Dan Houston | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Daniel Houston | ||
Date of birth | 12 May 1997 | ||
Original team(s) | Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup) | ||
Draft | No. 45, 2016 rookie draft | ||
Debut | Round 1, 2017, Port Adelaide vs. Sydney, at Sydney Cricket Ground | ||
Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Port Adelaide | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2016– | Port Adelaide | 146 (34) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Daniel Houston (born 12 May 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Port Adelaide Football Club with their third selection and 45th overall in the 2016 rookie draft. [1] Prior to the start of the 2017 season, he was promoted to the senior list [2] and subsequently made his debut in his team's 28-point win against Sydney in the opening round of the season at the Sydney Cricket Ground. [3]
Houston received the AFL Rising Star nomination for round 21 after gathering 21 disposals and kicking his first AFL goal in the 27-point win over Collingwood at the Adelaide Oval. [4]
In 2020, Houston was handed a two match suspension for breaching the AFL's COVID-19 protocols, after he and teammate Peter Ladhams had invited unauthorised visitors into their home. [5]
In Round 16, 2023, Houston had a game-day best possession count of 32 as well as kicking a 55- to 60-metre goal after the siren to defeat Essendon by 4 points, the 57th player to kick a winning goal after the siren in 127 years of VFL/AFL history. [6] [7] [8]
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