Daniel Chick

Daniel Chick (born 10 February 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn and the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Chick is also well known for having a finger amputated in 2002 so he could continue playing football.

Daniel Chick
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-02-10) 10 February 1976
Original team(s) East Fremantle (WAFL)
Debut Round 1, 1996, Hawthorn
vs. Fitzroy, at Western Oval
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb) (playing)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1996–2002 Hawthorn 149 (159)
2003–2007 West Coast Eagles 103 0(51)
Total 252 (210)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2007.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Hawthorn career

Daniel Chick was drafted by Hawthorn from East Fremantle with pick #25 in 1995. Hawthorn received the pick from Adelaide in exchange for Darren Jarman. Chick made his debut for the Hawks in Round 1 1996, in a win over Fitzroy. Chick missed only one game in the 1996 season, quickly establishing himself as a tough and versatile half forward, renowned for his strong tackling.

He won the Peter Crimmins Trophy in 2000.

He played in the 2001 Semi Final against Port Adelaide after learning that a relative had been killed in the attack on the World Trade Center.

After Chick's brother Justin died from an allergic reaction Chick felt unsatisfied at Hawthorn and expressed his intentions to return to his home state.[1] Hawthorn traded him to the West Coast Eagles for first round draft pick Luke Brennan (no. 8).[1]

West Coast career

Chick returned to Perth as part of a trade deal to play with West Coast for 2003.

He eventually became a versatile tagger, shutting down many opponents.

However his 2003 season was crippled by anterior cruciate ligament injuries and eventual surgery.[1]

2004 and 2005 were better years where Chick became a key contributor.

Season 2006 included many highlights for Chick, including 5 goals against Essendon in round 8. Chick played a vital role in the 2006 AFL Grand Final win. During the last quarter, Chick smothered an attempted kick by Sydney's Ryan O'Keefe and—via the collection, handball, and shepherd—set up a pivotal Adam Hunter goal.

In September 2007, West Coast released a statement of their intent to delist Chick at the end of October 2007.

Finger amputation

In January 2002, Chick made headlines when he had his left-ring finger surgically amputated following chronic dislocation.[1][2]

Chick was unaffected by the missing finger throughout the rest of his career.

Other

After it became apparent that no other club would pick Chick up for the upcoming season, effectively terminating his AFL career, he signed with WAFL premiers, Subiaco.

Chick was named in Warwick Cappers "Party" team of the century alongside Ben Cousins, Michael Gardiner, Lance Franklin, Shane Crawford, Jason Akermanis and Fraser Gehrig.

In February 2010 Chick was fined $7000 with $1000 costs in the Perth Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to importing performance and image enhancing steroids from Thailand. He was charged after being caught with nine vials and a number of pills of anabolic steroids concealed in his luggage after landing at Perth Airport on 9 October 2009.

In January 2013 Chick launched a Defamation case against AFL and Kim Hagdorn, and Sports News First .,[3]

In 2014 Chick represented the Malaysian Warriors Australian Rules Football Club within the AFL Asia competition, with his debut against Vietnam resulting in one goal.

Statistics
[4]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1996 Hawthorn 272214515310225559430.60.27.04.611.62.72.0
1997 Hawthorn 172128201506921957581.31.07.13.310.42.72.8
1998 Hawthorn 17202691739026350641.30.58.74.513.22.53.2
1999 Hawthorn 172025131498022944361.30.77.54.011.52.21.8
2000 Hawthorn 172411326512138684870.50.111.05.016.13.53.6
2001 Hawthorn 172024102209131157791.20.511.04.615.62.94.0
2002 Hawthorn 1722311717883261471041.40.88.13.811.92.14.7
2003 West Coast 171812101557222745860.70.68.64.012.62.54.8
2004 West Coast 1718621079420130520.30.15.95.211.21.72.9
2005 West Coast 172514518910729666840.60.27.64.311.82.63.4
2006 West Coast 172314513210824047710.60.25.74.710.42.03.1
2007 West Coast 1719539612822441610.30.25.16.711.82.23.2
Career 252 210 102 1967 1145 3112 627 825 0.8 0.4 7.8 4.5 12.3 2.5 3.3
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gollark: Or just one size-24 one running D-D.

References
  1. The Age: Eagle Rocked Archived 6 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Aussie has finger amputated to help career". The Irish Times. 22 January 2002. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Daniel Chick's player profile at AFL Tables
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