1. Aaron Davey is currently the Senior Coach of the Cairns City Lions, where he served as a Player-Coach.
20 Facts About Aaron Davey
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Aaron Davey, who is of Indigenous Australian ancestry with roots in the Kokatha people of South Australia, was raised in Darwin, Northern Territory.
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Aaron Davey is one of five siblings, including his brother Alwyn, who played for Essendon.
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Aaron Davey began playing football in the Northern Territory Football League for the Palmerston Football Club.
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Aaron Davey later moved to Melbourne to pursue an AFL career and trialed with the Port Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League.
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In 2003, Aaron Davey was selected by the Melbourne Football Club with Pick No 3 in the rookie draft.
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Aaron Davey made his AFL debut for Melbourne in the 2004 season.
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Aaron Davey earned an AFL Rising Star nomination, but a hamstring injury sidelined him for four games before returning for the finals.
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In 2005, Aaron Davey played 22 games and represented Australia in the International Rules Series.
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Aaron Davey finished third in Melbourne's Best and Fairest award and won the AFLPA Marn Grook Award for Best Emerging Indigenous Player.
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Aaron Davey played across multiple positions, including forward, midfield, and backline.
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Aaron Davey earned three Goal of the Year nominations, including two consecutive, soccer-style goals.
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In 2007, Aaron Davey was suspended for two games for striking.
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Aaron Davey was injured in 2008, and then moved into the midfield under new coach Dean Bailey in 2009.
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In 2010, Aaron Davey finished fourth in Melbourne's Best and Fairest and was Melbourne's equal leading vote-getter at the Brownlow Medal.
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Aaron Davey announced his retirement on 20 August 2013 and played his final AFL game on 1 September 2013 against the Western Bulldogs.
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Aaron Davey made an appearance on the AFL Players Revue of the Grand Final edition of The AFL Footy Show doing a Michael Jackson impersonation.
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Aaron Davey is a frequent panelist on The Marngrook Footy Show.
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Aaron Davey is the older brother of Alwyn Aaron Davey, who played for Essendon, and is related to Brownlow Medallist, Gavin Wanganeen, and NBA player Patrick Mills.
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In 2005, Aaron Davey became an ambassador for The Fred Hollows Foundation.