Bodhi Uwland
| Bodhi Uwland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Bodhi Uwland | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Gold Coast, Queensland | ||
| Original team(s) | Broadbeach Cats (QAFL)/Gold Coast Suns(VFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 37, 2022 rookie draft | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2022– | Gold Coast | 15 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 15, 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Bodhi Uwland is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League.
Early life
[edit]Uwland was born and raised on the Gold Coast[1] where he attended All Saints Anglican School throughout his younger years.[2] He began playing junior football for the Burleigh Bombers in the Gold Coast under-6s competition and later switched clubs to play senior football for the Broadbeach Cats in the top tier QAFL state league.[3]
Uwland joined the Gold Coast Suns' academy program as a teenager and was drafted by his hometown team with the 37th pick in the 2022 rookie draft.[4]
AFL career
[edit]Uwland spent his first season at the Suns in a back brace while recovering from a stress fracture that occurred in September 2021 and was required to wear the brace for 23 hours a day at times during his recovery.[5] A year later, he made his AFL debut for Gold Coast at 19 years of age against the Sydney Swans at Carrara Stadium in round 1 of the 2023 AFL season.[6]
In 2023, Uwland won Gold Coast's inaugural trophy with the VFL premiership, when his side defeated Werribee in the Grand Final. Uwland described the contest as a "very high standard of footy for the VFL".[7]
Personal life
[edit]Uwland has stated he was a lifelong fan of the Gold Coast Suns prior to being drafted and was a foundation member of the club in their inaugural 2011 AFL season.[8] He has a younger brother, Zeke, who looks set to be drafted in the 2025 AFL draft through the same academy program as Bodhi.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "From childhood dream to reality". Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Bodhi Uwland Profile - Gold Coast Suns". Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "Gold Coast Suns add Academy players Bodhi Uwland and Sandy Brock to rookie list". Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "SUNS add Academy prospects". Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Foundation member to AFL debutant: Uwland lives out 'lifelong dream'". Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Bodhi Uwland to debut in Round 1". Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ Rhodes, Brendan (28 September 2023). "2023 Smithy's VFL Grand Final – What they said". afl.com.au. Australian Football League.
- ^ "Gold Coast talent to debut for SUNS in Round 1". Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "SUNS Academy dominates U16 All-Australian Boys squad". goldcoastfc.com.au. Gold Coast SUNS. 19 July 2023.
External links
[edit]- Bodhi Uwland's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
- Bodhi Uwland's playing statistics from AFL Tables