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| Daniel Merrett | |||
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 Merrett in March 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Daniel Merrett | ||
| Nickname(s) | Sauce | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Southport (QAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 30, 2002 national draft | ||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club |
Brisbane Lions (women's forwards coach) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2003–2016 | Brisbane Lions | 200 (70) | |
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 2020 | Brisbane (women's) | 1 (0–0–1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of round 3, 2020. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Daniel Merrett (born 12 December 1984) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early life
[edit]Merrett was born in Adelaide, but moved to the Gold Coast with his family at a young age. A talented schoolboy rugby player for Benowa State High School,[1] he was identified as a potential Australian rules footballer by AFL Queensland junior development scouts due to his imposing frame and ball-handling skills, and was groomed as a key forward with the Southport Sharks. He was recruited by the Brisbane Lions with the number 30 draft pick in the 2002 AFL Draft but took several years to develop sufficiently to make his debut.
AFL career
[edit]Merrett made his AFL debut in Round 2, 2005 against Port Adelaide.
In 2009, Merrett appeared alongside other AFL footballers in an AFL television advertisement titled "AFL: In a League of its Own", which featured prominent AFL players playing Australian rules football at famous sporting venues around the world, and in the middle of other sports being played, including basketball, Association football and American football. In the advertisement, Merrett, along with James McDonald and Nathan Bock, unsuccessfully attempt to tackle Adam Cooney in a bullring.[2]
In August 2016, he announced he would retire from the AFL at the end of the season.[3]
He has been an assistant coach of the Lions' AFL Women's team since the inaugural season in 2017, and coached a game against Gold Coast in round three of the 2020 season when regular head coach Craig Starcevich was hospitalised. The game ended in a draw.
Positions
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Daniel Merrett used to play as a full forward, centre half forward or half forward flank in his early career but eventually regularly played as a fullback. He was the defender with the most spoils in the 2007 season.
Statistics
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2005 | Brisbane Lions | 21 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 48 | 43 | 91 | 40 | 19 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 1.3 |
| 2006 | Brisbane Lions | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 59 | 25 | 18 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 2.0 |
| 2007 | Brisbane Lions | 21 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 90 | 200 | 89 | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 9.1 | 4.0 | 1.2 |
| 2008 | Brisbane Lions | 21 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 102 | 203 | 83 | 28 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 9.2 | 3.8 | 1.3 |
| 2009 | Brisbane Lions | 21 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 115 | 215 | 82 | 26 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 11.3 | 4.3 | 1.4 |
| 2010 | Brisbane Lions | 21 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 84 | 177 | 78 | 40 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 11.1 | 4.9 | 2.5 |
| 2011 | Brisbane Lions | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 57 | 145 | 54 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 5.7 | 14.5 | 5.4 | 2.2 |
| 2012 | Brisbane Lions | 21 | 22 | 26 | 13 | 191 | 100 | 291 | 113 | 63 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 8.7 | 4.5 | 13.2 | 5.1 | 2.9 |
| 2013 | Brisbane Lions | 21 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 131 | 78 | 209 | 84 | 28 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 7.7 | 4.6 | 12.3 | 4.9 | 1.6 |
| 2014 | Brisbane Lions | 21 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 105 | 78 | 183 | 71 | 24 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 9.6 | 3.7 | 1.3 |
| 2015 | Brisbane Lions | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 42 | 111 | 52 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 4.2 | 11.1 | 5.2 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | Brisbane Lions | 21 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 76 | 172 | 57 | 32 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 9.1 | 3.0 | 1.7 |
| Career | 200 | 70 | 41 | 1160 | 896 | 2056 | 828 | 336 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 10.3 | 4.1 | 1.7 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Blucher, Peter (24 August 2016). "Dan Merrett: 200 over and out". AFL Queensland. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "AFL Commercial 2009 - In A League Of It's [sic] Own - HD". YouTube. ALZ. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ Niall, Jake (16 August 2016). "Brisbane Lions defender Daniel Merrett announces his retirement from AFL". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Daniel Merrett Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
External links
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- Daniel Merrett's profile on the official website of the Brisbane Lions
- Daniel Merrett's playing statistics from AFL Tables