Daniel Hughes (footballer)

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For the Melbourne player born in 1963, see Danny Hughes.

Daniel Hughes
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Hughes
Date of birth	(1986-12-10) 10 December 1986
Original team	Sandringham (VFL) Sandringham Dragons / Hampton Rovers
Draft	Selection 25 (2006 Rookie Draft) Selection 33 (2009 Rookie Draft)
Height/Weight	188 cm / 83 kg
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current club	Subiaco
Number	22
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2006–2010	Melbourne	2 (2)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 2010 season.

Daniel "Danny" Hughes (born 10 December 1986) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League (AFL).

He was recruited from Sandringham (VFL) via Sandringham Dragons and the Hampton Rovers Football Club with the 25th selection in the 2006 AFL Rookie Draft, before being delisted at the end of the 2007 season. After missing most of the 2008 season with a hip injury, he was redrafted onto Melbourne's rookie list, with selection 33 in the 2009 Rookie Draft and was retained for the 2010 season.^[1] He plays as a small-medium forward and has played for both the Sandringham Zebras and Casey Scorpions in the Victorian Football League whilst on the Melbourne list.^[2] Hughes finally made his AFL debut, over four years after he was first drafted, in Round 7 of the 2010 season against the Western Bulldogs at the MCG, replacing Ricky Petterd, who was injured the previous week.^[3] He kicked one goal in his debut game and played the following week against West Coast, when he again kicked one goal. Hughes was dropped after the match against West Coast and did not play another match in Melbourne's senior team for the remainder of the 2010 season. He was delisted by Melbourne at the end of the 2010 season.^[4]

References

↑ Demons trio re-signs
↑ Sporting Pulse summary
↑ Hogan, Jesse. (7 May 2010) "Hughes makes Demons debut 1605 days after draft". The Age. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
↑ Rogers, Michael. "Demons part with Johnson". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved 16 January 2011.

External links

Profile at Melbournefc.com.au
Daniel Hughes's statistics from AFL Tables

v t e 2009 AFL Rookie Draft

First round	1. Jordie McKenzie 2. Liam Bedford 3. Casey Sibosado 4. Wade Thompson 5. Bryce Carroll 6. Jeff Garlett 7. Daniel Murray 8. Robin Nahas 9. Marcus White 10. Ricky Henderson 11. Tristan Francis 12. Kristin Thornton 13. Zac Dawson 14. Jamason Daniels 15. Adam Varcoe 16. Riley Milne

Second round	17. Rhys Healey 18. Adam Cockie 19. Matt de Boer 20. Danny Meyer 21. Thomas German 22. Luke Stanton 24. David Gourdis 25. Luke Delaney 26. Chris Schmidt 27. Jarryd Blair 28. Taylor Gilchrist 29. Tom Simpkin 30. Liam Picken 31. Bryn Weadon 32. Haydn Kiel

Third round	33. Daniel Hughes 34. Hamish Shepheard 35. Daniel Stewart 36. Christian Bock 37. Greg Bentley 39. Andrew Browne 40. Ben Speight 42. Johnny Bennell 43. Kyle Coney 44. Brad Howard 46. Tom Allwright 47. Luke Breust

Fourth round	48. Clancee Pearce 49. Matthew Martin 50. Kade Klemke 51. Darren Pfeiffer 53. Alroy Gilligan 54. Alan Obst 55. Brian Donnelly 56. Tobais Thoolen 57. Mike Pyke 58. Steven Gaertner 60. Ranga Ediriwickrama (NSWSE) 61. Carl Peterson

Fifth round	62. Jay van Berlo 63. Jesse Laurie 64. Michael Quinn 65. Lachie Hill 66. Adam Spackman 68. Conor Meredith 69. Lachlan Keeffe 71. Ross Tungatulum 72. Christopher Ogle 73. Garry Moss

Sixth round	74. Greg Broughton 76. Samuel Jacobs 77. Daniel Dzufer 78. Scott Reed (NSWSE) 80. Samuel McGarry 81. Matt Suckling

Seventh round	82. Joel Tippett 84. Blake McGrath (NSWSE) 85. Will Sierakowski (NSWSE)

Persondata
Name	Hughes, Daniel
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	10 December 1986
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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