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Daniel Currie

Gold Coast and North Melbourne

AFL career

10 games6 goals

Debut
R2 2014 v WBD30 Mar 2014
Most recent
R21 2017 v BRL12 Aug 2017

Stats

AFL

2017
GCS
2
4.0
8.0
12.0
2.0
1.0
2.0
1.0
0.5
0.0
72
85
2016
GCS
4
4.5
5.5
10.0
4.0
1.0
3.0
3.5
0.5
0.8
77
78
2014
NTH
4
3.0
2.5
5.5
2.5
0.5
0.8
3.8
0.8
0.0
53
61

VFL

2015
WER
11
6.7
4.5
11.2
4.7
1.2
1.0
3.7
0.8
0.4
98
2014
WER
10
5.6
6.2
11.8
3.4
0.8
0.7
3.1
0.6
0.2
91
2013
WER
17
6.4
5.8
12.2
3.8
1.5
0.7
2.0
0.1
0.1
80
League
Season
BRL
Gabba
R21
5
6
11
3
1
4
34
2
1.0
73
94
FRE
DS
R20
3
10
13
1
1
0
37
0
0.0
70
76

Profile

Born
15 Feb 1989 (age 37y 248d)
Height
201 cm
Weight
96 kg

Teams

A promising junior ruckman originally taken by the Sydney Swans with pick 49 in the 2006 National Draft, Daniel Currie endured a uniquely frustrating AFL journey defined by perseverance against injury and tough competition. Despite spending five seasons on the Swans' list, he was unable to break into a formidable ruck division led by Darren Jolly and Shane Mumford, eventually being delisted without making a senior appearance. After revitalising his prospects with a dominant stint in the SANFL, Currie was thrown a lifeline by North Melbourne in late 2012, yet found himself stuck behind the immense durability of All-Australian Todd Goldstein at Arden Street. He eventually sought greater opportunity via a trade to the Gold Coast Suns in 2016, but recurring injury setbacks restricted him to just six games for the club before his career concluded at the end of 2017.