Dayne Zorko

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Dayne Zorko
Personal information
Full name	Dayne Zorko
Date of birth	(1989-02-09) 9 February 1989
Original team	Broadbeach (NEAFL)
Height/Weight	175 cm / 77 kg
Position(s)	Fwd/Mid
Club information
Current club	Brisbane Lions
Number	15
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2012–	Brisbane Lions	38 (42)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 2013 season.

Dayne Zorko (born 9 February 1989) is a professional Australian rules football player for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

Zorko was born and raised on the Gold Coast. His father moved from Yugoslavia to Melbourne in his younger years before settling on the Gold Coast. His brother Beau is the former senior coach of the Surfers Paradise Demons.

Junior football

Zorko began playing his junior football for the Surfers Paradise Demons but later switched to the Broadbeach Cats. He captained Queensland during the 2007 AFL National Under 18 Championships but was overlooked in the 2007 AFL Draft. Zorko remained at Broadbeach and picked up his first best and fairest in 2008 but was again overlooked in the AFL draft. It is believed the main reason Zorko wasn't picked up in the 2007/08 drafts had to do with his 175cm frame.

By the end of the 2010 season Zorko had picked up a third consecutive best and fairest award at Broadbeach but still failed to capture the interest of AFL clubs. He found himself at a crossroad when being offered contracts to play in a higher standard league outside of Queensland but decided to stay at Broadbeach. Newly appointed Broadbeach coach Matt Angus knew Zorko had the skills to make it in the AFL but described his professionalism as "nowhere near that".^[1]

In 2011, after winning the NEAFL's Syd Guildford Trophy, as the Football Record Player of the Year, and a fourth consecutive best and fairest, he was put back on AFL recruiters' radars. He was recruited by Gold Coast as a Queensland zone selection, before being on-traded to Brisbane for National Draft pick #34.

AFL career

He made his debut in Round 7, 2012, against Collingwood at The Gabba.^[2]

References

↑ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/brisbane-midfielder-dayne-zorkos-path-to-the-afl-stage-has-been-different-than-most/story-e6frf9jf-1226597570170
↑ "Round seven AFL teams". The Age. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.

External links

Dayne Zorko's profile on the official website of the Brisbane Lions
Dayne Zorko's statistics from AFL Tables

Brisbane Lions – current squad

1 McGuane
2 Harwood
3 Moloney
4 Aish
5 Crisp
6 Green
7 Adcock (c)
8 Bewick
9 McGrath
10 Rich
11 Hanley
12 Martin
13 West
14 Staker
15 Zorko
16 Brown (c)
17 Beams
18 Robertson
19 Lisle
21 Merrett (vc)
22 Paparone
23 Leuenberger
24 Patfull
25 McStay
26 Cutler
27 Gardiner
28 Taylor
29 Raines
30 Redden
31 Polkinghorne
32 Mayes
33 Close
34 Freeman
35 Lester
36 Maguire
37 Wearden
38 Rockliff (vc)
39 Paine
40 Conway*
41 Golby
42 Clarke
43 Hayes*
44 Smith*
45 Bourke*
46 Michael*
47 O'Brien*

Coach: Leppitsch

* denotes Rookie Listed players

Persondata
Name	Zorko, Dayne
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	9 February 1989
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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