Daniel Kerr
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Daniel Kerr at a 2005 Grand Final parade
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Daniel Kerr | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Western Australia, Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | East Fremantle Football Club (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | 18th pick, 2000 AFL Draft West Coast | ||
| Height / weight | 178 cm / 80 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
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| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2001–2013 | West Coast Eagles | 220 (122) | |
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| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2008 | Dream Team | 1 (0) | |
| International team honours | |||
| 2007 | Australia | 2 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2013.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Daniel Matthew Kerr (born 16 May 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer who played his entire career with the West Coast Eagles of the Australian Football League (AFL). Kerr was recruited from East Fremantle Football Club and made his debut in 2001. He is regarded as one of the Eagles best players ever and he was a hard-running midfielder who played a vital roll. He retired from football at the end of the 2013 season.
Kerr is of Anglo-Indian descent. His father, Roger Kerr, was born in Calcutta, India to an English father and an Indian mother. His father Roger Kerr played in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) with the East Fremantle Football Club and in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) with the Port Adelaide Football Club. His mother Roxanne Kerr is of Australian heritage. His sister Samantha Kerr plays for the Australia women's national association football team (Australia national women's soccer team) and the Perth Glory Women's Football Club in the W-League (Australia). Kerr is a second cousin of former Fremantle player Shaun McManus.
Kerr was selected with the number 18 pick in the 2000 AFL Draft. Kerr is widely known as one toughest in the AFL. In August 2006, the much bigger Fraser Gehrig considered one of the strongest players in the AFL, tried to palm off a tackle by Kerr, only to have Kerr resist and re-tackle Gehrig, with the result being the umpire rewarding Kerr with a "holding the ball" decision. Similarly, his physical strength was further demonstrated in round one in the 2007 AFL season against the Sydney Swans when he successfully tackled and took down the far bigger Barry Hall in the goalsquare.
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