- Daniel Bell (Australian rules footballer)
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Daniel Bell 
Personal information Birth 13 April 1985 Recruited from Glenelg (SANFL) Height and weight 186 cm / 89 kg Playing career¹ Debut Round 15, 11 July 2004, Melbourne v.
St Kilda, at MCGTeam(s) Melbourne (2004–2010)
66 games, 1 goal
¹ Statistics to end of 2010 season Daniel Bell (born 13 April 1985) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
He was originally from the town of Kingston SE, South Australia.
He was drafted in the 2002 AFL Draft in the first round, with the 14th overall selection from the Glenelg Tigers in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). He made his debut in round 15, 2004 against the St Kilda Football Club. In 2005 he played 13 games, and in 2006 played 12 games, but was hampered by injury.
In 2007 he got a regular starting spot in the Melbourne side, playing 17 games and even scoring a goal against the Western Bulldogs in round 7. In round 20, against Collingwood, he was involved in an incident with Collingwood's Ben Johnson. With his head over the ball, Johnson crashed into the head of Bell, and Bell lay motionless on the ground before being stretchered off the field. Bell initially feared that he might have broken his back, and he couldn’t breathe because of the impact. There were no hard feelings over the incident; however Johnson was suspended for six weeks for head high contact.[1]
He did not play again after the incident in the 2007 season. Bell returned in 2008 to play 18 games and was mainly used as a half back flanker.
After playing only three games in 2009 and being unable to make it into the senior team in 2010, Bell was delisted at the end of the season.[2]
References
- ^ Stevens, Mark (2007-08-24). "Daniel Bell feared Ben Johnson hit broke his back". Herald Sun. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22299046-11088,00.html. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ Burgan, Matt (2010-08-23). "Miller and Bell set to move on". melbournefc.com.au. http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7415/newsid/100992/default.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
External links
- Daniel Bell (Australian rules footballer)'s profile on the Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club
- Daniel Bell (Australian rules footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables
- DemonWiki profile
2002 AFL Draft First round 1. Brendon Goddard • 2. Daniel Wells • 3. Jared Brennan • 4. Tim Walsh • 5. Jarrad McVeigh • 6. Steven Salopek • 7. Andrew Mackie • 8. Luke Brennan • 9. Hamish McIntosh • 10. Jason Laycock • 11. Jason Winderlich • 12. Jay Schulz • 13. Byron Schammer • 14. Daniel Bell • 15. Nick Smith • 16. Stephen Gilham • 17. Cameron Faulkner • 18. Kris Shore • 19. Troy Selwood • 20. Will Minson • 21. Bo NixonSecond round 22. Matthew Ferguson • 23. Tom Lonergan • 24. Paul Johnson • 25. Callum Urch • 26. Jared Rivers • 27. Darren Walsh • 28. Tristan Cartledge • 29. Luke Shackleton • 30. Daniel Merrett • 31. Joel Perry • 32. Luke Jericho • 33. Brad Murphy • 34. Sean Dempster (F/S) • 35. Scott Bassett • 36. Tim Callan (F/S) • 37. Brent Staker • 38. Blake Grima • 39. Gary Moorcroft • 40. Jobe Watson (F/S) • 41. Tim Fleming • 42. Brett Ebert (F/S) • 43. Cameron Cloke • 44. Anthony CorrieThird round 45. Kade Simpson • 46. Leigh Fisher • 47. Bill Nicholls • 48. Greg Edgcumbe • 49. Cameron Wight • 50. Josh Thewlis • 51. Tim Boyle • 53. Adam Selwood • 54. Cameron Hunter • 55. Ryan Crowley • 56. Robert Shirley • 57. Wade Champion • 58. David KingFourth round 60. Cameron Croad • 62. Daniel Sipthorp • 63. Brett Doswell • 64. Nick Malceski • 65. Lochlan Veale • 66. Ryan Ferguson • 67. Steven Alessio • 68. James Begley • 70. Matthew LokanFifth round 72. Brad FisherSixth round 79. Karl NormanSeventh round 84. Mick MartynCategories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- Melbourne Football Club players
- Glenelg Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from South Australia
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