Dan Houston


Daniel Houston (born 12 May 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Port Adelaide Football Club with their third selection and 45th overall in the 2016 rookie draft.[1] Prior to the start of the 2017 season, he was promoted to the senior list[2] and subsequently made his debut in his team's 28-point win against Sydney in the opening round of the season at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[3]

Dan Houston
Huston playing for Port Adelaide in April 2018
Personal information
Full name Daniel Houston
Date of birth (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997
Original team(s) Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 45, 2016 rookie draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Port Adelaide vs. Sydney, at Sydney Cricket Ground
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Port Adelaide
Number 5
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2016– Port Adelaide 146 (34)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Houston received the AFL Rising Star nomination for round 21 after gathering 21 disposals and kicking his first AFL goal in the 27-point win over Collingwood at the Adelaide Oval.[4]

In 2020, Houston was handed a two match suspension for breaching the AFL's COVID-19 protocols, after he and teammate Peter Ladhams had invited unauthorised visitors into their home.[5]

In Round 16, 2023, Houston had a game-day best possession count of 32 as well as kicking a 55- to 60-metre goal after the siren to defeat Essendon by 4 points, the 57th player to kick a winning goal after the siren in 127 years of VFL/AFL history.[6][7][8]

References
  1. "Rookie Pick 45: Dan Houston". PortAdelaideFC.com.au. Bigpond. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  2. Rucci, Michelangelo (15 March 2017). "Port Adelaide upgrades rookies Brett Eddy and Dan Houston". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  3. Guthrie, Ben (23 March 2017). "TEAMS: Banned Bombers back, plenty of fresh faces in round one". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  4. McGowan, Marc (14 August 2017). "Houston, we have a Rising Star nominee". AAP. Australian Football League. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  5. "BANNED: Port stars whacked for COVID breach, Crow housemate cleared". 20 August 2020.
  6. "Houston, no problem! After-the-siren goal hands Port 12th straight". July 2023.
  7. "'Told me he'd still love me': Teammate's lovely advice before epic goal as ump 'smashed' amid chaos". July 2023.
  8. "Wild scenes at the MCG as Power pull off a miracle". July 2023.
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