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David Swallow

David Swallow (born 19 November 1992) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL). Swallow was the number one draft pick in the 2010 AFL draft, making him the first player ever drafted by Gold Coast. He received a nomination for the AFL Rising Star award in round 14 of the 2011 season, his debut season. Swallow won the Gold Coast Suns Club Champion award in 2014, becoming the second player to win the award after Gary Ablett Jr. won the award in the club's first three seasons, and served as Gold Coast co-captain from 2019 to 2021.

Infobox

Full name
David Swallow
Born
(1992-11-19) 19 November 1992 (age 33)Perth, Western Australia
Original team
East Fremantle (WAFL)/Gold Coast (VFL)
Draft
No. 1, 2010 national draft
Debut
Round 2, 2011, Gold Coast vs. Carlton, at the Gabba
Height
186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight
87 kg (192 lb)
Position
Midfielder
Years
Club
2011–2025
Gold Coast

Tables

· Statistics
G
G
Season
G
Team
B
No.
K
Games
H
Totals
D
Totals
M
Totals
T
Totals
G
Totals
B
Totals
K
Totals
H
Averages (per game)
D
Averages (per game)
M
Averages (per game)
T
2011
2011
Season
2011
Team
Gold Coast
No.
24
Games
21
Totals
11
Totals
14
Totals
208
Totals
205
Totals
413
Totals
62
Totals
84
Averages (per game)
0.5
Averages (per game)
0.7
Averages (per game)
9.9
Averages (per game)
9.8
Averages (per game)
19.7
Averages (per game)
3.0
Averages (per game)
4.0
Votes
2
2012
2012
Season
2012
Team
Gold Coast
No.
24
Games
12
Totals
8
Totals
2
Totals
130
Totals
96
Totals
226
Totals
31
Totals
43
Averages (per game)
0.7
Averages (per game)
0.2
Averages (per game)
10.8
Averages (per game)
8.0
Averages (per game)
18.8
Averages (per game)
2.6
Averages (per game)
3.6
Votes
1
2013
2013
Season
2013
Team
Gold Coast
No.
24
Games
18
Totals
3
Totals
2
Totals
195
Totals
152
Totals
347
Totals
47
Totals
61
Averages (per game)
0.2
Averages (per game)
0.1
Averages (per game)
10.8
Averages (per game)
8.4
Averages (per game)
19.3
Averages (per game)
2.6
Averages (per game)
3.4
Votes
1
2014
2014
Season
2014
Team
Gold Coast
No.
24
Games
22
Totals
15
Totals
20
Totals
287
Totals
226
Totals
513
Totals
67
Totals
118
Averages (per game)
0.7
Averages (per game)
0.9
Averages (per game)
13.0
Averages (per game)
10.2
Averages (per game)
23.3
Averages (per game)
3.0
Averages (per game)
5.4
Votes
5
2015
2015
Season
2015
Team
Gold Coast
No.
24
Games
6
Totals
2
Totals
2
Totals
70
Totals
46
Totals
116
Totals
16
Totals
35
Averages (per game)
0.3
Averages (per game)
0.3
Averages (per game)
11.7
Averages (per game)
7.7
Averages (per game)
19.3
Averages (per game)
2.7
Averages (per game)
5.8
Votes
0
2016
2016
Season
2016
Team
Gold Coast
No.
24
Games
0
Totals
—
Totals
—
Totals
—
Totals
—
Totals
—
Totals
—
Totals
—
Averages (per game)
—
Averages (per game)
—
Averages (per game)
—
Averages (per game)
—
Averages (per game)
—
Averages (per game)
—
Averages (per game)
—
Votes
0
2017
2017
Season
2017
Team
Gold Coast
No.
24
Games
18
Totals
11
Totals
8
Totals
213
Totals
177
Totals
390
Totals
49
Totals
91
Averages (per game)
0.6
Averages (per game)
0.4
Averages (per game)
11.8
Averages (per game)
9.8
Averages (per game)
21.7
Averages (per game)
2.7
Averages (per game)
5.1
Votes
0
2018
2018
Season
2018
Team
Gold Coast
No.
24
Games
20
Totals
11
Totals
11
Totals
243
Totals
198
Totals
441
Totals
73
Totals
91
Averages (per game)
0.6
Averages (per game)
0.6
Averages (per game)
12.2
Averages (per game)
9.9
Averages (per game)
22.1
Averages (per game)
3.7
Averages (per game)
4.6
Votes
2
2019
2019
Season
2019
Team
Gold Coast
No.
24
Games
22
