Joe Daniher

Joe Daniher
Personal information
Full name Joe Daniher
Date of birth (1994-03-04) 4 March 1994
Original team(s) Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)
Draft (F/S) No. 10, 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 51 (70)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 1, 2016 season.
Career highlights

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 finished the season with 28 goals (including finals), the most of any player at the club.

References

  1. ↑ Quayle, Emma (31 December 2010). "Bombers outgun Swans in bid to sign Daniher". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media).
  2. ↑ Quayle, Emma; Murnane, Matt (6 June 2013). "Daniher to make long-awaited senior debut". The Age (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Hogan, Jesse (16 June 2013). "Daniher part of Bombers' future: Hird". The Age (Fairfax Media).

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