Danny Jacobs (footballer)

Danny Jacobs
Personal information
Full name Daniel Jacobs
Date of birth (1980-06-25) 25 June 1980 (age 44)
Original team(s) South Melbourne Districts/
Prahran under-18s[1]
Draft No. 36, 1998 national draft
Debut Round 14, 1999, Essendon vs. Fremantle, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 96 kg (212 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1999–2003 Essendon 081 (23)
2004–2007 Hawthorn 045 0(6)
Total 126 (29)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2007.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Daniel "Danny" Jacobs (born 25 June 1980) is a former Australian rules football player who played with the Essendon Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Essendon career

Jacobs played for Essendon from 1999 to 2003, including the 2001 AFL Grand Final loss to Brisbane. After playing 81 games for Essendon, he was traded to Hawthorn at the end of the 2003 season as part of the Veale Deal that resulted in Jade Rawlings being traded to the Western Bulldogs.[2]

Hawthorn career

After missing only two matches in his last three seasons at Essendon, Jacobs' time at Hawthorn was plagued by injuries to his leg, hand, back, jaw and hip. In March 2008, after playing only 45 games over four years, Jacobs announced his retirement from AFL football because of a degenerative hip problem.[3]

In 2010, Jacobs joined the St Kilda City Football Club (Southern Football League), having crossed over from Port Colts (WRFL).

Statistics

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1999 Essendon 42 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 0
2000 Essendon 42 9 3 4 46 37 83 28 17 0.3 0.4 5.1 4.1 9.2 3.1 1.9 0
2001 Essendon 42 23 7 7 172 98 270 96 34 0.3 0.3 7.5 4.3 11.7 4.2 1.5 0
2002 Essendon 21 24 9 9 257 133 390 146 38 0.4 0.4 10.7 5.5 16.3 6.1 1.6 1
2003 Essendon 21 24 4 3 185 138 323 119 39 0.2 0.1 7.7 5.8 13.5 5.0 1.6 0
2004 Hawthorn 8 12 3 1 70 81 151 65 15 0.3 0.1 5.8 6.8 12.6 5.4 1.3 0
2005 Hawthorn 8 15 2 2 124 119 243 105 18 0.1 0.1 8.3 7.9 16.2 7.0 1.2 1
2006 Hawthorn 8 9 0 0 86 69 155 69 12 0.0 0.0 9.6 7.7 17.2 7.7 1.3 0
2007 Hawthorn 8 9 1 0 103 42 145 72 14 0.1 0.0 11.4 4.7 16.1 8.0 1.6 0
Career[4] 126 29 26 1045 717 1762 701 188 0.2 0.2 8.3 5.7 14.0 5.6 1.5 2

Honours and achievements

Team

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FEATURE STORY: SOUTH OF NOWHERE". Essendon Football Club. 18 July 2000. Archived from the original on 29 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Veale deal a fitting end to the trade game". The Age. 18 October 2003. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  3. ^ Gullan, Scott (13 March 2008)Hip problem forces Danny Jacobs' hand; Herald Sun
  4. ^ "Danny Jacobs". AFLTables. Retrieved 15 September 2021.