Daniel Pratt (footballer)

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Daniel Pratt
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Pratt with West Coast in April 2018
Personal information
Full name Daniel Pratt
Date of birth (1983-03-21) 21 March 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Sydney [1]
Original team(s) Northern Eagles (QAFL)
Draft No. 42, 2000 National Draft, Kangaroos
No. 16, 2003 Rookie Draft, Brisbane Lions
No. 74, 2004 National Draft. Kangaroos
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 93 kg (205 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2001–2002 North Melbourne 0 (0)
2003-2004 Brisbane Lions 3 (1)
2005–2011 North Melbourne 116 (9)
Total119 (10)
Coaching career3
YearsClubGames (W–L–D)
2021 West Coast (W) 9 (2–7–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2011.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of the 2021 season.
Career highlights
  • AFL CA Assistant Coach of the Year: 2024
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Daniel Pratt (born 21 March 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for both Brisbane and North Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL), and a former coach of West Coast in the AFL Women's (AFLW) and West Australian Football League (WAFL) competitions.

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Football career

Pratt was taken at pick 42 in the 2000 National AFL Draft from the Northern Eagles in the AFL Queensland league to the Kangaroos. He did not play a game and was delisted at the end of the 2002 season. Pratt usually played as a back pocket but could also be deployed as a half-back flanker or in the midfield.

Brisbane Lions

Pratt was rookie-listed for 2003 by the Brisbane Lions; a serious hand injury in mid-season required surgery resulting in no further games in 2003. He showed good form and was elevated for 2004. Pratt played three games in 2004 and was not successful. He was subsequently delisted and then nominated for the draft.

North Melbourne

Pratt did not expect that he would be drafted, but the Kangaroos decided to take a punt and draft him at pick 74 for 2005. He played 17 games in his first season back at the Kangaroos and impressed coach Dani Laidley. In 2006, Pratt played 18 games but chose to end his season after surgery which would enable him to start pre-season training with the team in October.

Pratt had an outstanding 2007 season, gaining some consistency to his game. He ended up playing every game for the Kangaroos and finished third in the Syd Barker Medal.

Pratt had another consistent 2008 resulting in him being nominated in the initial All-Australian squad. He was not selected in the final team.

Pratt was delisted by North Melbourne on 17 October 2011 after playing 119 AFL matches. [2]

Box Hill

With no offers from any AFL club forthcoming, Pratt accepted a two-year contract with the Box Hill Hawks. His onfield leadership saw him appointed co-captain (with Beau Muston) of the VFL team in 2012 and sole captain in 2013. Due to injury, Pratt was not able to play in the 2013 grand final in which his team won.

Coaching career

West Coast

Pratt joined West Coast as a development coach in 2014, filling the void left by Adrian Hickmott, who was promoted to a senior assistant role at the Eagles. Pratt is an ex-teammate of Adam Simpson at North Melbourne. [3] Pratt was the backline coach in 2018.

Pratt was appointed to the dual positions of coach of the West Coast Eagles AFLW team and WAFL men's team for the 2021 seasons. [4] He stepped down as the Eagles' AFLW coach in September 2021. [5] In 2022, Pratt returned to the position of defensive coach with the AFL team.

Western Bulldogs

At the end of the 2023 season Pratt moved to Victoria to take up an assistant coaching role with the Western Bulldogs. In his first season with the club, Pratt won the Coaches Association award for Assistant Coach of the Year. [6]

AFL Education

During 2012 and 2013 Pratt partnered with the AFL in an educational capacity. Pratt worked alongside former AFL players Luke Brennan and Luke Ablett to help develop and educate a Respect and Responsibility program which was deliverable to AFL, State League and Community Footballers during this period to build awareness and education on social issues. This included modules around building Respectful Relationships with Women, as well as an Illicit Drug and Alcohol component for better understanding of the effects of these issues and the damage they cause within the community.

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References

  1. ↑ 2023 Queensland Football Hall of Fame – Daniel Pratt
  2. ↑ Schmook, Nathan (17 October 2011). "North culls seven". Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Pratt joins Simpson's Roo crew at West Coast". 4 November 2013.
  4. ↑ Townsend, John (12 January 2021). "Daniel Pratt confirmed for dual West Coast Eagles coaching roles at WAFL and AFLW level" . The West Australian.
  5. ↑ "Former Eagle takes AFLW reins after Pratt steps aside". 7 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Stunning season resurgence sees Fagan crowned coach of the year". afl.com.au. 25 September 2024.
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