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Daniel Giansiracusa 
Personal information Full name Daniel Giansiracusa Date of birth 11 March 1982 Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria Original team Williamstown JFC / Western Jets Draft 32nd overall, 1999
Western BulldogsHeight/Weight 182 cm / 83 kg Position(s) Midfield / Forward Club information Current club Western Bulldogs Number 13 Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 2001 – Western Bulldogs 210 (246) 1 Playing statistics to end of Round 21 2011 season .Career highlights - AFL Rising Star Nominee 2001
- Best First Year Player 2001
- International Rules Series 2005
Daniel Giansiracusa (born 11 March 1982) is an Australian rules football player for the Western Bulldogs who plays in various positions such as the midfield, half back flanks and half forward flanks. He was picked up by the Bulldogs in the 1999 draft with pick 32. After an exciting start to 2005 he missed 6 weeks due to injury but returned and ended up kicking 23 goals for the year. He had an outstanding game in round 18 against the Brisbane Lions collecting 27 possessions and kicking 2 goals. He suffered a slight ACL knee injury over the 2007-2008 off season but is expected back early in the 2008 season.
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Clash with Justin Koschitzke
During a round 6, 2006 game against St Kilda, halfway during the third quarter the Western Bulldogs were heading downfield when Giansiracusa accidentally clashed heads with Justin Koschitzke, resulting in both players lying motionless for several minutes. Giansiracusa managed to get up but Koschitzke could not. The AFL Tribunal decided Giansiracusa had no case to answer as this was an unfortunate incident.
Ironically, Giansiracusa made a comeback from a hamstring injury suffered in a round 15, 2006 clash against Carlton, against St Kilda, and this time there were no incidents between the pair.
Education
Daniel attended Altona Meadows Primary School and Emmanuel College.
Personal life
Daniel married his longtime partner, Kelly Tisdale, in December 2007. Daniel and his wife welcomed daughter Ruby Iris on 24 November 2008 and son Otis in September 2011.
External links
- Daniel Giansiracusa's profile on the Official AFL Website of the Western Bulldogs Football Club
- Daniel Giansiracusa's statistics from AFL Tables
Western Bulldogs – current squad 1 Grant · 2 Murphy · 3 Wallis · 4 Cross · 5 Boyd (c) · 7 Higgins · 9 Gilbee · 10 Sherman · 12 Williams · 13 Giansiracusa · 16 Griffen · 17 Cooney · 19 Jones · 21 Liberatore · 22 Addison · 23 Roughead · 24 Schofield · 25 Hargrave · 26 Skinner · 27 Minson · 29 Wood · 30 Howard · 31 Mulligan · 32 Veszpremi · 33 Djerrkura · 34 Tutt · 35 Hill · 36 Lake · 37 Markovic · 38 Morris · 39 Johannissen* · 40 Dahlhaus · 41 Hooper · 42 Picken · 43 Barlow* · 44 Moles · 45 Prato* · 48 Panos · 49 Cordy
Coach: McCartney
* denotes Rookie Listed players
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: GreeneAustralian squad – 2005 International Rules Series 1999 AFL Draft First Round
Josh Fraser • Paul Hasleby • Aaron Fiora • Matthew Pavlich • Leigh Brown • Damian Cupido • Danny Roach • Joel Corey • Caydn Beetham • Luke McPharlin • Darren Glass • Robert Murphy • Travis Gaspar • David Spriggs • David Haynes • Ezra BraySecond Round
Rhyce Shaw • Brad Green • Paul Wheatley • Scott Stevens • Ezra Poyas • Daniel Foster • Jason Blake • Brett Johnson • Stephen Doyle • Cain Ackland • Brent Guerra • Adam Hunter • Jonathan Brown (F/S) • Paul Chapman • Daniel Giansiracusa • Tim Clarke • Leon DavisThird Round
Patrick Wiggins • Rhett Biglands • Mitch Hahn • Cameron Ling • Scott Homewood • David Hille • Kane Munro • Michael Clark • Lindsay Gilbee • Shane Morrison (F/S) • Marcus Pickett • Adam Butler • Corey Enright • Chance Bateman • Ben Cunningham • Matthew WhelanLater Rounds
Ricky O'Loughlin • Andrew Mills • Clayton Lassock • Murray Pitts • Tim Hazell • Ryan O'Keefe • Steven Brosnan • Patrick Bowden • John Barnes • Richard Kelly • Mark Ainley • Ben Johnson • Shannon O'Brien • Cameron Bruce • Justin Cicolella • Ryan Hargrave • Robert Shirley • Tony Delaney • Bill Nicholls • Brett Allison • Robert Forster-Knight • Ryan Houlihan • Matthew Burton • Dale Baynes • Lindsay Smith • Ty Zantuck • Balraj Singh • Jeremy Dukes • Troy Makepeace • Nick Stone • Matthew Shir • Trent Hotton • Christian Woodley • Michael Clark • Andrew Merrington • Adam Mathews • Joe AllenCategories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria
- Western Bulldogs players
- Williamstown Football Club players
- Australian sportspeople of Italian descent
- Western Jets players
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