Daria Bannister

Daria Bannister (born 20 April 1999) is an Australian rules footballer with the North Melbourne Football Club 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 twenty-six 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]

Daria Bannister
Bannister playing for the Western Bulldogs in February 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-20) 20 April 1999
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 North Melbourne
Number 2
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018 Western Bulldogs 1 (0)
2019– North Melbourne 3 (1)
Total 4 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2020 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of round 1, 2018[5]
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
2018 Western Bulldogs 20100415320.00.04.01.05.03.02.0
Career 1 0 0 4 1 5 3 2 0.0 0.0 4.0 1.0 5.0 3.0 2.0

References
  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. "Daria Bannister–player stats by season". Australian Football. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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