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Daniel Merrett

Daniel Merrett

Brisbane Lions
Defender · Full Back Retired
Career games
200
Debut
2005
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Player Information

Height 195 cm
Date of Birth 12-Dec-1984
AFL Debut 2005

Player bio

A career in numbers

Daniel Merrett made his AFL debut for Brisbane Lions in 2005 and played 200 games for the club. His last recorded season was 2016.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2016 was full back. Across his recorded games, he averaged 4.1 marks and 10.3 disposals per game. He played 15 games in his debut season, averaging 2.7 marks per game. His highest recorded season total was 113 marks, from 22 games in 2012 at an average of 5.1 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 14.50 per game in 2011. The largest total in those seasons is 291 disposals, recorded in 2012.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20122229113.23
20111014514.50
20151011111.10
2016191729.05
About these season figures

Compared 12 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2016 23
Brisbane Lions BRL
St Kilda @ STK
L
103-161
Marvel Stadium DEF FB 21 7 5 2 3 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 3 4 0 0 0 2 1 2 5 0 0 97% 100% 124 65 42 103 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 3 -- 1 100% 100% 1 9 -- -- -- -- -- 5 100% 0 0 11.7 3 0 3 1 —
2016 22
Brisbane Lions BRL
Geelong vs GEE
L
69-129
Gabba DEF FB 21 16 11 5 7 0 0 5 0 1 8 0 2 11 3 1 0 1 0 1 7 0 0 96% 56% 119 58 85 316 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 7 3 66.7 0 0 5 -- 0 0% 0% 1 12 -- -- -- -- -- 5 45.5% 0 1 -0.4 9 2 2 0 —
2016 21
Brisbane Lions BRL
Carlton vs CAR
W
99-95
Gabba DEF FB 21 8 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 4 1 3 2 0 2 14 0 0 96% 88% 117 59 22 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 11 27.3 0 0 6 -- 0 0% 0% 2 4 -- -- -- -- -- 4 80% 0 0 9.8 3 2 5 0 —
2016 20
Brisbane Lions BRL
Adelaide @ ADE
L
39-177
Adelaide Oval DEF FB 21 8 3 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3 5 1 4 0 0 3 9 0 0 89% 75% 111 43 17 82 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 8 37.5 0 0 10 -- 0 0% 0% 0 10 -- -- -- -- -- 2 66.7% 0 0 7.9 9 1 0 0 —
2016 19
Brisbane Lions BRL
Port Adelaide vs PTA
L
79-173
Gabba DEF FB 21 6 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 100% 100% 13 42 23 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 40 0 0 4 -- 0 0% 0% 1 8 -- -- -- -- -- 2 100% 0 0 7.5 3 1 1 0 —
Latest 5 of 200 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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