Full name Daniel Jackson Name Daniel Jackson Height/Weight 188cm / 92 kg Height 1.88 m | Position(s) Midfielder Weight 91 kg Years Club Career start 2004 | |
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Date of birth (1986-04-25) 25 April 1986 (age 29) Draft 53rd overall, 2003Richmond Role Australian Rules Footballer Profiles | ||
Daniel jackson nearly breaks matt rosa s leg
Daniel Jackson (born 25 April 1986) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the AFL.
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Originally from Carey Grammar, Jackson was drafted to Richmond from the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup with the 53rd selection in the 2003 AFL Draft. He went on to play 156 games for the Tigers, predominantly as a midfielder and lock-down player, and was a member of the clubs leadership group from 2009 to 2014.
In 2013 Jackson won the Jack Dyer Medal making him the oldest player to win the clubs Best and Fairest for the first time since Matthew Richardson in 2007. He also won the clubs Jack Titus medal for runner-up Best and Fairest in 2009.
Jackson was awarded the inaugural Jim Stynes Community and Leadership Award in 2012 for his work with a number of community programs. Jackson was also an active delegate and board member of the AFL Players Association throughout his career.
On 5 September 2014, Jackson announced his immediate retirement from AFL football, citing the toll injuries had taken on his body.
