Daniel Merrett (born 12 December 1984) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the

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in the Australian Football League (AFL). Merrett was born in

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, but moved to the

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with his family at a young age. A talented schoolboy

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player for

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, he was identified as a potential Australian rules footballer by

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junior development scouts due to his imposing frame and ball-handling skills, and was groomed as a key forward with the

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. He was recruited by the

with the number 30 draft pick in the 2002 AFL Draft but took several years to develop sufficiently to make his debut in Round 2, 2005 against Port Adelaide. In August 2016, he announced he would retire from the AFL at the end of the season. He has been an assistant coach of the Lions'

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team since the inaugural season in 2017, and coached a game against in round three of the 2020 season when regular head coach Craig Starcevich was hospitalised. The game ended in a draw.

Positions

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

: , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 2005 , , 21 , , 15 , , 13 , , 9 , , 48 , , 43 , , 91 , , 40 , , 19 , , 0.9 , , 0.6 , , 3.2 , , 2.9 , , 6.1 , , 2.7 , , 1.3 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 2006 , , 21 , , 9 , , 3 , , 3 , , 28 , , 31 , , 59 , , 25 , , 18 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 3.1 , , 3.4 , , 6.6 , , 2.8 , , 2.0 , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 2007 , , 21 , , 22 , , 0 , , 0 , , 110 , , 90 , , 200 , , 89 , , 27 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 5.0 , , 4.1 , , 9.1 , , 4.0 , , 1.2 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

, , 21 , , 22 , , 0 , , 0 , , 101 , , 102 , , 203 , , 83 , , 28 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 4.6 , , 4.6 , , 9.2 , , 3.8 , , 1.3 , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 2009 , , 21 , , 19 , , 1 , , 0 , , 100 , , 115 , , 215 , , 82 , , 26 , , 0.1 , , 0.0 , , 5.3 , , 6.1 , , 11.3 , , 4.3 , , 1.4 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 2010 , , 21 , , 16 , , 0 , , 0 , , 93 , , 84 , , 177 , , 78 , , 40 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 5.8 , , 5.3 , , 11.1 , , 4.9 , , 2.5 , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 2011 , , 21 , , 10 , , 0 , , 0 , , 88 , , 57 , , 145 , , 54 , , 22 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 8.8 , , 5.7 , , 14.5 , , 5.4 , , 2.2 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gat ...

, , 21 , , 22 , , 26 , , 13 , , 191 , , 100 , , 291 , , 113 , , 63 , , 1.2 , , 0.6 , , 8.7 , , 4.5 , , 13.2 , , 5.1 , , 2.9 , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fa ...

, , 21 , , 17 , , 14 , , 8 , , 131 , , 78 , , 209 , , 84 , , 28 , , 0.8 , , 0.5 , , 7.7 , , 4.6 , , 12.3 , , 4.9 , , 1.6 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

, , 21 , , 19 , , 12 , , 8 , , 105 , , 78 , , 183 , , 71 , , 24 , , 0.6 , , 0.4 , , 5.5 , , 4.1 , , 9.6 , , 3.7 , , 1.3 , - style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 2015 , , 21 , , 10 , , 0 , , 0 , , 69 , , 42 , , 111 , , 52 , , 9 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 6.9 , , 4.2 , , 11.1 , , 5.2 , , 0.9 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ...

, , 21 , , 19 , , 1 , , 0 , , 96 , , 76 , , 172 , , 57 , , 32 , , 0.1 , , 0.0 , , 5.1 , , 4.0 , , 9.1 , , 3.0 , , 1.7 , - class="sortbottom" ! colspan=3, Career ! 200 ! 70 ! 41 ! 1160 ! 896 ! 2056 ! 828 ! 336 ! 0.4 ! 0.2 ! 5.8 ! 4.5 ! 10.3 ! 4.1 ! 1.7

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Merrett, Daniel 1984 births Australian rules footballers from Queensland Brisbane Lions players Southport Australian Football Club players Sportspeople from the Gold Coast, Queensland Australian rules footballers from Adelaide Living people