Oliver Dempsey

Oliver Dempsey
Oliver Dempsey
	Dempsey in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Oliver Dempsey
Nickname(s)	Ollie
Date of birth	7 January 2003 (age 21)
Original team(s)	Old Carey / Carey Grammar
Draft	No. 15, 2022 rookie draft
Debut	Round 6, 2022, Geelong vs. West Coast, at GMHBA Stadium
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current club	Geelong
Number	28
Playing career1
Years	Club
2022–	Geelong
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 20, 2024.
Career highlights
	Ron Evans Medal: 2024; 22under22 team: 2024; Tom Wills Award: 2024;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Oliver Dempsey (born 7 January 2003) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Geelong in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Geelong selected Dempsey with pick 15 in the 2022 rookie draft.^[1] Dempsey made his AFL debut in round 6 of the 2022 AFL season against North Melbourne.^[2]

After an outstanding season, Dempsey won the 2024 AFL Rising Star Award.

Junior career

Originally playing point-guard in basketball which he represented his state in, Dempsey was scouted by the Cats while playing school football with Melbourne's Carey Baptist Grammar School during his final year of school in 2021.^[3] In his younger years he played community football for Hawthorn Citizens and Boroondara Hawks in the Yarra Junior Football League.

AFL career

Dempsey made his debut in round 6 of the 2022 AFL season.^[3] In 2023, Dempsey played five senior AFL games and kicked one goal.^[4]

In round 1 of the 2024 AFL season Dempsey received a nomination for the Rising Star Award.^[5]

Dempsey won the 2024 AFL Rising Star.

References

^ "AFL draft: Fremantle Dockers take Karl Worner in rookie draft". PerthNow.com.au. Perth Now. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
^ "AFL Team Selection". geelongcats.com.au. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Cat completes meteoric rise from obscurity to AFL debut". afl.com.au. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ "Dempsey Relishes Opportunity in VFL Return". geelongcats.com.au. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ "'Complete' Cat lands Rising Star nomination after standout display". afl.com.au. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.

External links

Oliver Dempsey's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Oliver Dempsey's profile on the official website of the Geelong Football Club

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[1] "AFL draft: Fremantle Dockers take Karl Worner in rookie draft". PerthNow.com.au. Perth Now. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

[2] "AFL Team Selection". geelongcats.com.au. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

[:0-3] "Cat completes meteoric rise from obscurity to AFL debut". afl.com.au. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

[4] "Dempsey Relishes Opportunity in VFL Return". geelongcats.com.au. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

[5] "'Complete' Cat lands Rising Star nomination after standout display". afl.com.au. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.

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Oliver Dempsey

Junior career

AFL career

References

External links

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