Daniel Jackson (footballer)

For other persons of the same name, see Daniel Jackson (disambiguation)

Daniel Jackson
Personal information
Date of birth	25 April 1986
Original team(s)	Carey Grammar (APS) Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)
Draft	53rd overall, 2003 Richmond
Height/Weight	188cm / 92 kg
Position(s)	Midfielder
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2004–2014	Richmond	156 (61)[1]
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 23, 2014 season.
Career highlights
2nd in Richmond Best & Fairest 2009 Richmond Best & Fairest 2013

Daniel Jackson (born 25 April 1986) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the AFL.

Originally from Carey Grammar, Jackson was drafted to Richmond from the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup with the 53rd selection in the 2003 AFL Draft. He went on to play 156 games for the Tigers, predominantly as a midfielder and lock-down player, and was a member of the clubs leadership group from 2009 to 2014.

In 2013 Jackson won the Jack Dyer Medal making him the oldest player to win the clubs Best and Fairest for the first time since Matthew Richardson in 2007. He also won the clubs Jack Titus medal for runner-up Best and Fairest in 2009.

Jackson was awarded the inaugural Jim Stynes Community and Leadership Award in 2012 for his work with a number of community programs. Jackson was also an active delegate and board member of the AFL Players Association throughout his career.

On 5 September 2014, Jackson announced his immediate retirement from AFL football, citing the toll injuries had taken on his body.^[2]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2013 season.

Season	Team	#	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
			Totals								Averages (per game)
2004	Richmond	23	6	0	0	31	21	62	9	21	0	0	5.2	3.5	10.3	1.5	3.5
2005	Richmond	23	10	0	2	43	31	74	21	11	0	0.2	4.3	3.1	7.4	2.1	1.1
2006	Richmond	23	5	4	3	20	12	32	19	5	0.8	0.6	4	2.4	6.4	3.8	1
2007	Richmond	23	15	7	6	129	81	210	79	22	0.5	0.4	8.6	5.4	14	5.3	4.4
2008	Richmond	23	11	4	2	105	88	193	49	38	0.4	0.2	9.6	8	17.6	4.5	3.5
2009	Richmond	23	22	4	7	286	221	507	107	107	0.2	0.3	13	10	23	4.9	4.9
2010	Richmond	23	14	3	5	161	149	310	41	83	0.2	0.3	11.5	10.6	22.1	2.9	5.9
2011	Richmond	23	21	7	20	236	171	407	58	105	0.3	1	11.2	8.1	19.2	2.8	5
2012	Richmond	23	19	10	13	197	158	355	74	66	0.5	0.7	10.4	8.3	18.7	3.9	3.5
2013	Richmond	23	23	18	9	316	197	513	100	90	0.8	0.4	13.7	8.6	23.3	4.4	3.9
Career			146	57	67	1524	1129	2653	557	548	0.4	0.5	10.4	7.7	18.2	3.8	3.8

Legend
G	Goals	B	Behinds	K	Kicks	H	Handballs	D	Disposals	M	Marks	T	Tackles

In 2013 he won the Richmond best and fairest after coming second in 2009

References

1. "Richmond Football Club Playerlist". Richmond Football Club. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
2. "Jackson retires". Richmond Football Club. Richmond Football Club. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.

External links

• Daniel Jackson's profile on the official website of the Richmond Football Club
• Daniel Jackson's statistics from AFL Tables
• Daniel Jackson (footballer)'s statistics from Footy Wire