Aaron Davey (born 10 June 1983) is a former professional Australian rules footballer, who represented the Melbourne Football Club between 2004 and 2013.
Davey was a runner-up in the AFL Rising Star award in 2004 and represented Australia in the International Rules Series against Ireland in 2005 and 2006.
Davey, who is of Indigenous Australian ancestry with roots in the Kokatha people of South Australia, was raised in Darwin, Northern Territory. He is one of five siblings, including his brother Alwyn, who played for Essendon.
Davey began playing football in the Northern Territory Football League for the Palmerston Football Club. He later moved to Melbourne to pursue an AFL career and trialed with the Port Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League.
In 2003, Davey was selected by the Melbourne Football Club with Pick No. 3 in the rookie draft. He began his AFL career in 2004.
Davey made his AFL debut for Melbourne in the 2004 season. In his first match, he scored a goal and 13 possessions. He earned an AFL Rising Star nomination, but a hamstring injury sidelined him for four games before returning for the finals.
At the end of the season, he won the AFLPA best first year player.
In 2005, Davey played 22 games and represented Australia in the International Rules Series. He finished third in Melbourne's Best and Fairest award and won the AFLPA Marn Grook Award for Best Emerging Indigenous Player.
Davey played across multiple positions, including forward, midfield, and backline. He earned three Goal of the Year nominations, including two consecutive, soccer-style goals.
In 2007, Davey was suspended for two games for striking. He was injured in 2008, and then moved into the midfield under new coach Dean Bailey in 2009. In 2009 he won Melbourne's Best and Fairest award, the Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal. In 2010, Davey finished fourth in Melbourne's Best and Fairest and was Melbourne's equal leading vote-getter at the Brownlow Medal.
Davey announced his retirement on 20 August 2013 and played his final AFL game on 1 September 2013 against the Western Bulldogs.
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal: 2009
AFL Rising Star Runner-up: 2004
AFL Rising Star Nominee: 2004 (Round 1)
Australian Representative Honours in International Rules Football: 2005, 2006, 2013
Harold Ball Memorial Trophy: 2004
Indigenous All-Stars Representative Honours: 2007, 2009, 2013
Davey made an appearance on the AFL Players Revue of the Grand Final edition of The AFL Footy Show doing a Michael Jackson impersonation.