SNAPSHOT: \u201cA consistent presence down back who can accumulate high numbers of possessions, while holding up just as reliably in the contest.\u201d \u2013 Adrian Dixon<\/p>\n
Standing at 188cm, Finn Davis of the Western Jets is a versatile defender with the ability to fulfil multiple roles in the backline; whether that be playing the lockdown role on talls and smalls, or as a running defender that can set up the play going from one end to the other.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Starting his footballing journey with Williamstown juniors in the now known Western Football Netball League competition, Davis would win multiple team and league best and fairest awards. He would also represent the competition in interleague squads at Under 14 and 15 level in 2021 and 2022 respectively, which saw him catch the eye of the Western Jets program.<\/p>\n
As a result, he was included in their Under 16 squad for the 2023 season. Davis performed well in both games against the Calder Cannons and Northern Knights respectively, while also appearing in all three of Vic Metro\u2019s games at the Under 16 National Championships. Davis\u2019 season with Williamstown juniors was also a success, managing 17 goals from nine games.<\/p>\n
Moving into the Western Jets Under 18 squad in 2024, Davis would perform very well in his first year, giving him a great understanding and preparation for his top-age campaign. While his game was more focused defensively, he still managed to find the footy and provide drive from the defensive 50 when possible. <\/p>\n
Davis had a strong back-end to the 2024 season which saw him being named amongst the Jets\u2019 better players, however, he would miss the last game of the regular season and Wildcard Round due to injury. During his bottom-age year, he also represented Vic Metro during the Under 17 trial game and overall managed 12 appearances for the Jets.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Heading into 2025, Davis spent time with local VFL club Williamstown in the preseason, where he had gained a greater understanding of the requirements of playing at a higher level. He also spent some time in the gym to further develop his frame and was named in the Vic Metro summer hub. <\/p>\n
After a slow start to the season where he had missed the first month-and-a-half due to an injury, Davis returned for the game against the Northern Territory in May and while he took time to find his groove, would eventually be amongst the Jets\u2019 more consistent performers during the season, being named in the best players in the majority of the games he played. <\/p>\n
He was rewarded for his consistency by being named in the final Vic Metro squad where he played in the last two games. Returing to run out his season with Western, Davis managed a second-place finish in the region\u2019s best and fairest count. Overall, his 2025 season saw him average 27.7 disposals, 6.0 marks and 6.4 rebound 50s. Davis would also be invited to the National Draft Combine held recently.<\/p>\n
Davis models his game on Bailey Dale of the Western Bulldogs, who he also is a supporter of, while he also has drawn some similarities to Jake Lloyd of Sydney. Davis also enjoys watching St Kilda star Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SNAPSHOT: \u201cA consistent presence down back who can accumulate high numbers of possessions, while holding up just as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":230377,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-230376","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-afl","8":"tag-afl","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-australian-football-league","12":"tag-australianfootballleague","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230376\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}