Leon Davis (footballer)

Leon Davis (born 17 June 1981) is an Australian rules footballer currently listed with the Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), having previously played with the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Northam, Western Australia, Davis played for Perth before being drafted by Collingwood in the 1999 National Draft. He made his senior debut for the club in 2000, and went on to play in grand final losses in 2002 and 2003. Playing mainly as a small forward, Davis was selected in the All-Australian team in 2009, having won the Goal of the Year award the previous season. He was awarded a premiership medallion in 2010, having played in the drawn 2010 AFL Grand Final, before being dropped for the replay that Collingwood won. In 2011, Davis switched to a role as a rebounding defender, and was again named in the All-Australian team. He left the club at the conclusion of the 2011 season to return to play for Perth in the WAFL.

Davis, of Aboriginal heritage, played his junior football for the Railways Football Club in the Avon Football Association (AFA) and the Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League. He was drafted to the Australian Football League by the Collingwood Football Club in the 1999 AFL National Draft with a second round selection (No. 34 overall).