Daniel Giansiracusa
Encyclopedia
Daniel Giansiracusa is an Australian rules football
player for the Western Bulldogs
who plays in various positions such as the midfield
, half back
flanks and half forward flanks.
He was picked up by the Bulldogs in the 1999 draft with pick 32. After an exciting start to 2005 he missed 6 weeks due to injury but returned and ended up kicking 23 goal
s for the year.
He had an outstanding game in round 18 against the Brisbane Lions
collecting 27 possessions and kicking 2 goals. He suffered a slight ACL knee injury over the 2007-2008 off season but is expected back early in the 2008 season.
, resulting in both players lying motionless for several minutes. Giansiracusa managed to get up but Koschitzke could not. The AFL Tribunal decided Giansiracusa had no case to answer as this was an unfortunate incident.
Ironically, Giansiracusa made a comeback from a hamstring injury suffered in a round 15, 2006 clash against Carlton
, against St Kilda, and this time there were no incidents between the pair.
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Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
player for the Western Bulldogs
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
who plays in various positions such as the midfield
Midfield
Midfield is the part of a sports pitch that lies approximately in the center. It is a term most commonly associated with football to refer to the area in and around the center circle, as well as the players who occupy that region, but it can be used in field hockey to describe the same area, or in...
, half back
Half-back line
In the sport of Australian rules football, the half-back line refers to the positions of the 3 players on the field that occupy the centre-half back and left and right half-back flank positions....
flanks and half forward flanks.
He was picked up by the Bulldogs in the 1999 draft with pick 32. After an exciting start to 2005 he missed 6 weeks due to injury but returned and ended up kicking 23 goal
Goal (sport)
Goal refers to a method of scoring in many sports. It can also refer to the physical structure or area of the playing surface where scoring occurs....
s for the year.
He had an outstanding game in round 18 against the Brisbane Lions
Brisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...
collecting 27 possessions and kicking 2 goals. He suffered a slight ACL knee injury over the 2007-2008 off season but is expected back early in the 2008 season.
Clash with Justin Koschitzke
During a round 6, 2006 game against St Kilda, halfway during the third quarter the Western Bulldogs were heading downfield when Giansiracusa accidentally clashed heads with Justin KoschitzkeJustin Koschitzke
Justin Gregory Koschitzke is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.-Career overview:Recruited in the 2000 AFL Draft at pick number two, there were high expectations on Koschitzke from a young age...
, resulting in both players lying motionless for several minutes. Giansiracusa managed to get up but Koschitzke could not. The AFL Tribunal decided Giansiracusa had no case to answer as this was an unfortunate incident.
Ironically, Giansiracusa made a comeback from a hamstring injury suffered in a round 15, 2006 clash against Carlton
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
, against St Kilda, and this time there were no incidents between the pair.
Education
Daniel attended Altona Meadows Primary School and Emmanuel CollegeEmmanuel College: St. Paul's Campus
The Emmanuel College: St. Paul's Campus is a Roman Catholic Independent school for boys located in the Melbourne suburb of Altona North. It a branch of one of Emmanuel College's education facilities.- History :...
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