Majak Daw

Majak Daw

Majak Daw (born 11 March 1991) is a professional Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League (AFL). Daw is the first Sudanese Australian to be drafted to an AFL club.

Daw was born in Khartoum, Sudan, the third of his parents' nine children. His family fled the Second Sudanese Civil War, living in Egypt for three years, then moved to Australia in 2003. Daw attended secondary school at MacKillop College in Werribee, where he was first encouraged to play Australian Football.

Daw was identified as a future "key position" player by North Melboune and the Western Bulldogs. He was picked up by the Kangaroos with the ninth pick in the 2009 AFL rookie draft.

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