Daniel Turner | Demonwiki (original) (raw)
DOB: 28 January <2002>
From: Murray Bushrangers/Albury, selection #24, 2021 Mid-Season Draft
First game: Round 13, 2022 against at .
Number: 42 (2021 list, 2022-)
Honours:
2022 VFL premiership player
Games: 3* (to end 2023)
Goals: 0*
Career stats
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.6 |
19-year-old key position intercepting defender selected with Melbourne's final pick in the 2021 Mid-Season Draft. Didn't play a game in a first season interrupted by the COVID-related cancellation of the VFL.
Turner came off the bench in the 2022 pre-season match against but suffered a foot injury. His senior debut was similarly ill-fated, playing three quarters as a replacement for the suspended Steven May before being forced out of the game with a concussion and facial facture. He didn't play another game for the year, but received a two year contract extension and played in Casey's 2022 VFL premiership side.
He played two further games in <2023>, in Round 8, then as a surprise call-up for the last game of the season but couldn't hold his spot for the following finals. Turner was elevated to the senior list for <2024>, but missed the early rounds with a hip injury. After a week in the VFL, he returned to the senior side in Round 6, and kicked three goals while playing his first AFL game as a forward.
In July <2024>, Turner signed a two year contract extension.
| Year | Games | Goals | Brownlow |
|---|---|---|---|
| <2022> | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| <2023> | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Tribunal record
Lists
Interstate recruits
One game
Media
melbournefc.com.au - 03/06/2021, 05/07/2022, 12/07/2024
AFL Draft Central - 03/06/2021