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Daniel Merrett 
Personal information Full name Daniel Merrett Nickname(s) Strawbs Date of birth 12 December 1984 Place of birth Adelaide, South Australia Original team Southport (QAFL) Draft #30, 2002 National Draft, Brisbane Lions Height/Weight 196cm / 104kg Position(s) Defender Club information Current club Brisbane Lions Number 21 Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 2005– Brisbane Lions 113 (17) 1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .Daniel Merrett (born 12 December 1984, in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League and fullback for Brisbane Lions.
Merrett was born in Adelaide, but moved to the Gold Coast with his family at a young age. A talented schoolboy rugby player, he was identified as a potential Australian rules footballer by AFL Queensland junior development scouts due to his imposing frame and ball-handling skills, and was groomed as a key forward with the Southport Sharks. He was recruited by the Brisbane Lions 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.
Daniel Merrett is well known for his trade mark spoils and his long hand ball. He is often compared to Brisbane Lions champion Justin Leppitsch.
He is no relation to former Essendon and Brisbane full forward Roger Merrett.
Positions
Daniel Merrett used to play as a full forward, centre half forward or half forward flank in his early career but now he regularly plays as a fullback. He was the defender with the most spoils in the 2007 season.
External links
- Daniel Merrett's profile on the Official AFL Website of the Brisbane Lions Football Club
- Daniel Merrett's statistics from AFL Tables
Brisbane Lions – current squad 3 Sheldon · 4 Polec · 7 Adcock · 9 McGrath · 10 Rich · 11 Hanley · 12 Hawksley · 13 Bartlett · 14 Staker · 16 Brown (c) · 17 Beams · 18 Banfield · 20 Black · 21 Merrett · 23 Leuenberger · 24 Patfull · 26 Harwood · 27 Dyson* · 28 Karnezis · 29 Raines · 30 Redden · 31 Polkinghorne · 32 Stiller · 33 Buchanan · 34 O'Brien · 35 Lester · 36 Maguire · 37 Retzlaff · 38 Rockliff · 39 Drummond · 40 McKeever* · 41 Golby · 42 Green · 43 Bewick · 44 Cornelius · 45 Harvey* · tbd Hudson · tbd Lisle · tbd Zorko
Coach: Voss
* denotes Rookie Listed players2002 AFL Draft First round 1. Brendon Goddard • 2. Daniel Wells • 3. Jared Brennan • 4. Tim Walsh • 5. Jarrad McVeigh • 6. Steven Salopek • 7. Andrew Mackie • 8. Luke Brennan • 9. Hamish McIntosh • 10. Jason Laycock • 11. Jason Winderlich • 12. Jay Schulz • 13. Byron Schammer • 14. Daniel Bell • 15. Nick Smith • 16. Stephen Gilham • 17. Cameron Faulkner • 18. Kris Shore • 19. Troy Selwood • 20. Will Minson • 21. Bo NixonSecond round 22. Matthew Ferguson • 23. Tom Lonergan • 24. Paul Johnson • 25. Callum Urch • 26. Jared Rivers • 27. Darren Walsh • 28. Tristan Cartledge • 29. Luke Shackleton • 30. Daniel Merrett • 31. Joel Perry • 32. Luke Jericho • 33. Brad Murphy • 34. Sean Dempster (F/S) • 35. Scott Bassett • 36. Tim Callan (F/S) • 37. Brent Staker • 38. Blake Grima • 39. Gary Moorcroft • 40. Jobe Watson (F/S) • 41. Tim Fleming • 42. Brett Ebert (F/S) • 43. Cameron Cloke • 44. Anthony CorrieThird round 45. Kade Simpson • 46. Leigh Fisher • 47. Bill Nicholls • 48. Greg Edgcumbe • 49. Cameron Wight • 50. Josh Thewlis • 51. Tim Boyle • 53. Adam Selwood • 54. Cameron Hunter • 55. Ryan Crowley • 56. Robert Shirley • 57. Wade Champion • 58. David KingFourth round 60. Cameron Croad • 62. Daniel Sipthorp • 63. Brett Doswell • 64. Nick Malceski • 65. Lochlan Veale • 66. Ryan Ferguson • 67. Steven Alessio • 68. James Begley • 70. Matthew LokanFifth round 72. Brad FisherSixth round 79. Karl NormanSeventh round 84. Mick MartynCategories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- Australian rules footballers from Queensland
- Brisbane Lions players
- Southport Australian Football Club players
- People from the Gold Coast, Queensland
- People from Adelaide
- Australian rules biography, 1980s birth stubs
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