Daniel Chick

Daniel Chick

Personal information
Birth	10 February 1976 (1976-02-10) (age 35)
Recruited from	East Fremantle Football Club (WAFL)
Height and weight	185 cm / 88 kg
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 1, 30 March 1996, Hawthorn v. Fitzroy, at Western Oval
Team(s)	Hawthorn (1996–2002) 149 games, 159 goals West Coast Eagles (2003–2007) 103 games, 61 goals
¹ Statistics to end of End Season 2007 season
Career highlights
Hawthorn Best and Fairest 2000 International rules series 2001 Premiership player 2006

Daniel Chick (born 10 February 1976) is a professional Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn and the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Chick is also well known for having a finger amputated in 2002 so he could continue playing football.

Hawthorn career

Chick made his debut for Hawthorn in 1996, winning the Peter Crimmins Trophy in 2000. At Hawthorn Chick established himself as a tough and versatile half forward.

After the pain of chronic dislocation, Chick made headlines when he elected to have his left ring finger amputated at the first joint in 2002.^[1]

After Chick's brother Justin died from an allergic reaction Chick felt unsatisfied at Hawthorn and expressed his intentions to return to his home state.^[1] Hawthorn traded him to the West Coast Eagles for first round draft pick Luke Brennan (no. 8).^[1]

West Coast career

Chick returned to Perth as part of a trade deal to play with West Coast for 2003. He eventually became a versatile tagger, shutting down many opponents. However the 2003 season was crippled by AC joint injuries and eventual surgery.^[1] 2004 and 2005 were better years where Chick became a key contributor. Season 2006 included many highlights for Chick including 5 goals against Essendon in round 8. Chick played a vital role in the 2006 AFL Grand Final win. During the last quarter Chick smothered an attempted kick by Sydney's Ryan O'Keefe and via the collection, handball and shepherd set up a pivotal Adam Hunter goal. In September 2007, West Coast released a statement of their intent to delist Chick at the end of October 2007.

Other

After it became apparent that no other club would pick Chick up for the upcoming season, effectively terminating his AFL career, he signed with WAFL premiers, Subiaco.

Chick was named in Warwick Cappers "Party" team of the century alongside Ben Cousins, Michael Gardiner, Buddy Franklin, Shane Crawford, Jason Akermanis and Fraser Gehrig.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} The Age: Eagle Rocked

In February 2010 Chick was fined $7000 with $1000 costs in the Perth Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to importing performance and image enhancing steroids from Thailand. He was charged after being caught with nine vials and a number of pills of anabolic steroids concealed in his luggage after landing at Perth Airport on October 9 2009.

External links

• Daniel Chick's profile on the Official AFL Website of the West Coast Eagles Football Club
• Daniel Chick's statistics from AFL Tables

Awards
Preceded by Shane Crawford	Hawthorn Best and Fairest winner (tied) 2000	Succeeded by Joel Smith

Persondata
Name	Chick, Daniel
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Date of birth	10 February 1976
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