Bodhi Uwland Biography

As he recovers from a back injury, Zeke Uwland says he is learning from the experience of his older brother, Bodhi Uwland, who underwent recovery from a similar injury.

"Bodhi missed 18 months, so I had that awareness and got onto it pretty early. Having that awareness in the first phase is pretty important," Zeke said.

"Knowing when to pull up and not push your body too far, especially early on; I could have reported no pain and come back to running earlier, but it's just not that worth it in the long run. I'd rather play round one next year then maybe national championships this year. That's the goal."

Bodhi Uwland is the 2024 round 12 AFL Rising Star nominee after tallying a game-high 13 marks, four intercepts and had 19 disposals at 89.5 per cent efficiency in just his 13th career game in the Bombers' loss to the Suns.

Six Suns re-sign with Gold Coast, including Levi Casboult, James Tsitas, Bodhi Uwland, Lloyd Johnston, Sandy Brock and Oskar Faulkhead.

Bodhi Uwland makes his AFL debut for Gold Coast with 20 disposals (14 kicks and 6 handballs), 3 marks and a tackle in a 49-point loss to Sydney.

Sandy Brock and Bodhi Uwland join Gold Coast as pre-listed rookies via its Academy.