Chris Dawes (Australian footballer)

Chris Dawes
Personal information
Full name	Chris Dawes
Date of birth	16 May 1988 (1988-05-16) (age 23)
Place of birth	Victoria
Original team	Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup)
Draft	#28, 2006 National Draft, Collingwood
Height/Weight	193cm / 105kg
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current club	Collingwood
Number	31
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2008–	Collingwood	48 (67)
1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .
Career highlights
Collingwood premiership player 2010

Chris Dawes (born 16 May 1988) is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Drafted with the 28th selection in the 2006 AFL Draft from Brighton Grammar School, Dawes is a strongly built forward who missed the majority of 2007 due to a knee injury after showing strong impression with the Magpies' then VFL affiliate Williamstown.

Dawes was a part of the Collingwood team that made AFL history with a pre-season game against the Adelaide Crows which was played in Dubai.

Chris Dawes made his official debut for Collingwood in the 2008 season.

2008

His first game was a win against the in-form St Kilda in round 19, 2008. Dawes joined the list of players who kicked a goal with his first kick in league footy. Dawes was selected to play in the first game after the club suspensions of Alan Didak and Heath Shaw in 2008.

After making his debut, Dawes played the remainder of Collingwoods 2008 season including an Elimination Final against the Adelaide Crows in which Dawes kicked 3 goals in a match winning performance with fellow Magpie John Anthony.

2009

Dawes played 4 senior games in 2009. Many^[who?] found this surprising after Collingwood's absence of forward players early in the season including Anthony Rocca and Travis Cloke. Dawes also had an encouraging pre-season which included a game against Geelong in the pre-season Grand Final. Collingwood supporters had called for Dawes to be named in the team after being named in the best players on the ground several times at VFL level.

2010

After strong performances in the VFL Dawes was selected for the Anzac Day clash against Essendon in round 5. Dawes never looked back as he played in all but two matches for the rest of the year, including both the drawn and replayed Grand Finals against St Kilda. In the Grand Final replay, Dawes kicked two goals in Collingwoods 56 point win.

Dawes finished the season with a total of 30 goals from 20 games.

External links

• Chris Dawes Player Profile
• Chris Dawes's statistics from AFL Tables
• Seagulls destroy the Borough
• Magpies topple the Crows
• Chris Dawes and Nathan Brown to start from the back
• Chris Dawes and John McCarthy in line for selection
• Chris Dawes and John McCarthy save Pies' week

Persondata
Name	Dawes, Chris
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	16 May 1988
Place of birth	Victoria
Date of death
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