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. About. 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 made his first appearance for North Melbourne in a NAB Cup match on 20 February 2011. Majak Daw (born 11 March 1991, Khartoum, Sudan) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). 0. It’s been 706 days since he’s played AFL football.
If you have any unfortunate news that this page should be update with, please let us know using this form. 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. Search for: Daw and his family in Australia are refugees from the civil wars in Sudan. Daw's drafting gained international attention: it was reported by the BBC and the Voice of America. Majak Daw is a professional Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Majak is alive and kicking and is currently 29 years old.
AFL star Majak Daw will return to play in the AFL for North Melbourne this weekend more than 18 months after he fell from a Melbourne bridge. Majak Daw will play for North Melbourne Kangaroos against the Adelaide Crows The match on Saturday will be the 29-year-old's first senior AFL start in 706 … AFL: Carlton have held off North Melbourne to claim a seven-point win at The Gabba.North Melbourne has made the emotional announcement Majak Daw will return to the AFL 18 months after he fell from a Melbourne bridge.After announcing Daw’s return, the star ruckman was mobbed by teammates in a massive pile-on, however, he was seen with a massive grin on his face and waved one arm in mock triumph before his teammates swarmed.“Join with me in congratulating the big fella.”Daw was also picked to play in the Roos’ round one game against St Kilda in March but was a late withdrawal after coming down with a minor cold.He broke his hips and pelvis in the fall, but those injuries are not the reason he has not played this season.Finally his long road to recovery ends at Metricon Stadium on Saturday.The 29-year-old tore a pectoral muscle during a gym session in May — an injury that nearly saw Daw miss the entire 2020 season.Daw and partner Emily McKay last year celebrated the birth of their son Hendrix Kuat William Daw as the football star continued to make his slow recovery towards playing in the AFL.“One of our own has been through a pretty substantial period in his life no doubt,” Ziebell said.AFL star Majak Daw will return to play in the AFL for North Melbourne this weekend more than 18 months after he fell from a Melbourne bridge.The 29-year-old was on Wednesday selected by the Kangaroos to make his comeback against the Crows on the Gold Coast on Suturday — 706 days after his last game of AFL in August, 2018.North Melbourne captured the emotional moment captain Jack Ziebell announced to the team during a training session that Daw had been included in the club’s side to play the Crows.“But we’ve all been part of the journey. Majak Daw is an Australian rules footballer. The 29-year-old was on Wednesday selected by the Kangaroos to make his comeback against the Crows on the Gold Coast on Suturday — 706 days after his last game of AFL in August, 2018. We’ve seen how much work he’s done to get back to this point.