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Daniel Connors
Daniel Connors
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Connors
Date of birth	22 September 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Victoria
Original team(s)	Echuca / Bendigo Pioneers
Draft	58th overall, 2006; Richmond
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s)	Midfield / half forward flank / half back flank
Club information
Current club	Port Melbourne
Number	18
Playing career1
Years	Club
2007–2012	Richmond
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2012.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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Daniel Connors (born 22 September 1988) is an Australian rules footballer who was selected at number 58 overall in the 2006 AFL national draft by the Richmond Football Club. Originally from the Echuca Football Club, he played for Bendigo Pioneers in the TAC Cup and was named in the 2006 TAC Cup Team of the Year and the All-Australian team after representing Victoria Country at the National Under 18 Championships.^[1] Daniel Connors was considered a "steal" from the 2006 National Draft as many touted him as a possible top 20 pick^[2] but slipped down to the 58th selection where Richmond selected him with their third selection.^[3]

After playing 18 games in his first two-season, Connors' contract was extended in 2008^[4] and with a change of coach at the end of the 2009 season, he was seen as a potential key to Richmond's future success.^[5]

Controversies

Connors was suspended by Richmond for eight matches following a drunken rampage outside a Sydney hotel in 2010, hours after the Tigers' Round 3 loss against the Sydney Swans the night before. He, along with senior players Ben Cousins, Dean Polo and Luke McGuane were banned over the drunken rampage. Late that season, Connors earned the ire of umpire Stuart Wenn when the umpire told him that he was "battling himself out of his league".^[6]

He had further behavioural issues relating to alcohol during the 2011/12 AFL off-season, earning a further internal suspension from the club. His suspensions and injuries saw him fail to play a senior game between Round 3, 2011 and Round 12, 2012, but he kicked two late goals to help Richmond narrowly defeat Greater Western Sydney in his return match.^[7]

Connors was sacked by the Tigers on 4 July 2012 for failing to attend training. Craig Cameron, Richmond's General Manager of Football, stated that Connors had "failed to meet club expectations on a number of occasions" and that "this latest incident can't be considered in isolation."^[8]

On 31 August 2016 Daniel Connors pleaded guilty in Echuca Magistrates Court to reckless conduct endangering serious injury and failing to leave a licensed premises. Daniel Connors left a man with a severed tendon in his hand due to a broken beer glass after violently attacking him at a hotel. Connors then tried punching the victim twice, despite the man telling him he did not want to fight. Connors then threatened to smash the victim in two, before threatening security and resisting their attempts to remove him from the venue.^[9]

Post-AFL career

Connors played for Aberfeldie in the Essendon District Football League in 2013, then signed to play with Port Melbourne in the Victorian Football League in 2014.^[10] He tied with Box Hill's Sam Grimley for the Frosty Miller Medal as the leading goalkicker in the 2014 VFL home-and-away season, kicking 38 goals for the year.^[11]

His younger brother Eljay was drafted by St Kilda in 2007,^[12] but did not play a league game before he was delisted at the end of the 2009 season.^[13]

References

^ Sheehan, Kevin (2 July 2006). "The cream of the crop". AFL BigPond Network. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
^ Burgan, Matt (23 November 2006). "Phantom Draft VII: 2006 Phantom AFL Draft". AFL BigPond Network. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
^ "AFL National Draft". Fox Sports. 25 November 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
^ Australian Associated Press (2 October 2008). "Tiger 10 sign new deals". Herald Sun. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
^ Quayle, Emma (9 August 2009). "Two tribes in 2012". The Age. Melbourne. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
^ AFL umpire Stuart Wenn axed after sledging Daniel Connors | Herald Sun
^ Connors seals Tigers' AFL win over GWS
^ "Tigers sack Connors, suspend Martin". The Age. Melbourne.
^ "Disgraced former Tiger in pub attack". Retrieved 31 August 2016.
^ Brent Diamond (18 April 2014). "Former Tiger bad boy keen on fresh start". The Age. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
^ "Sunday night wrap: Round 20". Fox Sports Pulse. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
^ "Fabulous four - Pioneers quartet selected in AFL national draft". Bendigo Advertiser. 26 November 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
^ Witham, Jennifer (22 October 2009). "St Kilda delists Begley, Connors, three rookies". AFL BigPond Network. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2011.

External links

Daniel Connors's playing statistics from AFL Tables

[1] Sheehan, Kevin (2 July 2006). "The cream of the crop". AFL BigPond Network. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2011.

