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David Loats

Hawthorn and Geelong

AFL career

12 games3 goals

Debut
R12 2002 v ESS14 June 2002
Most recent
R12 2004 v KAN13 June 2004

Stats

2004
GEE
1
1.0
2.0
3.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
16
2003
HAW
8
4.5
2.5
7.0
2.1
0.9
0.9
1.5
0.4
0.3
48
2002
HAW
3
3.3
3.0
6.3
3.7
0.7
1.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
49
League
Season
KAN
SS
R12
1
2
3
0
2
0
7
0
0.0
16

Profile

Born
13 Feb 1981 (age 45y 250d)
Height
200 cm
Weight
98 kg

Teams

A 200cm ruckman out of the Geelong Falcons, David Loats was a long-term project player who spent five seasons on Hawthorn’s list but struggled to crack the senior side. With the Hawks boasting big men like Peter Everitt and Nathan Thompson, Loats was starved of opportunity, managing just 11 games in the brown and gold after making his debut in 2002. Seeking a fresh start and a return to his native region, he was moved to Geelong at the end of 2003 in a three-way trade that sent Simon Beaumont to Hawthorn and David Clarke to Carlton. Loats arrived at Kardinia Park as insurance for captain Steven King but found himself stuck in the reserves, playing just a single senior match for the Cats before being delisted at the end of 2004.