Daniel Hannebery

Daniel Hannebery
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Hannebery
Date of birth24 February 1991
Original teamOakleigh Chargers
Draft30th overall, 2008
Sydney
Height/Weight182 cm / 77 kg
Position(s)Midfield
Club information
Current clubSydney
Number4
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2009–Sydney113 (51)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of Round 14, 2014 season.
Career highlights
  • Sydney premiership player 2012
  • Ron Evans Medal 2010
  • Brett Kirk Medal Rd 3, 2015
  • All-Australian Team 2013
  • 2013 22under22 selection

Daniel Hannebery (born 24 February 1991) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).

He was drafted by the Swans in the 2008 AFL Draft, but remained in Melbourne in 2009, to complete his high schooling at Xavier College. He made his debut in Round 16, 2009 for Sydney against Carlton, whilst still attending high school. He is the son of former Footscray player Matt Hannebery.[1]

In round 2 of the 2010 AFL season, Daniel received a nomination for the NAB AFL Rising Star award after he played a starring role in his side's drought-breaking win over the Adelaide Crows at AAMI Stadium.[2]

Hannebery was awarded the Ron Evans Medal as the 2010 AFL Rising Star. Hotly tipped all year to take out the coveted award, Hannebery polled the maximum 45 votes to beat number one draft pick, Tom Scully with 35 votes.[3] Hannebery's outstanding season was further rewarded with finishing 10th in the Bob Skilton Medal and winning the club's Rising Star Award.

2011 proved to be a strong 2nd season for Hannebery as he improved markedly to finish 7th in the Skilton Medal. While he didn't poll as many Brownlow Medal votes as in his first full year of senior footy in 2010, he played very consistent footy and offered great assistance to the rest of the Swans midfield as a source of possession and momentum.

Hannebery had a strong season in 2012 as the Swans went on to win the premiership. He placed 10th in the 2012 Bob Skilton Medal a week after his side beat Hawthorn Hawks in the 2012 AFL Grand Final. Many observers were of the opinion that Hannebery should have won the Norm Smith Medal, but he lost out to winner and teammate Ryan O'Keefe.

In 2013 Hannebery won the first New Zealand awarded Anzac Medal in the Anzac Day clash between Sydney and St Kilda. The game was played at Westpac Stadium in New Zealand's capital Wellington, the first game ever played for premiership points outside of Australia.[4]

Outside of football he is studying economics at the University of New South Wales.[5]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to round 22, 2014[6]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2009 Sydney 4 7 1 1 45 42 87 25 8 0.1 0.1 6.4 6.0 12.4 3.6 1.1
2010 Sydney 4 21 9 6 206 226 432 97 69 0.4 0.3 9.8 10.8 20.6 4.6 3.3
2011 Sydney 4 24 6 6 254 243 497 95 78 0.3 0.3 10.6 10.1 20.7 4.0 3.3
2012 Sydney 4 25 10 8 261 335 596 95 84 0.4 0.3 10.4 13.4 23.8 3.8 3.4
2013 Sydney 4 24 17 16 275 332 607 80 67 0.7 0.7 11.5 13.8 25.3 3.3 2.8
2014 Sydney 4 15 9 4 167 210 377 48 72 0.6 0.3 11.1 14.0 25.1 3.2 4.8
Career 116 52 41 1208 1388 2596 440 378 0.4 0.4 10.4 12.0 22.4 3.8 3.3

References

  1. ↑ Cowley, Michael (17 July 2009) Schoolboy Dan takes on Judd, Fevola
  2. ↑ Sydney's Dan Hannebery wins Rising Star nod
  3. ↑ Anderson, Jon (1 September 2010). "Rising Star Daniel Hannebery set himself a target - ‘play one game, at absolute best'". Herald Sun.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Caroline (26 April 2013). "We want AFL team: Kiwis". The Age (Melbourne: Fairfax Media). Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  5. ↑ Lane, Samantha (29 April 2011). "Hannebery Has New Focus". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  6. ↑ Dan Hannebery's player profile at AFL Tables

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