Bodhi Uwland | |||
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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 | 4 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024 Opening Round. | |||
Career highlights | |||
2023 Smithy’s VFL Premiership | |||
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.
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] He 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.[5]
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.[6] 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.[7]