Patrick "Paddy" Dow (born 16 October 1999) is a professional

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er playing for the

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in the

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(AFL). He was drafted by Carlton with their first selection, and third overall, in the

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. He made his

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debut in round 1 of the 2018 season against

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at the

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. He earned an

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nomination for his performance against Collingwood in round 14, 2018.

Early life and career

Dow grew up in

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and attended St Mary MacKillop College, Swan Hill . In 2015 (year 10), he started attending

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on a sports scholarship, and he was selected to play for Victoria Country at the AFL Under 16 Championships. He then started playing for the

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in the

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. In 2017, he pulled off a great performance against

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, amassing 35 disposals and kicking 2 goals; however, his season was cut short, as he injured his shoulder in the third quarter, requiring surgery. He finished his 2017 TAC Cup season averaging 18.5 disposals, 12 contested possession and 3 tackles.

AFL career

Carlton (2017–2023)

Carlton selected Dow with their first pick, number three overall, in the

. He made his

debut in the twenty-six point loss to at the

in the opening round of the 2018 season. After the twenty-point loss to in round 15, in which he recorded 20 disposals and 4 tackles, he earned the round nomination for the 2018 AFL Rising Star award. He played a total of 20 games in his debut year, averaging more than 14 disposals per game. In March 2018, Dow signed a three-year contract extension with Carlton, committing his future to the club until 2022.

St Kilda (2024-Present)

At the end of

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after difficulties breaking into Carlton's AFL side, Dow was traded to St Kilda.

Personal life

Dow is currently studying a Bachelor of Business at

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. He is the older brother of midfielder

Thomson Dow Thomson Dow (born 16 October 2001) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played junior representative football with the Bendigo Pioneers, was drafted by ...

Statistics

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2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

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2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

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2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

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* * * 1999 births Living people Carlton Football Club players Bendigo Pioneers players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) People educated at Geelong Grammar School Sportspeople from Swan Hill St Kilda Football Club players 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub