Patrick Dangerfield

Patrick Dangerfield

Dangerfield in March 2016
Personal information
Full name Patrick Dangerfield
Nickname(s) Danger
Date of birth (1990-04-05) 5 April 1990
Place of birth Moggs Creek, Victoria
Original team(s) Anglesea (BFL)
Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup)
Draft Pick No. 10, 2007 National Draft, Adelaide
Debut Round 20, 2008, Adelaide
vs. Essendon, at Telstra Dome
Height / weight 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) / 90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder/Rover
Club information
Current club Geelong
Number 35
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2008–2015
2016–
Total		 Adelaide
Geelong		 154 (163)
024 0(24)
178 (187)
International team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2010, 2014, 2015 Australia 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2014.
Career highlights

Patrick Dangerfield (born 5 April 1990) is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the winner of the 2016 Brownlow Medal.[1] He previously played for the Adelaide Football Club from 2008 to 2015.

Early life

Dangerfield graduated from the AIS-AFL Academy and toured South Africa in early 2007. In October 2007, he won the 100m and 400m titles at the Victorian Secondary Schools Athletics. While at school he was also a school captain at Oberon High School.[2]

AFL career

Dangerfield was Adelaide’s first pick, and the tenth overall, in the 2007 National Draft.[3]

Dangerfield's selection caused immediate controversy as he spent his first AFL year studying in his home state, Victoria, and could not train with the club consistently, while other possible selections such as Brad Ebert began their AFL careers in the senior side.[4][5] During 2008 he played for the Geelong Falcons in the TAC Cup while studying and training with Adelaide when possible.[2][4] Despite his disadvantages, he played two games for the Crows late in the 2008 season and showed promising signs.

In 2009 he changed his guernsey number from 19 (retired in order to assist the launch of the club's "19th Man" campaign) to the number belonging to former Adelaide captain Mark Ricciuto, 32.[6][7] In that year he became a regular in the Crows' side, with his style of play likened by fans and commentators to Ricciuto. He received an AFL Rising Star nomination in round 3 for his performance against Fremantle at Subiaco Oval.[8] In total Dangerfield played 21 games in 2009 and averaged 13 disposals and a goal per game. He continued to develop his game in 2010, playing 19 matches and kicking 26 goals.

Dangerfield was given more responsibility in the midfield in 2011, which he relished, playing every game and averaging 17 disposals. He also won the Grand Final day sprint in 2011, which he would reprise in both 2012 and 2013. In 2012 Dangerfield emerged as a star of the competition, playing in the midfield full-time and racking up 600 disposals for the regular season, ranked tenth in the AFL. He was selected in the All-Australian team for the first time and finished seventh in the Brownlow Medal.[9] During the season he re-signed with the club for three years, to a very positive reaction from Crows supporters.[10][11]

Dangerfield had another outstanding season in 2013, being selected again in the All-Australian team and finishing top five in the Brownlow Medal. Called upon at times to play as a forward due to injuries, he kicked a career-best 31 goals, second in the club's goalkicking, and ranked highly in several statistics despite being tagged heavily.[9] He played his 100th AFL game against Sydney midway through the season, but the milestone would not be one to be remembered as the Crows lost by 77 points.[12][13]

In 2014, he was named action co-captain alongside Rory Sloane due to regular captain Nathan van Berlo's absence through injury.[14] He defied injuries and taggers to again play a key role for Adelaide, leading the club in disposals and ranking first in the AFL for contested possessions, while finishing fifth in the Brownlow Medal.[9] His season included a 41-possession game against reigning premiers Hawthorn, a record for an AFL match at the Adelaide Oval.[15]

In 2015, Dangerfield had a career best season, and was rewarded with the Malcolm Blight Medal as the club best and fairest.[16] At the conclusion of the 2015 season, he announced his intention to pursue his rights as a free agent,[17] and was officially traded to the Geelong Football Club in October.[18]

