Daniel Merrett

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).

Daniel Merrett
Merrett in March 2017
Personal information
Full name Daniel Merrett
Nickname(s) Sauce
Date of birth (1984-12-12) 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)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of round 3, 2020.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

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

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
Merrett in December 2008

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
[4]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2005 Brisbane Lions 211513948439140190.90.63.22.96.12.71.3
2006 Brisbane Lions 2193328315925180.30.33.13.46.62.82.0
2007 Brisbane Lions 2122001109020089270.00.05.04.19.14.01.2
2008 Brisbane Lions 21220010110220383280.00.04.64.69.23.81.3
2009 Brisbane Lions 21191010011521582260.10.05.36.111.34.31.4
2010 Brisbane Lions 211600938417778400.00.05.85.311.14.92.5
2011 Brisbane Lions 211000885714554220.00.08.85.714.55.42.2
2012 Brisbane Lions 21222613191100291113631.20.68.74.513.25.12.9
2013 Brisbane Lions 21171481317820984280.80.57.74.612.34.91.6
2014 Brisbane Lions 21191281057818371240.60.45.54.19.63.71.3
2015 Brisbane Lions 21100069421115290.00.06.94.211.15.20.9
2016 Brisbane Lions 211910967617257320.10.05.14.09.13.01.7
Career 200 70 41 1160 896 2056 828 336 0.4 0.2 5.8 4.5 10.3 4.1 1.7

References
  1. Blucher, Peter (24 August 2016). "Dan Merrett: 200 over and out". AFL Queensland. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  2. "AFL Commercial 2009 - In A League Of It's [sic] Own - HD". YouTube. ALZ. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  3. 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.
  4. "Daniel Merrett Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
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