Totals
13
Totals
7
Totals
282
Totals
227
Totals
509
Totals
87
Totals
84
Averages (per game)
0.6
Averages (per game)
0.3
Averages (per game)
12.8
Averages (per game)
10.3
Averages (per game)
23.1
Averages (per game)
4.0
Averages (per game)
3.8
Votes
7
2020
2020
Season
2020
Team
Gold Coast
No.
24
Games
15
Totals
4
Totals
10
Totals
154
Totals
116
Totals
270
Totals
54
Totals
59
Averages (per game)
0.3
Averages (per game)
0.7
Averages (per game)
10.3
Averages (per game)
7.7
Averages (per game)
18.0
Averages (per game)
3.6
Averages (per game)
3.9
Votes
2
2021
2021
Season
2021
Team
Gold Coast
No.
24
Games
21
Totals
6
Totals
7
Totals
258
Totals
202
Totals
460
Totals
106
Totals
99
Averages (per game)
0.3
Averages (per game)
0.3
Averages (per game)
12.3
Averages (per game)
9.6
Averages (per game)
21.9
Averages (per game)
5.0
Averages (per game)
4.7
Votes
0
2022
2022
Season
2022
Team
Gold Coast
No.
24
Games
22
Totals
8
Totals
7
Totals
273
Totals
170
Totals
443
Totals
95
Totals
77
Averages (per game)
0.4
Averages (per game)
0.3
Averages (per game)
12.4
Averages (per game)
7.7
Averages (per game)
20.1
Averages (per game)
4.3
Averages (per game)
3.5
Votes
5
2023
2023
Season
2023
Team
Gold Coast
No.
24
Games
23
Totals
14
Totals
11
Totals
222
Totals
160
Totals
382
Totals
78
Totals
101
Averages (per game)
0.6
Averages (per game)
0.5
Averages (per game)
9.7
Averages (per game)
7.0
Averages (per game)
16.6
Averages (per game)
3.4
Averages (per game)
4.4
Votes
0
2024
2024
Season
2024
Team
Gold Coast
No.
24
Games
20
Totals
9
Totals
2
Totals
107
Totals
95
Totals
202
Totals
50
Totals
34
Averages (per game)
0.5
Averages (per game)
0.1
Averages (per game)
5.4
Averages (per game)
4.8
Averages (per game)
10.1
Averages (per game)
2.5
Averages (per game)
1.7
Votes
0
2025
2025
Season
2025
Team
Gold Coast
No.
24
Games
9
Totals
2
Totals
3
Totals
27
Totals
34
Totals
61
Totals
13
Totals
20
Averages (per game)
0.2
Averages (per game)
0.3
Averages (per game)
3.0
Averages (per game)
3.8
Averages (per game)
6.8
Averages (per game)
1.4
Averages (per game)
2.2
Votes
0
Career
Career
Season
Career
Team
249
No.
111
Games
99
Totals
2669
Totals
2104
Totals
4773
Totals
828
Totals
997
Totals
0.5
Totals
0.4
Averages (per game)
10.7
Averages (per game)
8.5
Averages (per game)
19.2
Averages (per game)
3.3
Averages (per game)
4.0
Averages (per game)
25
Season
Team
No.
Games
Totals
Averages (per game)
Votes
G
B
K
H
D
M
T
G
B
K
H
D
M
T
2011
Gold Coast
24
21
11
14
208
205
413
62
84
0.5
0.7
9.9
9.8
19.7
3.0
4.0
2
2012
Gold Coast
24
12
8
2
130
96
226
31
43
0.7
0.2
10.8
8.0
18.8
2.6
3.6
1
2013
Gold Coast
24
18
3
2
195
152
347
47
61
0.2
0.1
10.8
8.4
19.3
2.6
3.4
1
2014
Gold Coast
24
22
15
20
287
226
513
67
118
0.7
0.9
13.0
10.2
23.3
3.0
5.4
5
2015
Gold Coast
24
6
2
2
70
46
116
16
35
0.3
0.3
11.7
7.7
19.3
2.7
5.8
0
2016
Gold Coast
24
0
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0
2017
Gold Coast
24
18
11
8
213
177
390
49
91
0.6
0.4
11.8
9.8
21.7
2.7
5.1
0
2018
Gold Coast
24
20
11
11
243
198
441
73
91
0.6
0.6
12.2
9.9
22.1
3.7
4.6
2
2019
Gold Coast
24
22
13
7
282
227
509
87
84
0.6
0.3
12.8
10.3
23.1
4.0
3.8
7
2020
Gold Coast
24
15
4
10
154
116
270
54
59
0.3
0.7
10.3
7.7
18.0
3.6
3.9
2
2021
Gold Coast
24
21
6
7
258
202
460
106
99
0.3
0.3
12.3
9.6
21.9
5.0
4.7
0
2022
Gold Coast
24
22
8
7
273
170
443
95
77
0.4
0.3
12.4
7.7
20.1
4.3
3.5
5
2023
Gold Coast
24
23
14
11
222
160
382
78
101
0.6
0.5
9.7
7.0
16.6
3.4
4.4
0
2024
Gold Coast
24
20
9
2
107
95
202
50
34
0.5
0.1
5.4
4.8
10.1
2.5
1.7
0
2025
Gold Coast
24
9
2
3
27
34
61
13
20
0.2
0.3
3.0
3.8
6.8
1.4
2.2
0
Career
249
111
99
2669
2104
4773
828
997
0.5
0.4
10.7
8.5
19.2
3.3
4.0
25

