About Paddy Dow

Patrick "Paddy" Dow (born 16 October 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Carlton with their first selection, and third overall, in the 2017 AFL draft. He made his AFL debut in round 1 of the 2018 season against Richmond at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He earned an AFL Rising Star award nomination for his performance against Collingwood in round 14, 2018. Paddy was given a 3-year contract extension later that season, keeping him at the club until 2021. After the twenty point loss to Collingwood in round fifteen, in which he recorded twenty disposals and four tackles, he earned the round nomination for the 2018 AFL Rising Star.