Bodhi Uwland

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

Bodhi Uwland
Personal information
Full name Bodhi Uwland
Date of birth (2003-07-25) 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 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023 round 2.

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] 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]

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.[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]

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. "Gold Coast talent to debut for SUNS in Round 1". Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  6. "Foundation member to AFL debutant: Uwland lives out 'lifelong dream'". Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  7. "Bodhi Uwland to debut in Round 1". Retrieved 16 March 2023.
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