Isaiah Dudley (born 30 April 2003) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He mainly plays as a small forward.
| Isaiah Dudley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Dudley in April 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
30 April 2003 Port Lincoln, South Australia | ||
| Original team | Central District | ||
| Draft | Pre-season supplementary signing, 2024 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 3, 2025, Fremantle vs. West Coast, at Optus Stadium | ||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Fremantle | ||
| Number | 43 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2025– | Fremantle | 30 (34) | |
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
editDudley was born in Port Lincoln, South Australia, but raised in Adelaide, South Australia. He is the former schoolmate and cousin of current Melbourne player Kysaiah Pickett[1] and is related to former players Eddie Betts and Shaun Burgoyne.[2] He attended Prince Alfred College where he played school football alongside Pickett.[3]
Before being recruited by Fremantle, Dudley played for Central District in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).[4] He was also a member of the Adelaide Next Generation Academy.[5]
AFL career
editIn December 2024, Dudley was invited by Fremantle to try out for the last remaining list spot.[6] He was selected to join Fremantle's list in February 2025,[7] and made his AFL debut in the Western Derby in round 3 of the 2025 AFL season.[1] He kicked two goals in the first quarter to help Fremantle record a comfortable win.
Dudley had a strong start to the 2026 AFL season, kicking 3 goals in each of his first 2 games.[8]
Statistics
editUpdated to the end of round 10, 2026.[9]
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2025 | Fremantle | 43 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 74 | 39 | 113 | 33 | 29 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2026 | Fremantle | 43 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 51 | 36 | 87 | 15 | 30 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 8.7 | 1.5 | 3.0 | |
| Career | 26 | 28 | 15 | 125 | 75 | 200 | 48 | 59 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 7.7 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0 | ||
References
edit- 1 2 Woodcock, Mitchell (27 March 2025). "Fremantle Dockers Western Derby 60 team: Pre-season signing Isaiah Dudley to make shock AFL debut". The West Australian. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ↑ Abbracciavento, Daniela (7 August 2019). "Isaiah's education". Messenger - Northern. p. 36. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ↑ "How new Docker with famous bloodlines earned his shot at AFL". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ↑ "Isaiah Dudley". sanfl.com.au. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ↑ ""He's a wizard": Crows academy youngster is an undeniable talent". archive.sen.com.au. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ↑ Gabelich, Josh (6 December 2024). "Dockers give SANFL pair SSP shot after rookie moved to inactive list". afl.com.au. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ↑ Jovanovski, Jack; Faulkner, Will (19 February 2025). "SSP latest: Dogs reportedly make calls on pair as U-turn sees mid defect to rival club... but Eagles rebound". Fox Sports. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ↑ "Fremantle Dockers star Isaiah Dudley's honest chat about training standards injected life into his season". The West Australian. 23 March 2026. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "Isaiah Dudley". AFL Tables. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
External links
edit
- Isaiah Dudley's profile on the official website of the Fremantle Football Club
- Isaiah Dudley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Isaiah Dudley at AustralianFootball.com
- Isaiah Dudley's WAFL playing statistics at WAFLFootyFacts.net
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