Daniel Rich (born 7 June 1990) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited with the seventh overall selection in the 2008 national draft.
Daniel Rich | |||
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![]() Rich playing for Brisbane in August 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Daniel Rich | ||
Nickname(s) | Dan, Richy, Bam Bam | ||
Date of birth | (1990-06-07) 7 June 1990 (age 32) | ||
Original team(s) | Subiaco (WAFL) | ||
Draft | No. 7, 2008 national draft | ||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Brisbane Lions | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2009– | Brisbane Lions | 268 (114) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Prior to being drafted by Brisbane, Rich had already amassed a considerable football résumé. This included under-18 selection for Western Australia in both 2007 and 2008, including selection for the All-Australian team both years, as well as playing in two senior premierships for Subiaco in the WAFL.[1] Following strong performances at senior level, Rich was regarded by many observers as a potential top-two selection in the months leading up to the draft.[2]
Rich made an impressive senior debut in round 1, 2009 amassing 21 possession and 4 tackles, a performance which garnered him the Rising Star nomination for round 1.[3] He was rewarded for an outstanding first-year season with the 2009 NAB Rising Star award, being only the second Rising Star winner to poll maximum votes from all 9 judges, he also created history by becoming the third consecutive player to be drafted at pick seven and win the award. The praise for Rich's debut season kept coming, this time coming from the players themselves, after winning the AFLPA award for Best First Year Player by more than 400 votes.
Following a stellar first season in 2009 which saw him win the AFL Rising Star award among other honours, Rich added bulk to his frame over the 2010 pre-season and established himself as a key component of the Lions midfield in 2010. While he was consistently among the Lions top performers in the midfield, he particularly shone in the half-back line towards the tail-end of the season in the Lions’ narrow loss to St Kilda in round 15, against Melbourne in round 18, and Essendon in round 21. He led the Lions in inside 50s (93) and was second for tackles with 103, and had an impressive average of 19 disposals per game. He finished inside the top ten in the 2010 Merrett–Murray Medal, at eighth place with 24.5 votes.
Rich played his 100th AFL game against Geelong in round two, 2014, but suffered a season-ending ACL injury in the loss to the Gold Coast Suns the following week.[4]
Rich was educated in Western Australia, attending secondary schooling at Sacred Heart College, Sorrento.
Updated to the end of the 2022 season.[5]
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks | ||
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Led the league for the season |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
2009 | Brisbane Lions | 10 | 24 | 14 | 17 | 245 | 170 | 415 | 71 | 106 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 10.2 | 7.1 | 17.3 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 6 |
2010 | Brisbane Lions | 10 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 237 | 189 | 426 | 61 | 103 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 10.8 | 8.6 | 19.4 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 2 |
2011 | Brisbane Lions | 10 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 198 | 109 | 307 | 42 | 76 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 12.4 | 6.8 | 19.2 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 0 |
2012 | Brisbane Lions | 10 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 269 | 165 | 434 | 73 | 65 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 13.5 | 8.3 | 21.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 8 |
2013 | Brisbane Lions | 10 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 166 | 130 | 296 | 27 | 45 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 10.4 | 8.1 | 18.5 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 5 |
2014 | Brisbane Lions | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 15.7 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 0 |
2015 | Brisbane Lions | 10 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 240 | 168 | 408 | 57 | 67 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 11.4 | 8.0 | 19.4 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3 |
2016 | Brisbane Lions | 10 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 256 | 156 | 412 | 67 | 93 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 12.2 | 7.4 | 19.6 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 0 |
2017 | Brisbane Lions | 10 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 322 | 147 | 469 | 81 | 35 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 14.6 | 6.7 | 21.3 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 4 |
2018 | Brisbane Lions | 10 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 219 | 133 | 352 | 68 | 42 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 12.1 | 7.3 | 19.5 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 0 |
2019 | Brisbane Lions | 10 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 432 | 108 | 540 | 137 | 48 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 18.0 | 4.5 | 22.5 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 0 |
2020[lower-alpha 1] | Brisbane Lions | 10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 218 | 39 | 257 | 74 | 19 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 14.5 | 2.6 | 17.1 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 2 |
2021 | Brisbane Lions | 10 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 514† | 110 | 624 | 137 | 42 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 21.4† | 4.6 | 26.0 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 6 |
2022 | Brisbane Lions | 10 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 404 | 104 | 508 | 99 | 35 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 18.4 | 4.7 | 23.1 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0 |
Career | 268 | 114 | 116 | 3744 | 1750 | 5494 | 1005 | 784 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 14.0 | 6.5 | 20.5 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 36 |
Notes
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Ron Evans Medal • AFL Rising Star winners | |
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2021 All-Australian team | |
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← 2020 The position of coach in the All-Australian team has been awarded to the coach of the premiership-winning team since 1999. 2022 → |
AFL Players Association best first-year player | |
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Michael Tuck Medal | |
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2009 AFL Rising Star nominees | |
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Italics denote winner |