Dane Rampe

Dane Rampe (born 2 June 1990) is an Australian rules football player who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1] He has served as co-captain of the Swans since the 2019 season.

Dane Rampe
Rampe playing for Sydney in June 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-06-02) 2 June 1990
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales
Draft No. 37, 2013 Rookie Draft
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Sydney
Number 24
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2013– Sydney 170 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Rampe was born in Sydney and grew up in Clovelly, New South Wales. His grandparents and father had migrated to Sydney from Estonia.[2] He was educated at Newington College where he played basketball and football. He was 17 when he first played Australian football.[3]

Rampe was in attendance at the Sydney Swans vs. Collingwood match in which Tony Lockett kicked his record-breaking 1,300th AFL goal, and was one of the hundreds who flooded the field when it occurred.[4]

Football career

After school he spent three seasons in the Victorian Football League (VFL) with Williamstown. He was twice invited to train with the Western Bulldogs in the preseason but returned to Sydney shortly after playing in the 2011 VFL grand final. In 2012 he played for UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs in the Sydney AFL and won the Phelan medal as the best player in the league for the season. Rampe's standout game for 2013 was against the Adelaide Crows where he had 18 disposals (11 kicks, 7 handballs) along with 4 marks and 4 tackles in his sides impressive 127 to 50 victory.

In March 2017, Rampe injured himself while out jogging. He fell and broke his arm.[5] On 24 May 2017, it was announced that he would wear number 50 on his guernsey, rather than his usual 24, for the round 10 Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round game against Hawthorn. This was to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum ( which allowed Indigenous Australians to be counted with the general population in the census).[6]

Rampe had a banner 2019 season, albeit not without some controversy. He was appointed co-captain alongside Josh Kennedy and Luke Parker prior to the season,[7] and he won his first best-and-fairest award for the Swans after playing all but one match for the year.[8] He gained notoriety during the year when he jumped onto a goalpost after the Round 8 match against Essendon to stop David Myers from trying to kick a goal after the siren. He was fined A$1,000 for his stunt, and A$10,000 for saying “You talk like a little girl” to the umpire.[9]

In 2020, Rampe had another excellent year in defence, although impeded significantly with a broken hand sustained in Rd 8 against Hawthorn. Remarkably he had continued to play another four games with the injury, before further damage led to a premature end to his season.[10] His courage over continuing to play with the injury lead to him being awarded the Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player at the end of the season.[11]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2019 season.[12]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2013 Sydney 4323122059530067600.00.18.94.113.02.92.6
2014 Sydney 24253224515239793760.10.19.86.115.93.73.0
2015 Sydney 242413284172456137600.00.111.87.219.05.72.5
2016 Sydney 242612303175478141630.00.111.76.718.45.42.4
2017 Sydney 24170116511728299320.00.19.76.916.65.81.9
2018 Sydney 242301231155386123550.00.110.06.716.85.42.4
2019 Sydney 242101165156421123600.00.112.67.418.45.92.9
Career 159 6 12 1698 1022 2720 783 406 0.0 0.1 10.7 6.4 17.1 4.9 2.6

References
  1. Dane Rampe of Sydney Swans
  2. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/sydney/dane-rampe-is-proud-of-his-estonian-heritage-and-long-journey-to-the-afl/news-story/e37b76b21def82087b817437c75083c2
  3. Herald Sun
  4. Forsaith, Rob (7 June 2019). "'I'm sick of seeing myself in the news': Rampe on gaffes". Australian Football League. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  5. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-27/sydney-swans-dane-rampe-breaks-arm-in-freak-training-accident/8390142
  6. "Players' number tribute to indigenous breakthrough". Australian Football League. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  7. "Sydney Swans appoint co-captains". sydneyswans.com.au. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  8. Curley, Adam. "Swans co-captain wins first Bob Skilton Medal in a landslide". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  9. Dane Rampe hit with two fines in staggering AFL carve-up (news.com.au)
  10. https://www.afl.com.au/news/487573/-really-unfortunate-another-gun-swan-done-for-2020-after-hand-breaks-again
  11. https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/817833/rampe-named-most-courageous#:~:text=Sydney%20Swans%20defender%20Dane%20Rampe,event%20conducted%20on%20Tuesday%20afternoon.
  12. "Dane Rampe stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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