Dwayne Simpson (born 12 February 1981) is a former
Australian rules footballer who played for the
Fremantle Dockers
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in 2001. He was originally drafted by the
Sydney Swans from
East Fremantle
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Etymology
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in the
WAFL with selection 59 in the
1998 AFL Draft but did not play a league game for them. At the end of the 2000 season he was traded back to West Australia in return for the 52nd selection. He played two games for Fremantle in 2001 before being delisted at the end of the season.
Originally from
Mullewa in the
Mid West
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region of Western Australia, he is the nephew of actor
Ernie Dingo
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People
* Ernie Accorsi (born 1941), American football executive
* Ernie Adams (disambiguation)
* Ernie Afaganis (born ...
.
References
External links
*
1981 births
Fremantle Football Club players
East Fremantle Football Club players
Living people
Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football
People from Mullewa, Western Australia
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