Daria Bannister

Daria Bannister
Bannister with North Melbourne in March 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 (age 25)
Original team(s) Launceston (TWL)
Draft No. 19, 2017 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2018, Western Bulldogs vs. Fremantle, at VU Whitten Oval
Height 162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Essendon
Number 3
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018 Western Bulldogs 01 0(0)
2019–2022 North Melbourne 24 (14)
S7 (2022)– Essendon 15 (11)
Total 40 (25)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Daria Bannister (born 20 April 1999) is an Australian rules footballer with Essendon in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Bannister was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their fourth selection and nineteenth overall in the 2017 AFL Women's draft.[1] She made her debut in the 26-point win against Fremantle at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2018 season.[2] She suffered a knee injury in the fourth quarter of that match, later revealed to be a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament. The resulting surgery would see and end to her AFLW season and carry an estimated 12 months of recovery.[3] In May 2018, Bannister signed with expansion club North Melbourne to play with the club in the 2019 AFLW season.[4] It was revealed she signed on with the club for two more seasons on 17 June 2021, tying her to the club until the end of 2023;[5] however, in May 2022, she joined expansion club Essendon.[6]

Statistics

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Statistics are correct to the end the 2023 AFLW season[7]

Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2018 Western Bulldogs 20 1 0 0 4 1 5 3 2 0.0 0.0 4.0 1.0 5.0 3.0 2.0
2019 North Melbourne 2 2 1 0 6 0 6 2 4 0.5 0.0 3.0 0.0 3.0 1.0 2.0
2020 North Melbourne 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 2.0
2021 North Melbourne 2 10 6 7 37 23 60 15 11 0.6 0.7 3.7 2.3 6.0 1.5 1.1
2022 S6 North Melbourne 2 11 7 5 50 17 67 17 12 0.6 0.5 4.5 1.5 6.1 1.5 1.1
2022 S7 Essendon 3 9 8 4 67 29 96 24 32 0.9 0.4 7.4 3.2 10.7 2.7 3.6
2023 Essendon 3 6 3 4 34 21 55 20 21 0.5 0.7 5.7 3.5 9.2 3.3 3.5
Career 40 25 20 198 93 291 81 84 0.6 0.5 5.0 2.3 7.3 2.0 2.1

References

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  1. ^ Cherney, Daniel (18 October 2017). "2017 AFLW draft: Isabel Huntington goes at pick No.1 to Western Bulldogs". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. ^ Salemme, Kate (1 February 2018). "AFLW Round 1 teams named: Stars set for second season". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. ^ Cherny, Daniel (7 February 2018). "Bulldog suffers ACL tear in AFLW". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  4. ^ Black, Sarah (11 May 2018). "AFLW: Roos, Cats start list builds ahead of '19". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  5. ^ Zanardo, Karla (17 June 2021). "AFLW: Roos eye the future". North Media. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Five more to don the sash". Hawthorn. Telstra Media. 25 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Daria Bannister–player stats by season". Australian Football. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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