Daniel Haines (footballer)
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Daniel Haines is a former Australian rules football
midfielder who played for the Fremantle Dockers
in the Australian Football League
and the Peel Thunder in the West Australian Football League
.
Haines played junior club football at South Mandurah, and played Colts football with the Peel Thunder shortly after it joined the WAFL in 1997, and broke into its senior team in 1999. He was drafted to the AFL by the Fremantle Dockers to its rookie list in 2001, and was elevated to the senior list at the beginning of the 2002 season. He made his senior AFL debut in Round 6 2002, against Essendon
, in the game best remembered for Essendon captain James Hird
sustaining very serious facial injuries.
He was delisted at the end of the 2004 season, but redrafted by Fremantle with selection 69 in the National Draft
. After playing a total of 16 in 2002 and 2003, numerous injuries to his knee, big toe and achilles tendon have kept him out of the senior side and he was finally delisted at the end of 2006.
Throughout his career at Fremantle, he continued to play senior football for Peel when he was not selected in Fremantle's AFL team. Following his delisting from Fremantle, he considered a move to South Australia to play in the SANFL, but ultimately remained at Peel. He played a total of 128 senior games for Peel from 1999 to 2010, before retiring after a knee injury. He won the Peel Best & Fairest in 2004 and 2007, and was club captain from mid-2008 until his retirement.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
midfielder who played for the Fremantle Dockers
Fremantle Football Club
The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers, is an Australian rules football team which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
and the Peel Thunder in the West Australian Football League
West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
.
Haines played junior club football at South Mandurah, and played Colts football with the Peel Thunder shortly after it joined the WAFL in 1997, and broke into its senior team in 1999. He was drafted to the AFL by the Fremantle Dockers to its rookie list in 2001, and was elevated to the senior list at the beginning of the 2002 season. He made his senior AFL debut in Round 6 2002, against Essendon
Essendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
, in the game best remembered for Essendon captain James Hird
James Hird
James Hird is a former professional Australian rules footballer and the current coach of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League....
sustaining very serious facial injuries.
He was delisted at the end of the 2004 season, but redrafted by Fremantle with selection 69 in the National Draft
2004 AFL Draft
The 2004 AFL Draft, concerning player acquisitions in the 2004/05 Australian Football League off-season, consisted of a trade period, a national draft, a pre-season draft, and the elevation of rookies...
. After playing a total of 16 in 2002 and 2003, numerous injuries to his knee, big toe and achilles tendon have kept him out of the senior side and he was finally delisted at the end of 2006.
Throughout his career at Fremantle, he continued to play senior football for Peel when he was not selected in Fremantle's AFL team. Following his delisting from Fremantle, he considered a move to South Australia to play in the SANFL, but ultimately remained at Peel. He played a total of 128 senior games for Peel from 1999 to 2010, before retiring after a knee injury. He won the Peel Best & Fairest in 2004 and 2007, and was club captain from mid-2008 until his retirement.