Dan Lowther

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Dan Lowther
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Lowther with Geelong in 2022
Personal information
Full name Daniel Lowther
Born (1977-04-19) 19 April 1977 (age 48)
Original team Northern Knights (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 61, 1995 national draft
Debut Round 16, 1997, Geelong  vs. Richmond, at Kardinia Park
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Position Defender
Playing career
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1997–2001 Geelong 34 (9)
Coaching career
YearsClubGames (W–L–D)
2022 (S6)–2025 Geelong (W) 57 (26–30–1)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Daniel Lowther (born 19 April 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach. He played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and later coached the club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

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Early life

Lowther originally played for Diamond Creek, and played for the Northern Knights prior to being drafted. [1] Geelong selected him with pick 61 in the 1995 National Draft. [2]

AFL career

Lowther made his debut for Geelong in 1997, before making 30 of his 34 league appearances in 1998 and 1999. [3] He was delisted by Geelong after not making a senior team appearance in the 2000 AFL season, but was redrafted again by Geelong with pick 71 in the 2000 AFL draft, [2] making his final appearance in 2001.

Delisted again, Lowther joined West Adelaide in the SANFL in 2002, [4] later returning to play local football in the Geelong region for Bell Park and Portarlington.

AFL Women's coaching career

Lowther joined Geelong as an assistant coach to the VFL team (Geelong reserves) in 2015, then in 2018 joined the AFL team as an analyst. In 2020, he joined the Geelong AFLW coaching team as an assistant coach, looking after the midfield. [5]

On 29 June 2021, Lowther was promoted to be the head coach of the Geelong AFLW team, replacing Paul Hood. [5] [6]

Lowther led Geelong back to the AFLW finals in 2022 AFL Women's season 7.

References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
  2. 1 2 Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN   0-9580300-5-7.
  3. ↑ AFL Tables: Daniel Lowther
  4. ↑ Robertson, Doug (20 February 2002). "MIDFIELD IMPORTS BOOST BLOODS' STOCKS BUT . . .Borchard warns of tougher year". Adelaide Advertiser. Adelaide, South Australia: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. p. 117.
  5. 1 2 "Lowther to Lead AFLW Cats". Geelong Football Club. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Young, Lachie (28 June 2021). "Geelong AFLW 2021: Dan Lowther new coach of Geelong's AFLW team". Geelong Advertiser. Geelong, Victoria: Nationwide News Pty Ltd.
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