From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alwyn Davey
Alwyn Davey
Alwyn Davey national draft. Most therefore had picked Alwyn Davey to
be taken by Melbourne as with a rookie selection.
Personal information Kevin Sheedy had become particularly interested in
Full name Alwyn Davey the progress of Aaron Davey and since the success of An-
drew Lovett, fast indigenous players in general. Davey
Date of birth 15 May 1984 (1984-05-15)
was drafted by the Bombers in the 3rd round of the 2006
Place of birth Darwin, Northern Territory AFL Draft.
Original team South Adelaide (SANFL)
Height/Weight 173 cm / 70 kg
Career
Club information 2007
Current club Essendon Alwyn made his AFL debut in the opening round of the
Number 29 2007 season, making an immediate impression and
played in every game until Round 14.
Playing career1 He has featured several times amongst the Bombers’
Years Club Games (Goals) best including an outstanding ANZAC Day match. In his
first 5 AFL matches he got an incredible 5 goal of the year
2007 – Essendon 69 (72) nominations including 2 on ANZAC Day.
1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season . Davey became known for his explosive speed. He has
been known to take 2.75 secs to run from 0–20 metres.[ci-
Career highlights tation needed] This is thought to be the fastest in the league,
• AFL Army Award 2007 even more than speedster Chris Judd. From debut, Davey
became one of the shortest players in the AFL.
Alwyn Davey (born 15 May 1984) is a professional Aus- He quickly earned a cult following at Essendon, gain-
tralian rules footballer who currently plays for the ing the nickname is "Froggy", due to his appearance.
Essendon Football Club of the Australian Football League. During the round 14 game against Geelong, he suf-
fered a broken arm when crashed into while on the
Early life ground by Kane Tenace. The injury forced Davey to miss
the rest of the season, and Essendon’s form slumped dur-
Davey is of Indigenous Australian descent with tribal an- ing the period that he was on the sidelines, eventually
cestry that can be traced to the Kokatha in South Aus- missing the finals.
tralia[1] Alwyn was born to mother Lizzie,[2] named after At the end of the 2007 AFL season, Alwyn won the AFL
father Alwyn Davey[3] and raised in Darwin, Northern Army Award, recognising players who produce act(s) of
Territory. bravery or selflessness to promote the cause of his team,
Alwyn played his junior football in Darwin. His father during a game for his smother and 2nd and 3rd efforts
died when he was eight years old.[3] against Hawthorn in round 6. He had 3 of the final 6 nom-
He moved to Adelaide to play football semi-profes- inations in the award.[4]
sionally with South Adelaide in the SANFL.
Davey first attracted the attention of talent scouts af- 2008
ter the impressive first and second seasons of his brother
While running at training after round 4 in 2008, Davey
Aaron for the Melbourne Demons.
twisted and injured his right knee when changing direc-
In the 2006 pre-season, Alwyn was invited to train
tion, requiring immediate surgery and making him un-
with his brother at the Demons, and many believed that
available for the rest of the season because this would
the club would take a chance on him. The Demons al-
require him to miss between 6 and 12 months. Despite
ready had a crumbing forward in Aaron and many clubs
the injury, Davey continued to train but coach Matthew
were averse to drafting short players. Furthermore, by
Knights did not risk him.
the time of the draft, Alwyn had turned 22. Most draftees
are taken at just 18, making him considered old for the
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alwyn Davey
Awards
New award AFL Army Award Succeeded by
2007 Brett Deledio
2009 [3] ^ Flanagan, M., "The Davey pacesetters", Real Footy,
9 May 2007. Retrieved on 9 May 2007.
In 2009, his defensive pressure in the forward line has
[4] "Davey honoured by Army Award nod".
been a welcome return to the Essendon squad, currently
http://bombersfc.com.au/Season2007/News/
leading the tackle count.
NewsArticle/tabid/6477/
Default.aspx?newsId=51270.
Personal life [5] "Alwyn Davey statistics". AFL Tables.
http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/A/
Both Alwyn and Aaron Davey are cousins of Brownlow
Alwyn_Davey.html. Retrieved 27 September 2008.
medallist Gavin Wanganeen.[3] Alwyn was named after
his father.[3]
External links
Statistics • Alwyn Davey Profile
• Alwyn Davey’s statistics from AFL Tables
Season Team No. Games Goals Behinds Kicks Marks Handballs Disposals
Persondata
2007 Essendon 29 14 15 10 94 46 67 161
Name Davey, Alwyn
2008 Essendon 29 5 5 1 33 10 38 71
Alternative names
Totals 19 20 11 127 56 105 232
Short description
Date of birth 15 May 1984
References Place of birth Darwin, Northern Territory
[1] AFL Record. Round 9,2009. Slattery Publishing. pg Date of death
75.
Place of death
[2] http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/aaron-
davey-considers-leaving-melbourne/story-
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• Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football
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• Australian rules footballers from the Northern Territory
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