Danielle Marshall
| Danielle Marshall | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1991 | ||
| Original team(s) | Arizona Hawks (USAFL) | ||
| Draft | 2019 rookie signing | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2020, Template:AFLW WB vs. Template:AFLW StK, at RSEA Park | ||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020–2021 | Template:AFLW WB | 11 (3) | |
| 2022– | Template:AFLW Ess | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season. | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Danielle Marshall (born 15 August 1991)[1] is an American Australian rules football player for the Essendon Bombers in the AFL Women's (AFLW) League.
Danielle is the first American to play in the AFL Women's league,[2]
Early Life
Marshall was raised in Pheonix, Arizona. At high school she was a talented athlete, participating in many sports as a child including soccer, basketball, volleyball, rugby union, ultimate frisbee and cross country running.[3]
Marshall received a soccer scholarship at the Colorado School of Mines playing NCAA D2 tournament soccer and participating in conference championships during three of her four years in college soccer between 2009 and 2012.[3][4]
At the age of 18, she was an avid watcher Australian Football League on ESPN with her roomate Aubrey Bagley until broadcasts ceased in 2011 and developed a passion for the sport.[3]
She was voted as her ultimate frisbee team’s Most Valuable Player in 2017 and in 2018 Rookie of the Year for her rugby club.[3]
In 2017 she joined the USAFL club Arizona Hawks along with her husband Ryan after being told about the club by her friend Texas Heat star Aubrey Bagley[4][5] She missed selection with the USA Freedom for the 2017 Australian Football International Cup having begun playing the sport, though was shortlisted for the Freedom's 2020 Australian Football International Cup squad before the tournament was cancelled. She was an outstanding USAFL player, becoming the first rookie player to win the Paul Roos Medal for Best and Fairest in Division 2.[4]
In 2018 she made the decision to move to Melbourne to attempt a professional career, initially playing in the women's side at the Aberfeldie Football Club in the Essendon District Football League.[4] Following a few games with Aberfeldie she was invited to train with the Western Bulldogs VFLW team.[4] Marshall played 10 games for the Western Bulldogs VFLW team in 2019.[1]
AFLW Career
Marshall was signed as a rookie by the Western Bulldogs in the 2019 AFLW draft at the mature age of 28. She played her first AFLW game on 9 February 2020 in a match against the St Kilda AFLW team.[5] She joined a very prestigious club when whe scored a goal with her first kick.
Marshall was delisted by the Bulldogs on 16 June 2021 after playing just 5 games for the season.[6][7]
She was relisted by AFLW expansion club Essendon Football Club through the 2022 AFL Women's draft.
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season.[8]
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2020 | Template:AFLW WB | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 32 | 5 | 13 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2021 | Template:AFLW WB | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Career | 11 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 54 | 10 | 27 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ a b "26 - Danielle Marshall". Western Bulldogs. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Hope, Shayne (10 February 2020). "From Phoenix, Arizona: Meet the most unlikely member of the first kick, first goal club". Fox Sports. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d Danielle Marshall - The American Dream by Jayden J Bartlett. 18 March, 2020
- ^ a b c d e Marshall Makes History, Signs with AFLW Bulldogs by Brian Barrish for USAFL 10 July 2019
- ^ a b "'Indescribable': American Dani Marshall breaks AFLW ground". The Age. Nine Entertainment Co. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Thompson, Troy (16 June 2021). "Bulldogs AFLW delist Marshall, lose Spark". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "25 Bulldogs locked in for AFLW 6.0". Western Bulldogs Media. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Danielle Marshall". Australian Football. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
External links
- Danielle Marshall's profile on the official website of the Western Bulldogs
- Danielle Marshall at AustralianFootball.com