Charlie Dixon (Australian footballer)
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Dixon in June 2017
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Charles Dixon | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Cairns, Queensland | ||
| Original team(s) |
Redland (QAFL) Cairns Saints (AFL Cairns) |
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| Draft | Zone Selection, 2009, Gold Coast | ||
| Height / weight | 202cm / 110kg | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
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| Current club | Port Adelaide | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2011–2015 | Gold Coast | 65 (94) | |
| 2016– | Port Adelaide | 40 (76) | |
| Total | 105 (170) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 23, 2017.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Charlie Dixon (born 23 September 1990) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Gold Coast Football Club as a Queensland zoned selection made available to Gold Coast under the AFL's draft concessions. He scored the first ever goal in the history of the club on 2 April 2011 against Carlton.
Dixon was born into a family which consisted of parents that both played basketball in their younger years. Dixon began playing basketball at the age of four and made several junior representative sides through the eight years he played the sport. In 2003 his older brother convinced him to begin playing Australian Rules Football for the first time at the age of 12.
Dixon began playing junior football with the Redlynch Lions Football Club in 2003. He would then join the Cairns Saints Football Club and made the seniors team at the age of 16. In his last game for the Saints he played in the 2007 AFL Cairns Grand Final on his 17th birthday, the Saints would finish runners-up.
Following graduation from high school at the end of 2007 he and his brother moved to Brisbane where they were invited to play for the Redland Bombers in the AFL Queensland State League. He worked his way through the Redland ranks before playing for the senior side in 2008. In August, 2008, Dixon was the first player ever to sign a contract with the newly formed Gold Coast Football Club for their inaugural year in the TAC Cup. At the beginning of the 2009 TAC Cup season Dixon was named vice captain of the club. He played 15 games for the season and also represented the Queensland under 18 team in the AFL Under 18 Championships 3 times and was a standout.
Dixon's efforts in 2009 would see him officially drafted to the Gold Coast team at the start of 2010 by way of the local talent access selection. In the 2010 season with the Gold Coast competing in the Victorian Football League, Dixon was again a standout when he finished the year with 22 goals from 14 games. Half way through the season Dixon broke the player's code and was sent down play for the Labrador Tigers for one match before returning to the VFL. He, along with teammate Brandon Matera, were the two leading goalkickers for the Suns in the 2010 VFL season.
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