Josh Dunkley

Josh Dunkley
Personal information
Full name Josh Dunkley
Date of birth (1997-01-09) 9 January 1997
Original team(s) Gippsland Power
Draft No. 25 2015 national draft
Height/Weight 189cm / 85kg
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Western Bulldogs
Number 20
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2016 Western Bulldogs 2 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 4, 2016 season.

Josh Dunkley (born 9 January 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1]

Dunkley was drafted with the 25th selection in the 2015 national draft by the Western Bulldogs.[2] He is the son of former Sydney defender Andrew Dunkley[3] and was the first player under the new father–son drafting rules to have a draft bid placed on him, but the bid was not matched by his father's former club.[4]

AFL career

Dunkley made his AFL debut in Round 1, 2016 against Fremantle. He also scored his first AFL goal in that match.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Josh Dunkley". westernbulldogs.com.au. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  2. "Pick 35 - Josh Dunkley". westernbulldogs.com.au. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  3. Landsberger, Sam (18 November 2015). "Josh Dunkley must decide whether to nominate as father-son for Sydney". Herald Sun.
  4. Quayle, Emma (26 November 2015). "The Josh Dunkley dilemma: why Sydney opted out". The Age.
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