Dangerfield made his debut for Geelong in the opening round of the 2016 season, in Geelong's annual Easter Monday clash with Hawthorn. He amassed 43 disposals to break Greg Williams' record for most disposals in a debut for a new team, as Geelong defeated Hawthorn by 30 points. His season was rewarded with the Brownlow Medal as the league fairest and best player, polling a record 35 votes[1] and the Carji Greeves Medal as the club best and fairest.[19]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to end of round 19, 2016[20]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2008 Adelaide 19 2 1 1 6 6 12 4 2 0.5 0.5 3.0 3.0 6.0 2.0 1.0
2009 Adelaide 32 21 21 19 106 167 273 58 47 1.0 0.9 5.1 8.0 13.0 2.8 2.2
2010 Adelaide 32 19 26 19 140 158 298 52 57 1.4 1.0 7.4 8.3 15.7 2.7 3.0
2011 Adelaide 32 22 23 13 204 171 375 64 72 1.1 0.6 9.3 7.8 17.1 2.9 3.3
2012 Adelaide 32 25 23 9 390 277 667 106 77 0.9 0.4 15.6 11.1 26.7 4.2 3.1
2013 Adelaide 32 20 31 18 302 164 466 84 64 1.6 0.9 15.1 8.2 23.3 4.2 3.2
2014 Adelaide 32 22 17 22 276 272 548 74 78 0.8 1.0 12.6 12.4 24.9 3.3 3.6
2015 Adelaide 32 23 21 14 322 295 617 84 126 1.5 1.5 13.8 8.5 22.3 3.0 5.8
2016 Geelong 35 18 20 17 289 280 569 94 88 1.1 0.9 16.1 15.5 31.6 5.2 4.9
Career 172 183 132 2035 1790 3825 620 611 1.1 0.8 11.8 10.4 22.2 3.6 3.6

References

  1. 1 2 Schmook, Nathan (26 September 2016). "Patrick Dangerfield breaks all-time votes record to seal Brownlow Medal". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 Devic, Aleks (23 February 2008). "AFL backflip allows local student Patrick Dangerfield to play with Geelong Falcons". Geelong Advertiser. News Corp. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
  3. ↑ Green, Bradley (26 November 2007). "Patrick Dangerfield answers draft's Crow call". Geelong Advertiser. News Corp. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
  4. 1 2 Milbank, Zac; Brettig, Daniel (22 April 2008). "Dangerfield presents a Crow's case". THe Advertiser. Adelaide: Advertiser Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
  5. ↑ "Crows – We'd still take Dangerfield". The Advertiser. News Corp. 30 July 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  6. ↑ Gill, Katrina (18 December 2008). "Full time Crow set for full on season". Adelaide Football Club. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
  7. ↑ Rucci, Michelangelo (3 October 2008). "Number's up for Crows fans". The Advertiser. Adelaide: Advertiser Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
  8. ↑ Gill, Katrina (14 April 2009) NAB AFL Rising Star: Rd 3. Afl.com.au. Retrieved on 18 July 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 "Patrick Dangerfield – AFC.com.au".
  10. ↑ Porter, Ashley (28 May 2012). "Huge boost for Adelaide: Dangerfield re-signs". The Age.
  11. ↑ Ricciuto, Mark (28 May 2012). "Patrick Dangerfield Could be the greatest crow ever". AdelaideNow. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  12. ↑ "Go Figure: Dangerfield's 100th". AFC.com.au. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  13. ↑ McGarry, Andrew (8 June 2013). "Gold Coast beats Kangaroos for fifth win of the year; Swans and Geelong also on winners' list". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  14. ↑ Bednall, Jai (24 January 2014). "Patrick Dangerfield and Rory Sloane will co-captain the Adelaide Crows". Herald Sun. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  15. ↑ Hawthorn defeats Adelaide by two goals at Adelaide Oval in Round 17, Jack Gunston kicks four goals and Josh Jenkins five , Herald Sun, 12 July 2014
  16. ↑ Thring, Harry (26 September 2015). "Departing Dangerfield exits with best and fairest win". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  17. ↑ Coventry, James (23 September 2015). "Adelaide Crows confirm Patrick Dangerfield wants to return to Victoria". ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  18. ↑ "Deal done for Dangerfield". Adelaide Football Club. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  19. ↑ Guthrie, Ben (6 October 2016). "Another gong for Dangerfield with Carji Greeves Medal". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  20. ↑ "Patrick Dangerfield statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 April 2015.

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