References

  1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (do
  2. "Lesson 8: Many Players, One Team"
    http://aflcommunity.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/YCKG/YCKGv3/AFL_YCKG_Rookies_Worksheet_8-1_01.pdf
  3. Gold Coast snaps up David Swallow
    http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/gold-coast-snaps-up-david-swallow/story-e6frg7mf-1225789349568
  4. WA dominates All-Australian side Archived 5 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
    http://www.wafootball.com.au/talent/152-talent/1300-wa-dominates-all-australian-side
  5. Swallow, Hooper 2009 Larke Medallists
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090704124224/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/79811/default.aspx
  6. West Australian Swallow joins Gold Coast Football Club Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
    http://goldcoastfc.com.au/news-and-media/news/west-australian-swallow-joins-gold-coast-football-club/page-2/
  7. "How the Coasters enticed a Swallow to take flight"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20100421053022/http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/how-the-coasters-enticed-a-swallow-to-take-flight-20100417-slm7.html
  8. "Gold Coast SUNS outstanding results at the 2010 NAB Draft"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20101129091217/http://goldcoastfc.com.au/news-and-media/news/gold-coast-suns-outstanding-results-at-the-2010-nab-draft/
  9. "Ablett dethroned: Young Sun a club champ"
    http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-09-05/Ablett-dethroned-Young-Sun-a-club-champ
  10. afl.com.au
    http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-11-07/gun-suns-midfielder-swallow-signs-on-until-end-of-2024
  11. afl.com.au
    https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-02-25/suns-appoint-cocaptains-and-eightman-leadership-group
  12. afl.com.au
    https://www.afl.com.au/news/707620/-childhood-dream-for-new-suns-skipper-foundation-star-steps-down
  13. "Miscellaneous Player Records"
    https://afltables.com/afl/stats/alltime/misc_players.html#19
  14. afl.com.au
    https://www.afl.com.au/news/1409460/gold-coast-suns-veteran-david-swallow-defender-sean-lemmens-to-retire-at-the-end-of-2025-season
  15. afl.com.au
    https://www.afl.com.au/news/1411933/david-swallow-the-hero-as-gold-coast-suns-hold-off-fremantle-dockers-comeback-for-first-finals-win
  16. "Lions back to their best to end Suns' season"
    https://www.afl.com.au/news/1417358/brisbane-lions-return-to-their-best-to-end-gold-coast-suns-season
  17. "AFL Tables - All Venues"
    https://afltables.com/afl/venues/overall.html#04
  18. AFL Tables
    https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/D/David_Swallow.html
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