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Joe Daniher (born 4 March 1994) is an Australian rules footballer with the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Essendon Football Club from 2013 to 2020, having been recruited to the club under the father–son rule. Daniher won a Crichton Medal and All-Australian selection in 2017, as well as the 2017 AFL Mark of the Year and Anzac Medal for that season. He is also a four-time Essendon leading goalkicker.

Joe Daniher
Daniher playing for Essendon in June 2017
Personal information
Full name	Joe Daniher
Date of birth	(1994-03-04) 4 March 1994 (age 28)
Original team(s)	Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 10 (F/S), 2012 national draft
Debut	Round 11, 2013, Essendon vs. Carlton, at the MCG
Height	201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	97 kg (214 lb)
Position(s)	Key Forward
Club information
Current club	Brisbane Lions
Number	3
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2013–2020	Essendon	108 (191)
2021–	Brisbane Lions	43 (85)
Total		151 (276)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season.
Career highlights
All-Australian team: 2017 Crichton Medal: 2017 Essendon leading Goalkicker: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Mark of the Year: 2017 Anzac Medal: 2017 22under22 team: 2016 AFL Rising Star nominee: 2014
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life and football career

Daniher is the son of a former AFL fullback, Anthony Daniher, who played 115 games for the Sydney Swans and 118 games for Essendon.[1]

Daniher played for the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup, he was named All-Australian in the AFL Under 18 Championships playing for Vic Metro and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Sport's AFL Academy.

AFL career

Essendon (2013–20)

Daniher was drafted by Essendon under the father-son rule, with the tenth overall selection in the 2012 national draft. He was also eligible to be drafted by Sydney, but chose to join the Bombers, where his brother Darcy Daniher was a team member at the time.[2] He made his debut against Carlton in round 11, 2013.[3] In his second game (round 12 against Gold Coast), he was named among the best players, kicking his first AFL goal and scoring a total of three goals in the match.[4]

He showed positive progression in his second season, leading the club in goal kicking with 28 for the season including 4 goals against North Melbourne in an Elimination Final at the MCG.[5] Despite his skinny frame and inaccurate kicking at goal, he showed immense promise and started to state his claim as one of the best young key forwards in the league.

Daniher entered the 2015 AFL season as the clubs spearhead up forward, a challenging task, considering it was only his third season of senior football. Despite kicking only 34 goals for the entire season, Joe showed improvement in many key areas of his game, especially accuracy at goal, this was due to the fact that former legend Matthew Lloyd helped him with this throughout the year. He led the club's goalkicking for a second consecutive season and showed more presence on the field.

In 2016, he continued to grow as a footballer and leader, being named in the clubs leadership group and finished the season with a career-high in marks (141) and goals (43). He won the club goalkicking award for a third consecutive year and was joint runner-up with James Kelly in the W.S. Crichton Medal.[6]

He started the 2017 AFL season, reaching his potential as one of the best forwards in the league, winning both the Anzac Day Medal and the inaugural Tom Wills Medal in the Country Game against Geelong. He finished as the club's leading goalkicker for a fourth straight season, he received his debut All-Australian Team selection and won his first W. S. Crichton Medal.

Daniher started the 2018 AFL season substantially worse than the previous year averaging less than a goal a game and having an overall lesser impact on the competition. After round 7, scans revealed early onset of osteitis pubis causing Daniher to miss the rest of the season.

After a strong pre-season, Daniher looked set for a big 2019 season; however, a mysterious calf injury sustained in training meant he would miss the first four rounds of the 2019 AFL season. Despite not being named for round 5, Daniher had been given a late call-up for the Bombers in round 5 on Good Friday against the Kangaroos. As Daniher was not named on Essendon's initial list for the round, the Bombers incurred a fine; however, Daniher proved his worth by kicking 2 goals, including one from over 55 metres out. After four matches, Daniher was ruled out for the remainder of 2019 due to a groin injury. Toward the conclusion of the season, Daniher requested a trade to Sydney, but as Sydney could not satisfy Essendon's trade request, Daniher remained at Essendon for the 2020 season. After the 2020 season, Daniher instead moved to the Brisbane Lions, exercising his rights as a free agent.[7]

Brisbane Lions (2021–present)

Daniher made his debut for the Brisbane Lions against Sydney at the Gabba in round 1, 2021. He kicked two goals, but attracted criticism from former Port Adelaide player Kane Cornes for his jumper-grabbing celebration after kicking the first of those goals, which put the Lions out to an 18-point lead in a match they would ultimately lose by 31 points.[8]

Daniher became the only player to kick at least one goal every game for the 2021 season, however, he fell away during their finals campaign and kicked one goal from two games.

In Brisbane's 2022 Elimination Final against Richmond, Daniher kicked the winning goal in the dying stages of the match to give the Lions a two-point win, defeating the Tigers 106-104.

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season.[9]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks	H/O	Hit-outs

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals								Averages (per game)								Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	H/O	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	H/O
2013	Essendon		5	3	9	36	25	61	27	3	3	0.6	1.8	7.2	5.0	12.2	5.4	0.6	0.6	0
2014	Essendon	6	21	28	20	159	78	237	112	28	53	1.3	1.0	7.6	3.7	11.3	5.3	1.3	2.5	1
2015	Essendon	6	22	34	24	147	81	228	111	35	43	1.6	1.1	6.7	3.7	10.4	5.0	1.6	2.0	5
2016	Essendon	6	22	43	32	204	86	290	141	21	35	2.0	1.4	9.3	3.9	13.2	6.4	1.0	1.6	4
2017	Essendon	6	23	65	39	249	103	352	153	31	78	2.8	1.7	10.8	4.5	15.3	6.6	1.4	3.4	9
2018	Essendon	6	7	8	9	73	24	97	39	9	9	1.1	1.3	10.4	3.4	13.9	5.6	1.3	1.3	0
2019	Essendon	6	4	7	5	33	18	51	22	8	16	1.8	1.3	8.3	4.5	12.8	5.5	2.0	4.0	0
2020[lower-alpha 1]	Essendon	6	4	3	6	31	8	39	25	1	2	0.8	1.5	7.8	2.0	9.8	6.3	0.3	0.5	1
2021	Brisbane Lions	3	24	46	32	259	83	342	117	25	49	1.9	1.3	10.8	3.5	14.3	4.9	1.0	2.0	4
2022	Brisbane Lions	3	19	39	24	158	50	208	82	12	4	2.0	1.2	8.3	2.6	10.9	4.3	0.6	0.2	0
Career			151	276	200	1349	556	1905	829	173	291	1.8	1.3	8.9	3.6	12.6	5.4	1.1	1.9	24

Notes

Honours and achievements

Individual

• W.S. Crichton Medal: 2017
• All-Australian team: 2017
• 4× Essendon F.C. leading goalkicker: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
• Anzac Day Medal: 2017
• AFL Mark of the Year: 2017
• 22under22 team: 2016
• AFL Rising Star nominee: 2014 (round 12)

References

External links

• Joe Daniher's profile on the official website of the Brisbane Lions
• Joe Daniher's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Joe Daniher on Twitter

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