David Swallow
Gold Coast Suns
AFL career
249 games111 goals
- Debut
- R2 2011 v CAR2 Apr 2011
- Most recent
- SF 2025 v BRL13 Sept 2025
Stats
AFL
2025 | GCS | 9 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 31 | 36 |
2024 | GCS | 20 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 10.1 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 41 | 43 |
2023 | GCS | 23 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 16.6 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 72 | 75 |
2022 | GCS | 22 | 12.4 | 7.7 | 20.1 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 81 | 86 |
2021 | GCS | 21 | 12.3 | 9.6 | 21.9 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 89 | 90 |
2020 | GCS | 15 | 10.3 | 7.7 | 18.0 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 71 | 82 |
2019 | GCS | 22 | 12.8 | 10.3 | 23.1 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 88 | 88 |
2018 | GCS | 20 | 12.2 | 9.9 | 22.1 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 85 | 90 |
2017 | GCS | 18 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 21.7 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 86 | 85 |
2015 | GCS | 6 | 11.7 | 7.7 | 19.3 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 84 | 86 |
2014 | GCS | 22 | 13.0 | 10.3 | 23.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 94 | 103 |
2013 | GCS | 18 | 10.8 | 8.4 | 19.3 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 70 | 80 |
2012 | GCS | 12 | 11.4 | 8.0 | 19.4 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 76 | 78 |
2011 | GCS | 21 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 19.7 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 76 | 80 |
VFL
2026 | GCS | 5 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 14.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 47 | 63 |
2025 | GCS | 7 | 10.9 | 15.3 | 26.1 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 94 | - |
Bio
Selected with the first overall pick in the 2010 National Draft, David Swallow arrived at the Gold Coast Suns with huge expectations as the younger brother of North Melbourne skipper Andrew Swallow. He immediately established himself as a courageous, bullocking midfielder who thrived on contested possession and fiercely attacked the ball. While many of the Suns' other foundation stars eventually sought trades to Victorian clubs, Swallow defined himself through his loyalty, remaining on the Gold Coast to become the club's first life member and 200-game player.
Despite battling significant knee injuries during the middle of his career, Swallow remained a vital on-field leader, winning the 2014 Club Champion award and serving as captain between 2019 and 2021. As the list matured, he selflessly transitioned away from the pure midfield roles of his youth to play across half-back and as a pressure forward, doing whatever was required for team balance. He retired as the Suns' games record holder with 249 appearances—agonisingly one match short of the 250-game milestone—leaving a legacy as the club's ultimate clubman and spiritual leader during its first decade and a half.
Profile
- Born
- 19 Nov 1992 (age 33y 336d)
- Height
- 186 cm
- Weight
- 86 kg
Teams
Honours
- 22 Under 222014
- Gold Coast B&F2014
- 2nd
- 2017, 2019
- 3rd
- 2021, 2022
- Top 10
- 2012, 2018, 2023
- Gold Coast captain(3×) 2019, 2020, 2021
Family
- Brother:Andrew Swallow
Bio
1 revisionSelected with the first overall pick in the 2010 National Draft, David Swallow arrived at the Gold Coast Suns with huge expectations as the younger brother of North Melbourne skipper Andrew Swallow. He immediately established himself as a courageous, bullocking midfielder who thrived on contested possession and fiercely attacked the ball. While many of the Suns' other foundation stars eventually sought trades to Victorian clubs, Swallow defined himself through his loyalty, remaining on the Gold Coast to become the club's first life member and 200-game player.
Despite battling significant knee injuries during the middle of his career, Swallow remained a vital on-field leader, winning the 2014 Club Champion award and serving as captain between 2019 and 2021. As the list matured, he selflessly transitioned away from the pure midfield roles of his youth to play across half-back and as a pressure forward, doing whatever was required for team balance. He retired as the Suns' games record holder with 249 appearances—agonisingly one match short of the 250-game milestone—leaving a legacy as the club's ultimate clubman and spiritual leader during its first decade and a half.