Damian Squire
Damian Squire | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Damian Squire | ||
Date of birth | 15 November 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia | ||
Original team(s) |
North Adelaide | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1991–98 | North Adelaide | 145 (?) | |
1997 | Port Adelaide (AFL) | 5 (4) | |
1999–2006 | Sturt | 113 (?) | |
Total | 263 (?) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2006. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Damian Squire (born 15 November 1973 in
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Career
A half forward, Squire played 145 games for the Roosters between 1991 and 1998 establishing himself as one of the leading players in South Australia. In 1996 he signed with Port Adelaide for their first season in the AFL and was a member the Power's inaugural AFL side in 1997 against Collingwood at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, picking up four kicks and four handballs. After playing in a further four games and kicking four goals in the Power's inaugural season he was surprisingly delisted at the end of the season and returned full-time to the SANFL with North Adelaide with whom he had still played in 1997 when not selected for Port Adelaide.
In 1999 he left North Adelaide and joined Sturt to "experience something new" and went on to win successive
As a 17-year-old rookie he missed a place in North Adelaide's premiership team in his debut season in 1991 as the Roosters were able to recall their
Six days after the win, several of the club's players and support staff, including Squire, were celebrating the win at the
Squire retired from football at the end of the 2006 SANFL season having played 258 SANFL games, 145 for North and 113 for Sturt, and kicking 290 goals. He also played 5 AFL games for Port Adelaide, kicking 4 goals. As a result of his 258 SANFL games, Squire is a member of the SANFL 200 Club.[3]
Damian Squire was assistant coach of the struggling Division 1 A Grade side Broadview Football Club alongside Mark Kemp and former Adelaide Crows player Wayne Weidemann. Damien moved with Weidemann to coach the Walkerville Football Club for the 2017 season and was reappointed for the 2018 season.
Representative career
Damian Squire represented
References
- ^ "Honour Board".
- ^ Kyriacou, Kate (8 November 2008). "Bali bombers executions - lights went out then hell erupted".
- ^ SANFL 200 Club Members
- ^ "SANFL - State Games". www.sanfl.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009.
External links
- Damian Squire's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Profile at Australian Football