- Charlie Dixon (Australian footballer)
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Charlie Dixon Personal information Full name Charlie Dixon Date of birth 23 September 1990 Original team Redland (QAFL) Draft Zone Selection, Gold Coast Height/Weight 200cm / 101kg Position(s) Forward Club information Current club Gold Coast Number 23 Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 2011– Gold Coast 10 (6) 1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .Career highlights - Inaugural Gold Coast AFL team
Charlie Dixon (born 23 September 1990) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Football Club. He was recruited as a Queensland zoned selection made available to Gold Coast under the AFL's draft concessions. He scored the first ever goal in the history of the club on 2 April 2011 against Carlton.[1] He, along with fellow Suns teammate Brandon Matera, were the two leading goalkickers for the Suns in the 2010 VFL season, with 22 goals each.
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Junior Career
Before being recruited by the Gold Coast Suns, Charlie Dixon played for the Redland Bombers australian rules football club competing in the AFL Queensland State League.
AFL career
Gold Coast Football Club
He made his debut in Round 2, 2011 in the Gold Coast Suns inaugural AFL match against Carlton at The Gabba, with Dixon kicking two of the Sun's goals in their heavy loss, including the first goal ever for the Suns.
In Round 5, Dixon was part of the Gold Coast Sun's first AFL victory over Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium. He kicked 2 goals during that win.
References
- ^ Strafford, Andrew (3 April 2011). "Blue skies turn grey for Suns' first night". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/blue-skies-turn-grey-for-suns-first-night-20110402-1csnz.html. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
External links
- Charlie Dixon's profile on the Official AFL Website of the Gold Coast Football Club
- Charlie Dixon (Australian footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables
Gold Coast Football Club – current squad 2 Smith · 3 Brennan · 4 Weller · 5 Harbrow · 6 Magin · 7 Hunt · 8 Russell · 9 Ablett (c) · 10 Moss · 13 Jolly · 14 Krakouer · 15 Flanagan · 16 Thompson · 17 Fraser · 18 McKenzie · 20 Toy · 22 Nicholls · 23 Dixon · 24 Swallow · 25 Stanley · 26 Shaw · 29 Hine · 30 Brown · 32 Matera · 33 Liddy · 34 Hutchins · 35 Rischitelli · 36 Iles · 37 Bennell · 38 Wilkinson · 39 Day · 40 Hickey · 41 Prestia · 42 Caddy · 43 Patrick · 44 Bock · 45 May · 46 Lynch · 47 Gorringe · 48 Tape · 49 Gillbee · 50 Taylor · tbd Allen · tbd Sexton · tbd Warnock
Coach: McKenna
* denotes Rookie Listed playersInaugural Gold Coast Football Club AFL team Full-back Campbell Brown • Nathan Bock • Seb TapeHalf-back Centre Trent McKenzie • Daniel Harris • Michael RischitelliHalf-forward Danny Stanley • Charlie Dixon • Dion PrestiaFull-forward Jared Brennan • Zac Smith • Brandon MateraRuck Interchange Marc Lock • Alik Magin • Harley Bennell • Sub: Josh ToyCoach Categories:- 1990 births
- Living people
- Gold Coast Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from Queensland
- Redland Australian Football Club players
- Australian rules biography, 1990s birth stubs
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