[2] Burgan, Matt (23 November 2006). "Phantom Draft VII: 2006 Phantom AFL Draft". AFL BigPond Network. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.

[3] "AFL National Draft". Fox Sports. 25 November 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2011.

[4] Australian Associated Press (2 October 2008). "Tiger 10 sign new deals". Herald Sun. Retrieved 26 January 2011.

[5] Quayle, Emma (9 August 2009). "Two tribes in 2012". The Age. Melbourne. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.

[6] AFL umpire Stuart Wenn axed after sledging Daniel Connors | Herald Sun

[7] Connors seals Tigers' AFL win over GWS

[8] "Tigers sack Connors, suspend Martin". The Age. Melbourne.

[9] "Disgraced former Tiger in pub attack". Retrieved 31 August 2016.

[10] Brent Diamond (18 April 2014). "Former Tiger bad boy keen on fresh start". The Age. Retrieved 24 April 2014.

[11] "Sunday night wrap: Round 20". Fox Sports Pulse. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.

[12] "Fabulous four - Pioneers quartet selected in AFL national draft". Bendigo Advertiser. 26 November 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2011.

[13] Witham, Jennifer (22 October 2009). "St Kilda delists Begley, Connors, three rookies". AFL BigPond Network. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2011.

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-'''Daniel Connors''' (born 22 September 1988) is an [[Australian rules football]]er who was selected at number 58 overall in the [[2006 AFL Draft|2006 AFL national draft]] by the [[Richmond Football Club]]. Originally from the [[Echuca Football Club]], he played for [[Bendigo Pioneers]] in the [[TAC Cup]] and was named in the 2006 TAC Cup Team of the Year and the All-Australian team after representing Victoria Country at the National Under 18 Championships.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sheehan|first=Kevin|title=The cream of the crop|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/27713/default.aspx|publisher=AFL BigPond Network|accessdate=26 January 2011|date=2 July 2006}}</ref> Daniel Connors was considered a "steal" from the 2006 National Draft as many touted him as a possible top 20 pick<ref>{{cite web|last=Burgan|first=Matt|title=Phantom Draft VII: 2006 Phantom AFL Draft|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/35868/default.aspx|publisher=AFL BigPond Network|accessdate=26 January 2011|date=23 November 2006}}</ref> but slipped down to the 58th selection where Richmond selected him with their third selection.<ref>{{cite web|title=AFL National Draft|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/breaking-news/afl-national-draft/story-e6frf33c-1111112584608|publisher=Fox Sports|accessdate=26 January 2011|date=25 November 2006}}</ref>
+'''Daniel Connors''' (born 22 September 1988) is an [[Australian rules football]]er who was selected at number 58 overall in the [[2006 AFL Draft|2006 AFL national draft]] by the [[Richmond Football Club]]. Originally from the [[Echuca Football Club]], he played for [[Bendigo Pioneers]] in the [[TAC Cup]] and was named in the 2006 TAC Cup Team of the Year and the All-Australian team after representing Victoria Country at the National Under 18 Championships.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sheehan|first=Kevin|title=The cream of the crop|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/27713/default.aspx|publisher=AFL BigPond Network|access-date=26 January 2011|date=2 July 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613142129/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/27713/default.aspx|archive-date=13 June 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> Daniel Connors was considered a "steal" from the 2006 National Draft as many touted him as a possible top 20 pick<ref>{{cite web|last=Burgan|first=Matt|title=Phantom Draft VII: 2006 Phantom AFL Draft|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/35868/default.aspx|publisher=AFL BigPond Network|access-date=26 January 2011|date=23 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113025201/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/35868/default.aspx|archive-date=13 November 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> but slipped down to the 58th selection where Richmond selected him with their third selection.<ref>{{cite web|title=AFL National Draft|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/breaking-news/afl-national-draft/story-e6frf33c-1111112584608|work=Fox Sports|access-date=26 January 2011|date=25 November 2006}}</ref>
