David Reeves

 is a contestant from Australian Survivor: Venezuela - Fates.

Profile

 * Name (Age): David Reeves (38)
 * Tribe Designation: TBD
 * Current Residence: Perth, WA
 * Occupation: Delivery Van Driver
 * Season 01 Contestant You Are Most Like: Big Jim, he was the heart and soul of his tribe and even when the odds were against him he kept fighting, absolute legend.

David Reeves, or 'Ox' to his friends, is a van driver and children's football coach from the city of Armadale, though he now resides in Perth City to be closer to work, he still makes the trip out to Armadale to visit his pre-teen sons twice a week and for football practice.

"I coach my oldest boys' under 12's team, so I'd like to consider myself a bit of a leader and an organizer. I was haven't played in a long time though, so we'll see how the fitness keeps up once the game starts. I'm used to doing a lot of short bursts of high physical activity, sometimes in my job you've got to lift upward of fifty to seventy kilos if you want to be efficient. But then you spend the rest of a twelve-hour shift sittin' on your rear end. So if the tribe needs a rock moved, I'm your man, but if you need a marathon run, you'd better look elsewhere, let's just say that much."

Though David's job requires some physical activity, he believes that it's his mental strength that gets him through the day and will help him in the game of Survivor.

"It's very easy to get complacent, it's easy to let the mind wander. When you're driving the same roads, delivering to the same shops day after day, you can fall into a routine, that's when you make mistakes, deliver the wrong thing or crash. Survivor is the same, stay on top of your alliance, constantly check in with people and always remain vigilant. Keep your eyes peeled 24/7, you never know when some shady business could be happening."

David is a big man with a big personality, but he's also got a big heart, especially when it comes to his sons.

"My boys are everything to me, you know, I'd give them the world if I could. Their mother and I may be divorced now, so I don't see them as much as I'd like, but they're still my kids. If I can manage to win this crazy game I'll put more than a fair chunk aside for the boys, they're good kids."

Trivia

 * David was originally called Martin Reeves, but I met someone by that name in real life and switched to his current name.
 * David, Jimmy Welkes and Paul Tilge are the first male contestants to represent the state of Western Australia.
 * Coincidently both Season 01 and Season 02 had three contestants representing Western Australia and they were all of the same gender.