Phil Davis (Australian footballer)

Philip James Davis (born 30 August 1990) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Phil Davis
Davis playing in June 2017.
Personal information
Full name	Philip James Davis
Date of birth	(1990-08-30) 30 August 1990
Place of birth	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Original team(s)	North Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft	No. 10, 2008 national draft
Height	197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	96 kg (212 lb)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current club	Greater Western Sydney
Number	1
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2009–2011	Adelaide	018 (1)
2012–	Greater Western Sydney	148 (6)
Total		166 (7)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of PF 2019.
Career highlights
AFL 22 Under 22 team: 2012 AFL Rising Star nominee: 2010 GWS Greater Western Sydney co-captain: 2012-2019 Greater Western Sydney Giants Best Defender: 2012 Greater Western Sydney Giants Life Member
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Davis was born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,[1] and lived there until the age of 14 when he relocated with his family to Adelaide. He was drafted by the Adelaide Crows with the tenth selection in the 2008 AFL Draft.[2]

AFL career

Davis missed the end of the 2008 and the beginning of the 2009 seasons due to a shoulder injury. He played for North Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and was close to selection by Adelaide towards the end of the 2009 season, being named as an emergency numerous times.[3]

Davis made his AFL debut for Adelaide in Round 4, 2010 against Carlton at AAMI Stadium; he had 16 possessions and seven marks.[4] Davis was nominated for the 2010 Rising Star in round 16 for his performance against Cameron Mooney.[5]

In August 2011, Davis became the first player to announce that he would be moving to the new Greater Western Sydney club in 2012.[6] This led Adelaide football manager Phil Harper to say the club was "bloody disappointed" to lose such a young player who was taken with a high draft pick in the 2008 AFL Draft.[7]

On 14 February 2012, Davis was named as one of three inaugural Co-Captains of the GWS Giants, alongside former Brisbane Lions veteran Luke Power and Western Bulldogs import Callan Ward.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the Preliminary Final, 2019 [8]

Legend

G

Goals

B

Behinds

K

Kicks

H

Handballs

D

Disposals

M

Marks

T

Tackles

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2010	Adelaide	16	15	1	0	100	89	189	70	21	0.1	0.0	6.7	5.9	12.6	4.7	1.4
2011	Adelaide	16	3	0	0	21	13	34	12	4	0.0	0.0	7.0	4.3	11.3	4.0	1.3
2012	Greater Western Sydney	1	22	5	1	209	119	328	122	42	0.2	0.0	9.5	5.4	14.9	5.5	1.9
2013	Greater Western Sydney	1	13	0	2	105	62	167	71	20	0.0	0.2	8.1	4.8	12.8	5.5	1.5
2014	Greater Western Sydney	1	11	0	0	81	52	133	55	18	0.0	0.0	7.4	4.7	12.1	5.0	1.6
2015	Greater Western Sydney	1	12	0	0	81	62	143	59	14	0.0	0.0	6.8	5.2	11.9	4.9	1.2
2016	Greater Western Sydney	1	21	0	1	151	97	248	95	37	0.0	0.0	7.2	4.6	11.8	4.5	1.8
2017	Greater Western Sydney	1	24	0	1	160	145	305	108	56	0.0	0.0	6.7	6.0	12.7	4.5	2.3
2018	Greater Western Sydney	1	22	0	1	181	153	334	128	38	0.0	0.0	8.2	7.0	15.2	5.8	1.7
2019	Greater Western Sydney	1	22	1	1	185	116	301	153	42	0.0	0.0	8.4	5.3	13.7	7.0	1.9
Career			165	7	7	1274	908	2182	873	292	0.0	0.0	7.7	5.5	13.2	5.3	1.8

References

1. Colman, Elizabeth (8 March 2017). "Single and scandal-free GWS Giants defender Phil Davis is all class". Retrieved 12 July 2018.
2. Vaughan, Roger (29 November 2008). "Crows eyed draft-pick Davis for a year". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
3. Rucci, Michelangelo (26 August 2009). "Crows may gamble on Davis". The Advertiser. Adelaide: News Limited. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
4. "Crows in crisis after Carlton loss". Retrieved 2 June 2010.
5. Broad, Ben (20 July 2010). "NAB AFL Rising Star round 16: Phil Davis". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
6. Greater Western Sydney Giants recruit first player from rival club with signing of Adelaide Crows defender Phil Davis
7. Crows bloody disappointed – AFL – Sportal Australia
8. "Phil Collins". AFL Tables. Retrieved 28 September 2019.

External links

• Phil Davis's profile on the official website of the Greater Western Sydney Giants
• Phil Davis's playing statistics from AFL Tables