-Despite playing only 18 games in his first two season, Connors' contract was extended in 2008<ref>{{cite news|last=Australian Associated Press|title=Tiger 10 sign new deals|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/tiger-10-sign-new-deals/story-e6frecmc-1111117651574?from=public_rss|accessdate=26 January 2011|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=2 October 2008}}</ref> and with a change of coach at the end of the 2009 season, he was seen as a potential key to Richmond's future success.<ref>{{cite news|last=Quayle|first=Emma|title=Two tribes in 2012|url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/two-tribes-in-2012-20091124-j6wt.html|accessdate=26 January 2011|newspaper=The Age|date=9 August 2009|location=Melbourne}}</ref>
+After playing 18 games in his first two-season, Connors' contract was extended in 2008<ref>{{cite news|last=Australian Associated Press|title=Tiger 10 sign new deals|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/tiger-10-sign-new-deals/story-e6frecmc-1111117651574?from=public_rss|access-date=26 January 2011|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=2 October 2008}}</ref> and with a change of coach at the end of the 2009 season, he was seen as a potential key to Richmond's future success.<ref>{{cite news|last=Quayle |first=Emma |title=Two tribes in 2012 |url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/two-tribes-in-2012-20091124-j6wt.html |access-date=26 January 2011 |newspaper=The Age |date=9 August 2009 |location=Melbourne |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604053149/http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/two-tribes-in-2012-20091124-j6wt.html |archive-date=4 June 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref>
-Connors was suspended by Richmond for eight matches following a drunken rampage outside a Sydney hotel in 2010, hours after the Tigers' Round 3 loss against the [[Sydney Swans]] the night before. He, along with senior players [[Ben Cousins]], [[Dean Polo]] and [[Luke McGuane]] were banned over the drunken rampage. Late that season, Connors earned the ire of umpire [[Stuart Wenn]] when the umpire allegedly told him that he was "battling himself out of his league".<ref>[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/more-news/sledging-may-cost/story-e6frf9jf-1225909092664 AFL umpire Stuart Wenn axed after sledging Daniel Connors | Herald Sun]</ref>
+==Controversies==
-He had further behavioural issues relating to alcohol during the 2011/12 AFL off-season, earning a further internal suspension from the club. His suspensions and injuries saw him fail to play a senior game between Round 3, 2011 and Round 12, 2012, but he kicked two late goals to help Richmond narrowly defeat {{AFL GWS}} in his return match.<ref>[http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8484709 Connors seals Tigers' AFL win over GWS]</ref>
+Connors was suspended by Richmond for eight matches following a drunken rampage outside a Sydney hotel in 2010, hours after the Tigers' Round 3 loss against the [[Sydney Swans]] the night before. He, along with senior players [[Ben Cousins]], [[Dean Polo]] and [[Luke McGuane]] were banned over the drunken rampage. Late that season, Connors earned the ire of umpire [[Stuart Wenn]] when the umpire told him that he was "battling himself out of his league".<ref>[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/more-news/sledging-may-cost/story-e6frf9jf-1225909092664 AFL umpire Stuart Wenn axed after sledging Daniel Connors | Herald Sun]</ref>
+He had further behavioural issues relating to alcohol during the 2011/12 AFL off-season, earning a further internal suspension from the club. His suspensions and injuries saw him fail to play a senior game between Round 3, 2011 and Round 12, 2012, but he kicked two late goals to help Richmond narrowly defeat {{AFL GWS}} in his return match.<ref>[https://archive.today/20121231041430/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8484709 Connors seals Tigers' AFL win over GWS]</ref>
 Connors was sacked by the Tigers on 4 July 2012 for failing to attend training. Craig Cameron, Richmond's General Manager of Football, stated that Connors had "failed to meet club expectations on a number of occasions" and that "this latest incident can't be considered in isolation."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/tigers-sack-connors-suspend-martin-20120704-21g94.html | location=Melbourne | work=The Age | title=Tigers sack Connors, suspend Martin}}</ref>
+On 31 August 2016 Daniel Connors pleaded guilty in Echuca Magistrates Court to reckless conduct endangering serious injury and failing to leave a licensed premises. Daniel Connors left a man with a severed tendon in his hand due to a broken beer glass after violently attacking him at a hotel. Connors then tried punching the victim twice, despite the man telling him he did not want to fight. Connors then threatened to smash the victim in two, before threatening security and resisting their attempts to remove him from the venue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/former-richmond-tiger-daniel-connors-convicted-over-echuca-pub-attack/news-story/6b1ce616525cd0e9db7baf3a44ebd139|title=Disgraced former Tiger in pub attack|access-date=2016-08-31}}</ref>
