CHARLIE DIXON will play his 200th AFL game in Saturday night’s encounter with the Gold Coast Suns.
After beginning his career as part of the inaugural Gold Coast list, it is fitting that the powerful forward will celebrate his milestone against his former side.
Here are some numbers to help you impress your friends about the 32-year-old’s career so far:
23 – While Dixon has worn the number 22 jumper in his eight seasons at Alberton, Dixon wore the number 23 in his five seasons on the Gold Coast and is officially credited with being the sixth player to represent the club – based on alphabetical order of those who played in that club’s debut game in Round 2, 2011 against Carlton.
1 – Dixon kicked Gold Coast’s first ever AFL goal in his debut game, finishing with two overall / he also played in Gold Coast’s first AFL win, booting two goals again but this time against the club he would later move to – Port Adelaide.
65 – Dixon played 65 of his 199 AFL games so far with the Suns, enjoying just 19 wins in that time.
156 – Dixon was the 156th player to represent Port Adelaide at AFL level. His club debut came in a 33-point win over St Kilda at Adelaide Oval in Round 1, 2016. He booted three goals from eleven disposals that day.
52.5 – Dixon’s winning percentage in his 199 games. That increases to 63.4% if you only take into account his time at Port, where he has won 85 of his 134 games.
328 – Dixon has kicked 328 goals in his 199 games so far. His best return in a single season was 49 goals in 23 games in his second season (2017) at Port Adelaide. His career-best seven goals in a game came in Round 14, 2015 against North Melbourne.
3 – Dixon has won Port Adelaide’s leading goalkicker award three times – in 2017, 2020 and 2021.
36 – Dixon has polled a total of 36 Brownlow Medal votes to the end of the 2022 season. That included nine votes in the 2020 season in which he won his first All-Australian blazer.
77 – Saturday night’s game will be Dixon’s 77th at Adelaide Oval. He has a 48-28 win-loss record at the venue.
5 – In five games against Saturday’s opponent Gold Coast, Dixon has never tasted defeat – the only side he is unbeaten against.
16 – The Western Bulldogs are the team Dixon has faced most in his 199 games with an 8-8 win-loss record in 16 meetings / Dixon’s 199 games have come at 16 different venues. He has never lost a game at Eureka Stadium in Ballarat (2-0) or at Jiangwan Stadium in Shanghai (2-0). He has never tasted victory at Kardinia Park (0-1), Optus Stadium in Perth (0-4) and York Park in Tasmania (0-3).
Charlie Dixon
DOB: 23/09/1990
Games: 199
Goals: 328
Draft: Inaugural Gold Coast Suns selection, 2010
Debut: Round 2, 2011 v Carlton, the Gabba
AFL Honours
- All-Australian (2020)
- Runner-up Coleman Medal (2020)
Club Honours
- Runner-up Best & Fairest (2017)
- Leading goalkicker (2017, 2020, 2021)
- Marcus Ashcroft Medal (QClash BOG, 2015)
- Community Award (Gold Coast, 2014)
