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Daniel Kerr
Daniel Kerr at a 2005 Grand Final paradePersonal information Full name Daniel Kerr Date of birth 16 May 1983 Original team East Fremantle (WAFL) Draft #18, 2000 National Draft, West Coast Height/Weight 178cm / 80kg Position(s) Midfielder Club information Current club West Coast Number 4 Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 2001– West Coast 186 (105) Representative team honours Years Team Games (Goals) 2008 Dream Team 1 (0) International team honours 2007 Australia 2 1 Playing statistics to end of PF1, 2011 season .Career highlights - West Coast premiership player 2006
- 2001 AFL Rising Star nominee Rd 3
- All-Australian Team 2007
Daniel Matthew Kerr (born 16 May 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 who is a vital part of the midfield at the Eagles.
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Background
Kerr is of Anglo-Indian descent.[1] His father, Roger Kerr, was born in Calcutta to an Indian mother and played for East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). His sister Samantha Kerr plays for the Australia national women's soccer team, the Matildas, and for Perth Glory in the W-League. Kerr is a second cousin of former Fremantle player Shaun McManus.[citation needed]
Football career
Kerr was selected with the number 18 pick in the 2000 AFL Draft. 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,[2] 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. Similarly, his physical strength was further demonstrated in round one in the 2007 AFL season against the Sydney Swans when he successfully tackled and took down the far bigger Barry Hall in the goalsquare. 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. Some commentators of the game such as former Melbourne captain Garry Lyon 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]. However with Judd and Cousins having recently departed from the club he is now likely to be regarded as one of, if not the most important player for the team. He also took a spectacular mark against Collingwood in Round 13 of the 2006 AFL season at the Telstra Dome.
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 individual 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.[3]
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 2006-09-18. The nickname 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.[4]
In 2007, Kerr had another great year with the eagles. He came runner up in the Brownlow Medal for a second time in his career, Jimmy Bartel was the winner.
Daniel Kerr recently re-signed with the Eagles after weeks of speculation over his future in the 2009 season.
In round 10 of the 2009 season Kerr was suspended for 1 week for striking Carlton's Marc Murphy. After an appeal by the Eagles the decision was upheld by the AFL tribunal.
In round four, 2010 Kerr seriously injured his hamstring in the West Coast Eagles' win against Essendon, ending his season. His absence was felt on the field as the Eagles would win only three more games for the season.
Off-field controversies
In September 2002 Kerr was involved in a brawl with team mate Ben Cousins at a Perth nightclub during the club's end of season celebrations, in which Cousins punched Kerr in the face. Later the same night, Kerr pushed Cousins down a flight of stairs, breaking his arm.[5][6]
In 2004 Kerr was charged with forging a prescription. He was given the blank prescription by a person at a party and went to a 24-hour chemist to buy 50 valium tablets. The court fined him a total of $400 and made a spent conviction order. He was also fined $5,000 by the club and was be required to complete community service throughout the football season.[7]
In January 2007 Kerr and his father were charged with assault following a party in Perth. Kerr is understood to have been at a farewell party for his sister's friend in Attadale before trouble erupted shortly after midnight. Reports suggested that Kerr's sister complained about being touched inappropriately by another partygoer and a fight erupted soon after on the street. An 18-year-old man suffered a broken nose and broken tooth and was taken to Fremantle Hospital by a friend for treatment.[8] Kerr was charged with two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm. He pleaded guilty to assault occasioning bodily harm and was fined $2000 over the attack. His father was also fined after being found guilty of assault.[9]
On 25 February 2007 Kerr was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after an altercation with a taxi driver. Kerr was later arrested again while at a training session, and further charged with assault occasioning bodily harm and wilful damage. Police prosecutor Gary Flynn told the court Kerr saw the taxi and jumped screaming and shouting onto the boot. The taxi driver got out of his car and was attacked by Kerr, Sgt Flynn said. Kerr's lawyer John Prior said his client had gone out to dinner and "consumed too much alcohol" and "made a crucial bad judgement call". Kerr pleaded guilty to the charges and was fined.[10]
On 23 March 2007 information was released that implicated Kerr in drug dealing over the phone. Kerr's conversations with convicted drug dealer Shane Waters relating to a "big bag of horse chaff" were recorded by police phone taps in 2003.[6][11]
On 3 April 2010 Kerr was ordered by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal to pay $13,125 to teenager Troy Luies, after Luies had filed a claim for the injuries he suffered at the hands of Kerr on 14 January 2007. Assessor William Millar awarded Mr Luies compensation for the assault by Kerr, as payment for his hospital bills, lost pay and for trauma suffered.[12]
Personal life
Like fellow West Coast Eagles teammate Quinten Lynch, Daniel Kerr also attended Aquinas College in Perth.[13]
In April 2011, Kerr launched his own website. On the 22nd of June 2011, Daniel and wife Natasha welcomed daughter Lola Violet Kerr. [14]
References
- ^ What makes him run – realfooty.com.au
- ^ Footy's strongest man from realfooty.com.au
- ^ Delivering the Goodes : thewest.com.au
- ^ http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=301277
- ^ "Champion's Rise And Fall", The West Australian, 21 March 2007, pp. 8–9
- ^ a b "Kerr caught on police drug tapes". The Age. 24 March 2007. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071020005252/http://theage.com.au/realfooty/news/afl/kerr-caught-on-drug-tapes/2007/03/23/1174597890212.html. Retrieved 24 March 2007.
