Daniel Kerr
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Daniel Kerr | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Kerr | |
| Date of birth | May 16, 1983 | |
| Place of birth | , | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in / 1.78 m | |
| Position | Midfield/Rover | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | West Coast Eagles | |
| Number | 4 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| - 2001 | East Fremantle Football Club | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 2001 - | West Coast Eagles | 136 (83) |
| National team | ||
| 2002 | Australia | 1 (0) |
|
* Professional club appearances and goals |
||
Daniel Kerr (born May 16, 1983) is an Australian rules footballer.
Kerr was recruited from East Fremantle Football Club and made his AFL debut in 2001 with the West Coast Eagles. He is a hard-running midfielder that is a vital part of the powerful midfield brigade at the Eagles, including Dean Cox, Chad Fletcher, Michael Braun, Ben Cousins and Chris Judd.
Kerr, unbeknownst to many, is of sri lankin Heritage, and his father played for East Fremantle in the WAFL. He is currently dating Melanie Cousins, the sister of Ben Cousins.
Like fellow footballer Quinten Lynch, Daniel Kerr also attended Aquinas College, Perth.
[edit] Football career
Kerr is widely known as one of the toughest players in the AFL. In August 2006, the much bigger Fraser Gehrig, considered one of the strongest players in the AFL[citation needed], tried to palm off a tackle by Kerr, only to have Kerr resist and re-tackle Gehrig, with the result being the umpire rewarding Kerr with a "holding-the-ball" decision. It is play like this, along with the ability to rip balls out of seemingly impossibly congested packs that have earned Kerr an enormous esteem with West Coast fans, and fans of the game in general. Even commentators of the game as diverse as ex-Melbourne captain Gary Lyon and football-comedian Ant Frosh (known to dislike each other and agree on very little) have agreed that Kerr is an underrated player and is of similar importance to West Coast as their better known superstars such as Chris Judd and Ben Cousins[citation needed]. The three together are known as 'The Three Musketeers'[citation needed].
One of the main criticisms by both fans and commentators of Kerr as a player is that he is often prone to actions that get him reported and suspended by the AFL tribunal. Other commentators, such as Doovie Cohen, have also noted Kerr's poor kicking when on his (non-preferred) left foot[citation needed]. However, Kerr can sometimes compensate for this with his very good (inside-out) checkside kicking on his right foot, as famously agreed to by both Frosh and Cohen when they appeared together "On the Couch."[citation needed]
In 2003, Kerr won the AFL Goal of the Year and was runner up to team-mate Ben Cousins in the AFL's most prestigious award the Brownlow Medal in 2005.[citation needed]
In 2005 Kerr nearly provided one of the biggest upsets in Brownlow Medal history, leading the count towards the later rounds and finishing second to favourite, fellow teammate Ben Cousins. In the following year, he came third in the Brownlow Medal count with 22 votes, however, was ineligible due to a striking charge against Hawthorn's Sam Mitchell in Round 14.
However, Kerr claims that Brownlow night 2006 was something of an epiphany for him, and he realised the folly of his on-field indiscretions[1].
Kerr has recently been nicknamed "The People's Champion" as used by Chris Judd in an interview with Dennis Cometti on Perth's Channel Nine news on 18/9/06. The nickname was at one staged used by the WWE superstar "The Rock" in the 1990s, and may have been adapted to Kerr due to his omission from the official 2006 AFL All-Australian team, despite having another stellar season.
In 2006, Kerr was part of the Eagles' 2006 premiership side. He played with broken bones in his foot. [2]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
 |
This Australian rules football biography is a stub. You can help WikiProject AFL by expanding it. |
