Majak Daw
| Majak Daw | |||
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Daw playing for North Melbourne in April 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Majak Daw | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Khartoum, Sudan | ||
| Original team(s) | Western Jets (TAC Cup) | ||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 101 kg (223 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / Ruckman / Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2011–2020 | North Melbourne | 54 (43) | |
| 2021–2022 | Melbourne | 0 (0) | |
| Total | 54 (43) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 23, 2022. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Majak Daw (born 11 March 1991) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club and the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Daw and his family in Australia are refugees from the civil wars in Sudan. Daw became the first Sudanese Australian to be drafted to an AFL club when he was contracted to North Melbourne in the 2009 AFL Draft. Daw's drafting gained international attention; it was reported by the BBC, the Voice of America and Sudan Tribune. His AFL career is said to have inspired a new generation of African Australians to take up the sport and many others who followed his career path.