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Not as bad as everyone said but he really should have been delisted about two years ago once it was obvious we had peaked, he had peaked, and we were heading down the route of rebuilding. Only very very good players deserve to hang on for those extra couple of years and he was never even very good. Should have been axed toward the end of 2015.
 
It's fitting Zac and his twin brother Usain Bolt announced their retirements in the same week.

Mr and Mrs Dawson-Bolt on their wedding day...

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That's right, Bolt and Dawson are twins and their careers have been eerily similar.

Consider the facts:

Zac Dawson /// Usain Bolt

DOB: 2_/_/1986 /// 2_/_/1986

Ht/Wt: 197cms/94kgs /// 195cms/95kgs

Zac+Dawson = 9 letters /// Usain+Bolt = 9 letters.

2017 goals: Zero /// Zero

Career Brownlow votes: Zero /// Zero

Years in Freo leadership group: Zero /// Zero

Olympic gold medals won in the pool: Zero /// Zero

Competing at 2020 Olympics: No /// No

Competed at 2014 AFL GF sprint /// Watched from the stands that day

Watched from the lounge room /// Won double gold in 100m and 200m at 3 Olympics

Retiring from football /// Wishes to play football
http://www.goal.com/en/news/usain-b...-united-debut-if-he/4wsoj673qehe13d6qdktx95s6


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Separated at birth.
 
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It's disappointing he doesn't get to be chaired off the ground in a farewell game. But I understand. There's too many nuffies in the crowd who've treated him poorly and would likely do so again if he lined up one last time. So I can understand why he doesn't want to. Sad.
 
Not as bad as everyone said but he really should have been delisted about two years ago once it was obvious we had peaked, he had peaked, and we were heading down the route of rebuilding. Only very very good players deserve to hang on for those extra couple of years and he was never even very good. Should have been axed toward the end of 2015.
So you would have dropped him in the season when he was an integral part of the side winning the minor premiership and then lost a Prelim where he played a reasonable game?
 
I'm going to miss the Golden Fist that is Dawson. He was an instrumental part of Freo making our first ever Grand Final, has been a leader of the troops in the backline.
The coaching and leadership he's provided to Freo's defence is seriously under-rated by a lot of footy fans. I really think he'd be a great coach of defensive structures as a future career.
 
No one played the clumsy thug like the fist did! To be able to make a FWD earn it without giving away a free and not get reported in this day and age takes some serious skill (although it didn't always work). The mould was broken and he was the last of a dying breed of lock down, one dimensionial defenders who would rather look for the boundary line than look for a team mate. Thanks for always putting your body on the line. The cheap shot followed by the bemused expression will never be forgotton. Thanks for the hits and memories. Thug life...;)


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Freo trivia for those interested -

Zac is the only player from the 2013 grand final team that didnt end up playing at least 100 games freo.

So that means zac is the only one from our Grand final team who won't have Father/son eligibility for Freo
 
... Behind Jack Anthony, Zac was probably our most maligned player...

Poor old hapless Jack probably deserved the mantle of 'whipping boy', whereas Zac didn't. As many have already said, he was smart enough to know his limitations and play instead to his skill strengths.
 

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