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 | Collingwood | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2016–2024 | Port Adelaide | 168 (41) | |
2025– | Collingwood | 0 (0) | |
Total | 168 (41) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Daniel Houston (born 12 May 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A two-time All-Australian, Houston previously played for Port Adelaide.
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 best-on-ground 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] Houston's form was rewarded with his first selection into the All-Australian team in 2023. [8] He also finished third in the John Cahill Medal count that year, behind fellow All-Australians Connor Rozee and Zak Butters. [9]
During the third quarter of the 56th Showdown against cross-town rivals Adelaide, Houston engaged in rough conduct with Izak Rankine. Rankine was immediately concussed, having to be stretchered off the ground. Houston was sent immediately to the AFL's tribunal, [10] and banned for five matches after an unsuccessful appeal, meaning he missed the rest of the season. [11]
In October 2024, despite previously stating in August he would remain at Port Adelaide, Houston requested a trade to a Victorian club. [12] [13] He was eventually traded to Collingwood as part of a "mega trade" involving three clubs and five players. [14] He signed a six-year deal for Collingwood. [15]
Updated to the end of 2024. [16]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
2016 | Port Adelaide | 43 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
2017 | Port Adelaide | 43 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 175 | 101 | 276 | 101 | 52 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 10.3 | 5.9 | 16.2 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 0 |
2018 | Port Adelaide | 43 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 262 | 108 | 370 | 117 | 59 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.9 | 4.9 | 16.8 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 0 |
2019 | Port Adelaide | 43 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 271 | 179 | 450 | 90 | 65 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 12.9 | 8.5 | 21.4 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3 |
2020 [a] | Port Adelaide | 5 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 211 | 83 | 294 | 71 | 50 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 12.4 | 4.9 | 17.3 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 0 |
2021 | Port Adelaide | 5 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 313 | 168 | 481 | 110 | 56 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 13.6 | 7.3 | 20.9 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 5 |
2022 | Port Adelaide | 5 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 349 | 136 | 485 | 131 | 55 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 16.6 | 6.5 | 23.1 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 3 |
2023 | Port Adelaide | 5 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 389 | 195 | 584 | 143 | 85 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 15.6 | 7.8 | 23.4 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 7 |
2024 | Port Adelaide | 5 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 368 | 139 | 507 | 118 | 77 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 16.7 | 6.3 | 23.0 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 4 |
Career | 168 | 41 | 33 | 2338 | 1109 | 3447 | 881 | 499 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 13.9 | 6.6 | 20.5 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 22 |