Danny Dickfos
Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
| Danny Dickfos | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | (1970-09-30) 30 September 1970 (age 53) | ||
| Place of birth | Queensland | ||
| Original team(s) | Windsor Zillmere (AFLQ) | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 1996, Brisbane Bears vs. Footscray FC, at The Gabba | ||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1996 | Brisbane Bears | 22 (0) | |
| 1997–1999 | Brisbane Lions | 43 (0) | |
| Total | 65 (0) | ||
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1999. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Danny Dickfos (born 30 September 1970) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.
Early life
Dickfos, of Māori descent,[1] grew up in Brisbane Queensland.
An outstanding talent in the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL), Dickfos played for Queensland in the 1987 Teal Cup, then played over 100 games semi-professionally for Windsor Zillmere. During this time he was made several offers by AFL clubs, which he consistently rejected.
AFL fans first learnt of Dickfos when he made appearances in State of Origin matches, impressing for Queensland.
AFL career
After the Brisbane' Bears moderately successful few years at the Gabba, Dickfos was lured to the club as a rookie at age 26 in 1996.
After winning the best first year player award (sharing it with Clark Keating), Dickfos played 65 games for the Brisbane Bears and Lions.
Standing an imposing 194 cm and 97 kg, he became one of the most reliable defenders in the league. He quickly built a cult following amongst supporters of the club with his tough and uncompromising defensive style.
In 1996, he was part of the Brisbane Bears' final side and in 1997 was a member of the inaugural Brisbane Lions team following the Bears merger with Fitzroy.
In 1997 he was given the Lions one percenter of the year award and finished fifth in the Merrett–Murray Medal, behind Matthew Clarke, Nigel Lappin, Marcus Ashcroft and Justin Leppitsch. In the same year he played a key part of the club's first finals side.
The following year, he finished eighth in the club best and fairest count, equal with Brad Scott and Daryl White.
In 1999, after just a few seasons in the AFL and at the age of 29, Dickfos decided to return to the QAFL and the Eagles, to the disappointment of many Brisbane Lions fans.
Post AFL
He went on to win the 2000 Grogan Medal and continued to be an impressive player, playing over 250 games for the Eagles club, becoming the new record holder.
References
- ^ Lane, Daniel (6 June 2010). "Losing Hayne would be disaster". The Sydney Morning Herald.
External links
- Danny Dickfos's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Danny Dickfos - An Eagles Icon and Queensland Legend! Archived 22 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- Full Points Footy Queensland Team of the Century profile for Danny Dickfos
- Dickfos returns to Lions - The Age
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Grogan Medal winners
- 1927: Brown
- 1928: Chand
- 1929: unknown
- 1930: Green
- 1934: Davies
- 1935: Davies
- 1937: Stream
- 1938: Davies
- 1939: Vidgen
- 1940: Pittard
- 1941: Nielson
- 1945: Anders
- 1946: Pittard
- 1947: Pittard/Willets
- 1948: Calder
- 1949: Parton
- 1950: Calder/Stevens
- 1951: Shorten
- 1952: Howell
- 1953: McGuinness
- 1954: McGuinness
- 1955: Maguire
- 1956: Pelly
- 1957: Farnsworth
- 1958: Stewart
- 1959: Golding
- 1960: Conlan/Dihm
- 1961: Leach
- 1962: Leach
- 1963: Gould
- 1964: Grimley
- 1965: Gould
- 1966: Wah Hing
- 1967: Hull
- 1968: Appleyard
- 1969: Garcia/Johnston/Weller
- 1970: K. Mills
- 1971: Backwell
- 1972: Clarke
- 1973: Smith
- 1974: Ebert
- 1975: Backwell
- 1976: Clarke
- 1977: P. Taylor
- 1978: Ives
- 1979: Smith
- 1980: Karklis
- 1981: Hollick
- 1982: Blair
- 1983: Guy/Pierce
- 1984: McMullen
- 1985: Z. Taylor
- 1986: McMullen/Packham
- 1987: Simmonds
- 1988: Brittain
- 1989: Bourke
- 1990: Cotter
- 1991: Buchanan
- 1992: Chapman/Crutchfield/O'Sullivan
- 1993: Bourke/Cotter/Warren
- 1994: Howe
- 1995: Bain
- 1996: Lambert
- 1997: Brennan
- 1998: Edwards
- 1999: Bain/Jones
- 2000: Dickfos
- 2001: O'Brien
- 2002: Round
- 2003: Gough
- 2004: Stinear
- 2005: Round
- 2006: Payne
- 2007: Featherstone
- 2008: Kinch
- 2009: Gilliland
- 2010: Wise
- 2011: Ilett/Payne
- 2012: Davey/Pope/Salter
- 2013: Kiel
- 2014: Davey
- 2015: Carseldine
- 2016: Derrick
- 2017: Burge/W. Mills
- 2018: Erickson
- 2019: Neate
- 2020: Payne
- 2021: Moncrieff
- 2022: Banks-Smith
- 2023: Boakye
The Grogan Medal has been awarded most years since 1927, and every year since 1945, to the best and fairest player in the Queensland Australian Football League and, historically, other high-level Queensland football competitions. It was known as the De Little Medal until 1946.
