "Dixon 'pumped' for prime opportunity". www.themercury.com.au. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b McArdle, Jordan; Robinson, Chris (23 August 2019). "Dixon destined for Dockers debut". PerthNow. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  4. ^ "WAFL FootyFacts - Dixon, Hugh". waflfootyfacts.net. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Dockers goalsneak among four more axed - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Hugh(e) news!". East Fremantle Football Club. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Eagles delist three, including 100-gamer, after horror season". afl.com.au. 21 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Welcome back Hugh Dixon". effc.com.au. 20 October 2022.
  9. ^ "VFL club Southport signs two-time AFL forward". zerohanger.com. 10 November 2023.
  10. ^ "2024 Smithy's VFL Grand Final: Player Profiles". AFL.com.au. 21 September 2024. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Werribee Tigers v Southport". AFL.com.au. 22 September 2024. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Hugh Dixon". afltables.com.au. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Hugh Dixon". West Australian Football League. Retrieved 29 March 2024.