- ^ ABC Sport – AFL – Eagle Kerr fined for forging valium prescription
- ^ http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/realfooty/articles/2007/01/15/1168709682908.html[dead link]
- ^ http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,,24034765-2761,00.html Father of star Eagle guilty of assault – Perth Now – Accessed 01-Oct-09
- ^ Kerr pleads guilty to assault – The Australian – Accessed 01-Oct-09
- ^ "Kerr implicated in drug scandal". ABC News Online. 23 March 2007. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200703/s1880296.htm.
- ^ Daniel Kerr victim wins payout – PerthNow – Accessed 03-Apr-10
- ^ Real Footy Profile – Daniel Kerr
- ^ "Daniel Kerr official fansite". Sportsnewsfirst. 25 April 2011. http://fansite.sportsnewsfirst.com.au/fansite/danielkerr/.
External links
- Daniel Kerr's profile on the Official AFL Website of the West Coast Eagles Football Club
- Daniel Kerr's statistics from AFL Tables
West Coast Eagles – current squad 1 Brown · 2 LeCras · 3 Gaff · 4 Kerr · 6 Nicoski · 7 Masten · 8 Waters · 9 Naitanui · 10 S. Selwood · 11 Priddis · 12 Sheppard · 13 Shuey · 14 Stevens · 15 Swift · 16 Mackenzie · 17 Kennedy · 18 Dalziell · 20 Cox · 21 Lynch · 22 Neates · 23 Glass (c) · 24 Rosa · 25 Hurn · 26 Butler · 27 Darling · 28 Smith · 29 Lycett · 30 Wilson · 31 Schofield · 32 Embley · 34 Brennan · 35 McGinnity · 37 A. Selwood · 40 Hamp* · 41 Strijk · 42 McGovern* · 43 Hams · 44 Weedon · 47 Stevenson · tbd Hill
Coach: Worsfold
*rookie-listed player
West Coast Eagles 2006 AFL Premiers West Coast Eagles 12.13 (85) defeated Sydney Swans 12.12 (84), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Coach: Worsfold 2007 All-Australian team Defenders
Matthew Scarlett (Geelong) • Darren Glass (West Coast) • Darren Milburn (Geelong)
Andrew McLeod (Adelaide) (captain) • Matthew Egan (Geelong) • Campbell Brown (Hawthorn)Forwards
Steve Johnson (Geelong) • Jonathan Brown (Brisbane) (vice-captain) • Brent Harvey (North Melbourne)
Brad Johnson (Western Bulldogs) • Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle) • Cameron Mooney (Geelong)Interchange
Brendon Lade (Port Adelaide) • Dustin Fletcher (Essendon) • Joel Corey (Geelong) • Cameron Ling (Geelong)Dream Team – 2008 Hall of Fame Tribute Match Australian squad – 2002 International Rules Series 2001 AFL Rising Star nominees Rd 1: Cupido • Rd 2: Harris • Rd 3: Kerr • Rd 4: Lonie • Rd 5: Beetham • Rd 6: Henneman • Rd 7: Begley • Rd 8: Jacobs • Rd 9: Penny • Rd 10: Johnson • Rd 11: McVeigh • Rd 12: Ling • Rd 13: McPhee • Rd 14: Koschitzke • Rd 15: Giansiracusa • Rd 16: Murphy • Rd 17: Guerra • Rd 18: Fiora • Rd 19: Copeland • Rd 20: Enright • Rd 21: Woods • Rd 22: GreeneCategories:- East Fremantle Football Club players
- West Coast Eagles players
- All-Australians
- Living people
- 1983 births
- People educated at Aquinas College, Perth
- Australian people of Indian descent
- Anglo-Indian people
- Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
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