Damian Squire

Damian Squire
Personal information
Full name	Damian Squire
Date of birth	15 November 1973 (1973-11-15) (age 38)
Place of birth	Adelaide, South Australia
Original team	North Adelaide
Draft	NA
Height/Weight	180cm / 80kg
Position(s)	Various
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1991–1998 1997 1999–2006	North Adelaide Port Adelaide Sturt	145 (?) 5 (4) 113 (?)
1 Playing statistics to end of 2006 season .
Career highlights
SANFL Debut: 1991 (North Adelaide Roosters) AFL Debut: Round 1, 1997 - Port Adelaide vs Collingwood at MCG SANFL Magarey Medallist: 1999, 2000 Sturt Best & Fairest Winner: 1999, 2005 Sturt Premiership Player: 2002 7 State Games for South Australia South Australian Captain vs Western Australia 2003 SANFL 200 Club Member

Damian Squire (born 15 November 1973 in Adelaide, South Australia) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL) and both North Adelaide and Sturt in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Squire is the step-brother of former Norwood and Central District player Mark Jones.

Squire was a one-eyed Port Adelaide supporter when he was growing up in the Adelaide suburb of Broadview but due to where he lived and played his junior football with the Broadview Tigers and Greenacres Dragons in the heart of North Adelaide's metropolitan zone (only 10 minutes from North's home Prospect Oval), he ended up playing for the Roosters in the SANFL.

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 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 to join Sturt and won successive Magarey Medals in 1999 and 2000, cementing his place among the all time greats of the league and becoming the first Sturt player to win the medal in successive years. Squire was also the Double Blues best and fairest winner in 1999 and 2005.^[1] 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 Adelaide Crows (AFL) players who had played enough SANFL games in 1991 to qualify for the finals. He won his only SANFL premiership with Sturt in 2002 when they defeated defending premiers Central District by 47 points (13.14 (92) to 6.9 (45)) at AAMI Stadium. Six days after the win, several of the clubs players and support staff, including Squire, were celebrating the win at the Sari Club in Bali when the Bali bombing incident occurred. Sadly, player Josh Deegan and trainer Bob Marshall were killed in the blast.

Squire represented South Australia in interstate football on seven occasions during his career and was captain of the team in 2003 as the Croweaters defeated Western Australia 17.16 (118) to 8.10 (58) at Fremantle Oval in Perth.^[2]

Squire retired from football at the end of the 2006 SANFL season having played 258 games, 145 for North and 113 for Sturt, and kicking 290 goals. As a result of his 258 SANFL games, Squire is a member of the SANFL 200 Club.^[3]

References

1. ^ http://www.sturtfc.com.au/history/honour-board
2. ^ http://www.sanfl.com.au/the_sanfl/state_games/
3. ^ SANFL 200 Club Members

External links

• Damian Squire's statistics from AFL Tables
• Fullpointsfooty profile

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Name	Squire, Damian
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Date of birth	15 November 1973
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