Patrick Dangerfield

Patrick Dangerfield (born 5 April 1990) is a professional Australian rules footballer listed with the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Adelaide Football Club from 2008 to 2015.

Dangerfield was Adelaide’s first selection in the 2007 national draft at 10th overall.

Early life

Dangerfield graduated from the AIS-AFL Academy and toured South Africa in early 2007. In October 2007, he won the 100m and 400m titles at the Victorian Secondary Schools Athletics. Whilst at school he was also a school captain at Oberon High School.

AFL career

Dangerfield's selection caused immediate controversy as he spent his first AFL year studying in his home state, Victoria, and could not train with the club consistently, while other possible selections such as Brad Ebert began their AFL careers in the senior side. During 2008 he played for the Geelong Falcons in the TAC Cup while studying and training with Adelaide when possible. Despite his disadvantages, he played two games for the Crows late in the 2008 season and showed promising signs.