Dannie Seow

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Dannie Seow
Personal information
Full name Daniel Seow
Date of birth (1967-04-02) 2 April 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth Singapore
Original team(s) Montmorency (DVFL)
Draft No. 13, 1989 pre-season draft
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1986–1987 Collingwood 18 0(8)
1989–1990 Melbourne 07 0(2)
Total25 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1990.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Daniel "Dannie" Seow (born 2 April 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

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Biography

Seow is of Chinese descent on his father's side. [2]

A former Melbourne Under 19s player, Seow broke into the seniors in 1986 and played 14 games that year. [3] His season ended prematurely when he was suspended for striking Michael Pickering. [4] He appeared four times in 1987 and spent the following year in the United States, where he trialed as a wide receiver for the University of North Carolina. [2] [3] [5] When he returned to Australia, Melbourne secured his services via the 1989 Pre-season Draft. [6] He made seven appearances for Melbourne, five in 1989 and two in 1990. [3]

Sometime after his football career ended, Seow moved to Shanghai. [2] He then moved Washington, D.C., where he was player/coach of the D.C. Eagles of the United States Australian Football League. [7] He now resides in Colorado, where he is head coach of the Centennial Tigers. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
  2. 1 2 3 The Age , "You're a champ China", 27 June 2006
  3. 1 2 3 AFL Tables: Dannie Seow
  4. ↑ The Age, "Two finals hopefuls out", 26 August 1986, p. 50
  5. ↑ Canberra Times , "Hawks' ambition faces tough test", 1 April 1989, p. 14 S
  6. ↑ Canberra Times, "Demons draft rower, American footballer", 23 March 1989, p. 20
  7. ↑ The Guardian , , 11 August 2016
  8. ↑ ""AFL's Dannie Seow to coach the Centennial Tigers"". Centennial Tigers.
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