Daniel Menzel
Geelong, Woodville-West Torrens, Sydney and Central District
AFL career
80 games143 goals
- Debut
- R20 2010 v WBD14 Aug 2010
- Most recent
- R23 2019 v STK24 Aug 2019
Stats
AFL
2019 | SYD | 7 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 9.9 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 48 | 46 |
2018 | GEE | 13 | 7.7 | 3.2 | 10.8 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 59 | 66 |
2017 | GEE | 19 | 8.5 | 3.6 | 12.1 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 64 | 69 |
2016 | GEE | 18 | 8.7 | 6.2 | 14.9 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 72 | 81 |
2015 | GEE | 2 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 57 | 69 |
2011 | GEE | 18 | 8.5 | 3.8 | 12.3 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 62 | 61 |
2010 | GEE | 3 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 9.3 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 49 | 54 |
VFL
2018 | GEE | 2 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 39 |
2015 | GEE | 2 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 20.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 77 |
2013 | GEE | 2 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 30 |
2012 | GEE | 1 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 61 |
SANFL
2023 | WWT | 5 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 36 |
2022 | WWT | 18 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 8.8 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 54 |
2021 | WWT | 18 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 9.8 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 60 |
2020 | CEN | 1 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 81 |
SANFL Reserves
2023 | WWT | 4 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 92 |
Bio
Recruited from Central District with pick 17 in the 2009 National Draft, Daniel Menzel was a highly skilled medium forward whose career became defined by a harrowing succession of knee injuries. After emerging as a dynamic attacking threat during Geelong's 2011 campaign, he ruptured his ACL in the Qualifying Final against Hawthorn, sparking a four-year absence from senior football that necessitated four knee reconstructions. Menzel displayed profound resilience to return in 2016, reinventing himself as a crafty forward who relied on strong overhead marking and elite goal sense to remain an effective scorer despite compromised mobility. Although he proved he could still impact the scoreboard, list management pressures saw him delisted by the Cats at the end of 2018, leading to a lifeline with Sydney as a delisted free agent. He managed just seven games for the Swans in 2019 before persistent groin trouble forced his retirement, leaving a legacy as a talented footballer who was cruelly denied his absolute prime.
Profile
- Born
- 13 Sept 1991 (age 35y 40d)
- Birthplace
- Golden Grove, SA
- Height
- 188 cm
- Weight
- 89 kg
Teams
Honours
- SANFL Premiership2021
Family
- Brother:Troy Menzel
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Central District with pick 17 in the 2009 National Draft, Daniel Menzel was a highly skilled medium forward whose career became defined by a harrowing succession of knee injuries. After emerging as a dynamic attacking threat during Geelong's 2011 campaign, he ruptured his ACL in the Qualifying Final against Hawthorn, sparking a four-year absence from senior football that necessitated four knee reconstructions. Menzel displayed profound resilience to return in 2016, reinventing himself as a crafty forward who relied on strong overhead marking and elite goal sense to remain an effective scorer despite compromised mobility. Although he proved he could still impact the scoreboard, list management pressures saw him delisted by the Cats at the end of 2018, leading to a lifeline with Sydney as a delisted free agent. He managed just seven games for the Swans in 2019 before persistent groin trouble forced his retirement, leaving a legacy as a talented footballer who was cruelly denied his absolute prime.