-His younger brother [[Eljay Connors|Eljay]] was drafted by [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]] in [[2007 AFL Draft|2007]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Fabulous four - Pioneers quartet selected in AFL national draft|url=http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/news/local/sport/general/fabulous-four-pioneers-quartet-selected-in-afl-national-draft/730457.aspx|accessdate=26 January 2011|newspaper=Bendigo Advertiser|date=26 November 2007}}</ref> but did not play a league game before he was delisted at the end of the 2009 season.<ref>{{cite web|last=Witham|first=Jennifer|title=St Kilda delists Begley, Connors, three rookies|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/86273/default.aspx|publisher=AFL BigPond Network|accessdate=26 January 2011|date=22 October 2009}}</ref>
+==Post-AFL career==
+Connors played for Aberfeldie in the [[Essendon District Football League]] in 2013, then signed to play with [[Port Melbourne Football Club|Port Melbourne]] in the [[Victorian Football League]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|author=Brent Diamond|url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/former-tiger-bad-boy-keen-on-fresh-start-20140418-zqwac.html|title=Former Tiger bad boy keen on fresh start|date=18 April 2014|access-date=24 April 2014}}</ref> He tied with Box Hill's [[Sam Grimley]] for the [[Frosty Miller Medal]] as the leading goalkicker in the 2014 VFL home-and-away season, kicking 38 goals for the year.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Fox Sports Pulse|access-date=24 August 2014|date=24 August 2014|title=Sunday night wrap: Round 20|url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-118-0-0-0&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=31182680}}</ref>
+His younger brother [[Eljay Connors|Eljay]] was drafted by [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]] in [[2007 AFL Draft|2007]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Fabulous four - Pioneers quartet selected in AFL national draft|url=http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/news/local/sport/general/fabulous-four-pioneers-quartet-selected-in-afl-national-draft/730457.aspx|access-date=26 January 2011|newspaper=Bendigo Advertiser|date=26 November 2007}}</ref> but did not play a league game before he was delisted at the end of the 2009 season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Witham |first=Jennifer |title=St Kilda delists Begley, Connors, three rookies |url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/86273/default.aspx |publisher=AFL BigPond Network |access-date=26 January 2011 |date=22 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110003540/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/86273/default.aspx |archive-date=10 January 2010 |df=dmy }}</ref>
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+{{2006 AFL national draft}}
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v t e 2006 AFL national draft
First round	1. Bryce Gibbs 2. Scott Gumbleton 3. Lachlan Hansen 4. Matthew Leuenberger 5. Travis Boak 6. Mitch Thorp 7. Joel Selwood 8. Ben Reid 9. David Armitage 10. Nathan Brown 11. Andrejs Everitt 12. James Frawley 13. Jack Riewoldt 14. James Sellar 15. Daniel O'Keefe 16. Mitch Brown 17. Shaun Hampson (PP) 18. Leroy Jetta (PP)
Second round	19. Shaun Grigg 20. Tom Hislop 21. Gavin Urquhart 22. Albert Proud 23. Paul Stewart 24. Brent Renouf 25. Nathan Djerrkura 26. Shane Edwards 27. Brad Howard 28. Chris Dawes 29. Eric Mackenzie 30. Ricky Petterd 31. Clayton Collard 32. Kurt Tippett 33. Jarryd Morton 34. Chris Schmidt
Third round	35. Mark Austin 36. Alwyn Davey 37. Todd Goldstein 38. James Hawksley 39. Nathan Krakouer 40. Josh Kennedy (F/S) 41. Tom Hawkins (F/S) 42. Bachar Houli 43. Tim Houlihan 44. Brad Dick 45. Brennan Stack 46. Colin Garland 47. Kyle Reimers 48. David Mackay 49. Daniel Currie 50. Will Schofield
Fourth round	51. Clint Benjamin 52. Brock O'Brien 53. Lindsay Thomas 54. Matt Tyler 55. Robbie Gray 56. Garry Moss 57. Simon Hogan 58. Daniel Connors 59. Jarryd Allen 60. Carl Peterson 61. Josh Hill 62. Isaac Weetra 63. Tyson Goldsack 64. Nick Gill 65. Peter Faulks 66. Malcolm Lynch
Fifth round	67. Joe Anderson 69. Ben Warren 70. Sam Sheldon 71. Justin Westhoff 73. Andrew Collins 74. Matthew Ferguson 76. Paul O'Shea 77. Calib Mourish 78. Bryce Campbell 79. Jesse White 80. James Thomson
Sixth round	82. Aaron Edwards 83. Ryan Williams
Seventh round	86. David Rodan