Joe Daniher
| Joe Daniher | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Joe Daniher | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1994 | ||
| Original team(s) |
Aberfeldie (EDFL) Calder Cannons (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 10 (F/S), 2012 national draft | ||
| Height / weight | 201 cm / 94 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / Ruckman | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Essendon | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2013– | Essendon | 70 (108) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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Joe Daniher (born 4 March 1994) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early life
Daniher played for the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup, he was named All-Australian in the AFL Under 18 Championships playing for Vic Metro and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Sport's AFL Academy. He is the son of former AFL fullback, Anthony Daniher, who played 115 games for Sydney and 118 games for Essendon.
AFL career
Daniher was drafted by Essendon under the father-son rule, with the tenth overall selection in the 2012 national draft. He was also eligible to be drafted by Sydney, but chose to join Essendon, where his brother Darcy Daniher was a team member at the time.[1] He made his debut against Carlton in round 11, 2013.[2] In his second game (round 12 against Gold Coast), he was named among Essendon's best players, kicking his first AFL goal and scoring a total of three goals in the match.[3]
He showed positive progression in his second season, leading the club in goal kicking with 28 for the season including 4 goals against the Kangaroos in an Elimination Final at the MCG. Despite his skinny frame and inaccurate kicking at goal, he showed immense promise and started to state his claim as one of the best young key forwards in the league.
Daniher entered the 2015 season as the clubs spearhead up forward, a challenging task, considering it was only his third season of senior football. Despite kicking only 34 goals for the entire season, Joe showed improvement in many key areas of his game, especially accuracy at goal, this was due to the fact that former legend Matthew Lloyd helped him with this throughout the year. He led the clubs goal kicking for a second consecutive season and showed more presence on the field.
In 2016, he continued to grow as a footballer and leader, being named in the clubs leadership group and finished the season with a career-high in marks (141) and goals (43). He won the club goal kicking award for a third consecutive year and was joint runner-up with James Kelly in the W.S. Crichton Medal.
References
- ↑ Quayle, Emma (31 December 2010). "Bombers outgun Swans in bid to sign Daniher". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media.
- ↑ Quayle, Emma; Murnane, Matt (6 June 2013). "Daniher to make long-awaited senior debut". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ↑ Hogan, Jesse (16 June 2013). "Daniher part of Bombers' future: Hird". The Age. Fairfax Media.
External links
- Joe Daniher's profile on the official website of the Essendon Football Club
- Joe Daniher's statistics from AFL Tables