Jacob Dawson (born 3 November 1999) is an

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er and the current co-captain of the Southport Football Club in the

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(VFL), serving alongside

Brayden Crossley Brayden Crossley (born 16 August 1999) is an Australian rules footballer and the current co-captain of the Southport Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL), serving alongside Jacob Dawson. He previously played for the Gold Coas ...

. He previously played for the

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in the

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(AFL).

Early life

Dawson was raised on the Gold Coast and grew up playing his junior football for the Burleigh Bombers. His father, Paul, played professional basketball in the National Basketball League. Jacob attended

Palm Beach Currumbin High School Palm Beach Currumbin State High School is an independent public, co-educational, secondary school, located in the Gold Coast suburb of Palm Beach, in Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment ...

throughout his youth and was placed in the

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at 13 years of age. He switched to the Palm Beach Currumbin Football Club at 17 years old and was chosen to represent the Gold Coast in the Academy Series and the Allies in the

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. Dawson also played in Palm Beach Currumbin's 2017 QAFL senior premiership winning team. In November 2017, he was picked with a rookie selection by the

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at the

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AFL career

Dawson made his AFL debut in round 14 of the

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against Hawthorn. Dawson was delisted at the end of the 2019 season. Dawson played for Southport in the club's six-point 2024 VFL grand final loss to .

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dawson, Jacob 1999 births Living people Australian rules footballers from the Gold Coast, Queensland Gold Coast Football Club players People educated at Palm Beach Currumbin State High School