David Zaharakis
David Zaharakis | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | David Zaharakis | ||
Date of birth | 21 February 1990 | ||
Original team(s) |
TAC Cup ) | ||
Draft | No. 23, 2008 national draft | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2009–2021 | Essendon | 226 (136) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 21 2021. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
David Zaharakis (born 21 February 1990) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played 13 seasons for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early life
Zaharakis attended Our Lady Help of Christians Primary School and finished Year 12 in 2008 at
AFL career
Zaharakis was drafted by
During 2011, he was able to make the most of his opportunity in the midfield, with the ability to move forward and kick over 30 goals for the season, winning the
In Round 5, 2013, he won the
He was delisted at the end of the 2021 season,[9] but he was enlisted as a COVID top-up player for the Melbourne Football Club for the 2022 season;[10] however, he did not end up playing any games for them.
Personal life
Zaharakis is currently studying a Bachelor of Property and Real Estate at Deakin University.[11] In November 2022, it was announced that Zaharakis was cast for Australian Survivor: Heroes V Villains as a member of the Heroes tribe. He made the merge, but was the first person voted out from the merged tribe on Day 29, finishing in twelfth place.
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of Round 12, 2021[12]
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Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
Essendon | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 87 | 50 | 137 | 47 | 25 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 8.7 | 5.0 | 13.7 | 4.7 | 2.5 | |
Essendon | 11 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 178 | 141 | 319 | 93 | 52 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 8.9 | 7.0 | 16.0 | 4.6 | 2.6 | |
Essendon | 11 | 23 | 31 | 17 | 277 | 195 | 472 | 103 | 88 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 12.0 | 8.5 | 20.5 | 4.5 | 3.8 | |
Essendon | 11 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 171 | 119 | 290 | 43 | 42 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 13.2 | 9.2 | 22.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | |
Essendon | 11 | 21 | 9 | 17 | 266 | 210 | 476 | 73 | 62 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 12.7 | 10.0 | 22.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | |
Essendon | 11 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 332 | 228 | 560 | 108 | 85 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 14.4 | 9.9 | 24.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | |
Essendon | 11 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 149 | 151 | 300 | 59 | 63 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 18.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | |
Essendon | 11 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 281 | 241 | 522 | 75 | 99 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 13.4 | 11.5 | 24.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | |
Essendon | 11 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 323 | 267 | 590 | 107 | 107 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 14.0 | 11.6 | 25.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | |
Essendon | 11 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 240 | 195 | 435 | 85 | 62 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 14.1 | 11.5 | 25.6 | 5.0 | 3.7 | |
Essendon | 11 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 238 | 168 | 406 | 99 | 56 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.9 | 8.4 | 20.3 | 5.0 | 2.8 | |
2020 | Essendon | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 63 | 79 | 142 | 24 | 20 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 14.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
Essendon | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 28 | 71 | 18 | 14 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 10.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 | |
Career | 226 | 136 | 119 | 2648 | 2072 | 4720 | 934 | 775 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 11.8 | 9.2 | 21.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 |
References
- ^ Merry, Mark (13 November 2008). "Year 12 Valedictory Awards". Marcellin College. Archived from the original on 16 September 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
- ^ "Malthouse fumes: we let Anzacs down". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 April 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- Bigpond. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ Connolly, Rohan (26 April 2009). "Bombers come from the clouds". The Age. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ Williams, Rebecca (8 October 2011). "Crichton Medal to David Zaharakis". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ Rolfe, Peter (25 April 2013). "Essendon, led by Anzac Day medallist David Zaharakis, crushes Collingwood at the MCG". Herald Sun. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- Bigpond. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Bombers' Zaharakis avoids the needle and damage done". Neos Kosmos. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Veteran Bomber's manager sheds light on client's delisting". www.sen.com.au. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Demons look to ex-Tiger, Docker for COVID top-up list". afl.com.au. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "David Zaharakis". afltables.com. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
External links
- David Zaharakis's playing statistics from AFL Tables