Dawson was named in the 2023 All-Australian team and won the Malcolm Blight Medal in 2023,[1] and is a dual Showdown Medallist.

[8] In his first season as a Crow, he finished second in the club's best and fairest award, behind the three-time winner and fellow Scotch College alumn Rory Laird.

Dawson would go on to greatly succeed in the role, finding career-best form and winning the Malcolm Blight Medal in just his second season at the club.

[11] Dawson was forced to miss one game in the season following a head collision with Essendon forward Nate Caddy.

Dawson won consecutive Malcolm Blight Medals, being a part of the first tie in the history of the award alongside Ben Keays.