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Daniel Chick

Hawthorn and West Coast

AFL career

252 games210 goals

Debut
R1 1996 v FIT30 Mar 1996
Most recent
SF 2007 v COL14 Sept 2007

Stats

2007
WCE
19
5.1
6.7
11.8
2.2
0.7
1.2
3.2
0.3
0.2
47
56
2006
WCE
23
5.7
4.7
10.4
2.0
0.4
1.0
3.1
0.6
0.2
46
-
2005
WCE
25
7.6
4.3
11.8
2.6
0.9
0.8
3.4
0.6
0.2
55
-
2004
WCE
18
5.9
5.2
11.2
1.7
0.9
0.7
2.9
0.3
0.1
46
-
2003
WCE
18
8.6
4.0
12.6
2.5
0.7
0.6
4.8
0.7
0.6
64
-
2002
HAW
22
8.1
3.8
11.9
2.1
1.0
1.0
4.7
1.4
0.8
65
-
2001
HAW
20
11.0
4.6
15.6
2.9
0.7
1.2
4.0
1.2
0.5
72
-
2000
HAW
24
11.0
5.0
16.1
3.5
0.9
0.8
3.6
0.5
0.1
70
-
1999
HAW
20
7.5
4.0
11.5
2.2
1.1
1.5
1.8
1.3
0.7
49
-
1998
HAW
20
8.7
4.5
13.2
2.5
1.0
1.3
3.2
1.3
0.5
61
-
1997
HAW
21
7.1
3.3
10.4
2.7
0.8
0.8
2.8
1.3
1.0
55
-
1996
HAW
22
7.0
4.6
11.6
2.7
0.7
1.0
2.0
0.6
0.2
48
-
League
Season
COL
SUB
SF
3
5
8
1
1
0
0
5
0.0
43
56
PAD
AAMI
QF
6
6
12
3
0
2
0
2
0.0
41
43
ESS
SUB
R22
6
3
9
1
2
0
0
3
2.0
53
73
FRE
SUB
R18
2
12
14
0
1
0
0
2
0.0
39
68
WBD
TD
R17
6
9
15
5
1
1
0
2
0.0
57
49
SYD
SUB
R16
12
9
21
2
0
1
0
3
1.2
77
81
PAD
AAMI
R15
6
6
12
3
0
2
0
3
0.0
45
56
BRL
SUB
R14
4
3
7
2
0
0
0
2
0.0
32
45
STK
SUB
R12
6
6
12
3
1
4
0
4
0.0
44
42
ESS
TD
R11
9
3
12
3
0
2
0
4
0.1
53
41
KAN
SUB
R10
8
9
17
1
2
1
0
4
1.0
66
92
MEL
SUB
R8
3
2
5
1
0
3
0
2
0.0
15
4
GEE
SS
R7
5
8
13
1
1
2
0
2
0.0
37
42
WBD
SUB
R6
2
8
10
4
2
0
0
3
0.0
48
67
RCH
MCG
R5
2
4
6
2
0
1
0
1
0.0
21
25
CAR
SUB
R4
5
13
18
1
0
0
0
5
0.0
64
105
FRE
SUB
R3
3
7
10
2
0
2
0
5
0.0
43
47
COL
SUB
R2
5
10
15
3
2
1
0
4
0.0
59
66
SYD
TS
R1
3
5
8
3
0
1
0
5
1.0
51
64

Profile

Born
10 Feb 1976 (age 50y 253d)
Height
185 cm
Weight
89 kg

Teams

Honours

Recruited from East Fremantle with pick 25 in the 1995 National Draft, Daniel Chick established a reputation as one of the AFL's most courageous and versatile utilities during his initial tenure at Hawthorn. He quickly developed into a key figure for the Hawks, capable of influencing the game from the midfield, forward line, or defence. His commitment to the contest was absolute, a trait best illustrated by his decision to have a chronically injured finger amputated in 2002 to ensure he could continue playing. After winning the Peter Crimmins Medal in 2000 and serving the club for seven seasons, Chick requested a trade back to his home state of Western Australia, joining the West Coast Eagles for the 2003 season.

At West Coast, Chick became an integral component of the club's formidable mid-2000s era, often utilised as a high-pressure defensive forward or a tagger tasked with nullifying dangerous opposition rebounders. His aggressive tackling and physical presence provided a necessary hard edge to complement the Eagles' polished midfield. His career is indelibly marked by his heroics in the 2006 Grand Final against Sydney, where his desperate smother and subsequent shepherd in the dying minutes set up the premiership-sealing goal. Although battles with asthma and injuries saw him depart the AFL at the end of 2007, Chick retired as a premiership player widely respected for his uncompromising attack on the ball.