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Bodhi Uwland is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Early life

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

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

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

  1. ^ "From childhood dream to reality". Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Bodhi Uwland Profile - Gold Coast Suns". Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Gold Coast Suns add Academy players Bodhi Uwland and Sandy Brock to rookie list". Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. ^ "SUNS add Academy prospects". Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Foundation member to AFL debutant: Uwland lives out 'lifelong dream'". Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Bodhi Uwland to debut in Round 1". Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  7. ^ Rhodes, Brendan (28 September 2023). "2023 Smithy's VFL Grand Final – What they said". afl.com.au. Australian Football League.
  8. ^ "Gold Coast talent to debut for SUNS in Round 1". Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  9. ^ "SUNS Academy dominates U16 All-Australian Boys squad". goldcoastfc.com.au. Gold Coast SUNS. 19 July 2023.
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