60 Facts About Easton Wood

Easton Phillip Wood was born on 4 September 1989 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League.

Easton Wood was drafted with the 43rd selection in the 2007 AFL draft.

Easton Wood made his AFL debut in the 2009 AFL season, playing 2 games.

Since then, Wood has been an AFL Premiership player and a AFL premiership captain, an All-Australian, a two-time Australian International Rules Series representative, and a Charles Sutton Medallist.

Easton Wood was born at "Gnotuk", a property near Camperdown in the Western District of Victoria.

Easton Wood came from Camperdown, Victoria, and played for the Camperdown Football Club in the Hampden Football Netball League junior divisions, winning the Under 16s best and fairest in 2005.

Easton Wood came to the attention of Bulldogs recruitment manager Scott Clayton after his performances in school football as a medium-sized running midfielder with a strong leap.

Easton Wood nominated for the 2007 AFL National Draft, and was selected by the Bulldogs with their fourth selection.

Easton Wood's older brother McLeod is an officer in the Australian Army.

Easton Wood has a younger brother, Angus, and three younger sisters, Rhiannon, Juliet and Olivia.

Easton Wood made his debut in the Western Bulldogs 5-point loss to the West Coast Eagles in the 19th round of the 2009 AFL season at the Etihad Stadium.

Easton Wood had 14 disposals, kicked 2 behinds, laid 3 tackles and took 2 marks.

Easton Wood went on to play the next week against Brisbane Lions, collecting 6 disposals and a mark, but was not selected for finals matches.

Easton Wood consolidated his position in the team in 2010, being selected for 11 games.

Easton Wood played in the Western Bulldogs' pre-season premiership win over future grand finalists St Kilda, by a solid 40 points.

Easton Wood played in the Western Bulldogs 24-point loss in the preliminary final against St Kilda, where he had 13 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.

At the seasons end, Easton Wood was awarded the 'Most Promising Player' award.

In Round 1 of the 2011 AFL season, Easton Wood suffered a serious ankle injury.

Easton Wood went under surgery the same night as the injury due to the seriousness of the injury.

Easton Wood missed the next 7 rounds, but he made his return to the team in Round 9 and then missed only two more games for the season.

Easton Wood had a career best game in the Western Bulldogs' 27-point win over Carlton, picking up 17 disposals, 7 marks and 6 tackles.

Easton Wood represented Australia in the 2011 International Rules Series played against Ireland.

Easton Wood re-signed with the Western Bulldogs at the seasons end.

Easton Wood had another injury-plagued season in 2012, playing 14 games.

Easton Wood broke his career high disposal record in round 12 and round 23, collecting 20 disposals in each match.

Easton Wood only played in three victories for the Western Bulldogs for the entire season after his injury combined with a bad season for the Bulldogs, where they finished 15th on the ladder.

Easton Wood injured his hamstring in the early stages of the Bulldogs' 67-point loss to Richmond in the 3rd round of the 2013 AFL season.

Easton Wood stayed in the VFL for a few weeks after his recovery, in one game gathering 26 disposals and grabbing 8 marks.

Easton Wood had a relatively mediocre season after his inclusion in the team in Round 20, playing out the remainder of the season without issue.

The 2014 AFL season was a big improvement for Easton Wood, playing 18 games and getting 20 disposals or above per game 3 times.

Easton Wood played his 50th game in the Bulldogs nail biting 2-point victory over Richmond in the 3rd round of the season.

In that game, Easton Wood collected 11 disposals, 5 marks and 3 tackles.

Easton Wood collected a career-high 22 disposals in the Western Bulldogs' 27-point win over Greater Western Sydney in Round 4, picking up 4 marks, 2 tackles, 5 inside 50s and a clearance.

The 2015 AFL season saw Easton Wood have the best year of his career yet, winning many accolades for his strong performance.

Easton Wood only missed 1 game for that entire season, missing out on the Bulldogs 70-point loss to Hawthorn in round 3.

Easton Wood cemented his reputation as an excellent mark throughout the season, getting 10 or more tackles 4 times and having a career high 13 marks in one game against St Kilda in round 13.

Easton Wood had 19 disposals, 7 rebounds and 9 marks in the Bulldogs 7-point elimination final loss to Adelaide, in his last game of the season.

Easton Wood won the Charles Sutton Medal as the club's best and fairest, with a total of 268 votes.

Easton Wood was honoured with All-Australian honours, being placed on the half back flank alongside captain Bob Murphy.

Easton Wood obtained premiership victory as a replacement captain in the successful year of 2016.

Easton Wood was named as vice captain at the beginning of the year.

Easton Wood was named to replace the injured Robert Murphy as the captain of the Bulldogs, and in this capacity led the club to premiership success in the 2016 AFL Grand Final over the Sydney Swans.

Easton Wood broke his disposal record against Fremantle in Round 1, collecting 23 disposals, as well as 5 marks and a tackle.

Easton Wood had one of his best games in his career against Collingwood in Round 10, kicking 1 goal, taking 13 marks and collecting 21 disposals, one of the Bulldogs best on ground.

Easton Wood found luck in the newly introduced finals bye, as Easton Wood suffered a minor injury in Round 22 and was close to missing out on the elimination final against West Coast, but because of the extra week had more time to recover and was able to play.

Easton Wood played all finals games and captained the Bulldogs to their 62-year-drought breaking premiership.

However, Easton Wood did not make the Top 10 of the Charles Sutton Medal voting.

In 2017, Easton Wood returned to his role as vice captain after Bob Murphy recovered from his injury and continued playing.

Easton Wood played 18 games, and continued to prove his reputation as a dangerous intercept player, leading the Bulldogs in intercept possessions, averaging 5.9 per game over his season.

Easton Wood had one of his best games of the season in the Dogs 7-point loss against West Coast in round 15 of the 2017 AFL season, collecting 21 disposals, gathering 4 tackle and taking 8 marks.

Easton Wood signed a three-year contract in June, keeping him at the club until 2020.

In 2018, Easton Wood was named full-time captain of the club, following Murphy's retirement at the end of the 2017 AFL season.

Easton Wood missed rounds 7 and 8 to a minor hamstring injury suffered in round 6.

Easton Wood had one of his best games ever in their 27-point loss against St Kilda, picking up 23 disposals, 1 tackle, 4 rebounds and a remarkable 10 marks.

Easton Wood captained the Bulldogs all the way to the finals, where they lost to eventual runners up Greater Western Sydney.

Easton Wood showed off his high pressure playing style, completing 139 One-Percenters, taking 100 marks and laying 31 tackles throughout the year.

Easton Wood came 7th in the Charles Sutton Medal voting for 2019, polling 160 votes, 139 behind first-placed Marcus Bontempelli.

In December 2019, Easton Wood handed over the captaincy to triple Charles Sutton Medalist Marcus Bontempelli.

In late October, Easton Wood signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him with the club until 2022.

On 22 October 2021, Easton Wood announced his retirement after 188 games, the main cause being cited as his constant soft tissue injuries.