View Full Version : Foot Soldiers #6 Daniel Southern
Captain Sensible
5 May 2006, 23:55
Came to the club with no cartledge in his knee but won a rising star nomination in his first year and became one of the most feared men in the league. Just one of those guys who gave everything and could retire knowing he left no stone unturned to succeed.
A player's player.
I was thinking he'd make a good candidate too.
Didn't he used to go on odd end of season trips?
I was thinking he'd make a good candidate too.
Didn't he used to go on odd end of season trips?
I think Africa was his place of choice - if my memory serves me well.
In to the "slithery" type of pets.
gohardorgohome
6 May 2006, 02:07
Now Daniel was a foot soldier. Played with injuries.
His mum was had a connection with Africa and he liked to go there in the off season.
Looked rough aroung the edges, but I thought he was quite well spoken. He had a special comments role on the ABC for a while.
Worked at the zoo. And coached the Hammerheads magoos on the TV show The Club.
Roughed up Gardner from the Eagles in the lat game at the Kennel in 1997.
Was brave and got the best out of himself. His knees were staffed in the end.
He was invited to give a talk to new draftees the year after he retired.
I hope he is going well.
I remember the first interview I read about him - he had a pitbull named "Pentridge" and a shark he kept in the bath.
Didn't he cop Ablett at Kardinia in only his second game as well? We got thrashed I think.
Sgt Slaughter
6 May 2006, 13:33
Copped a mammoth suspension for the 'Sumich' incident. I think his penalty was a tad more severe than it should have been because of his image and reputation. Great player who, like Crofty and Kritter, spend a lot of time out of the game with injuries. But when those three were on the park together, we had a pretty strong backline (although still lacking in height).
**Idea for another foot soldier... Mark Hunter. Always thought he was a hard at it no frills defender who never really got the acknowledgement he deserved. Whadya reckon?**
IIRC in an interview when he announced his retirement he said "When I came over my goal was to play at least 100 games of AFL." Which he did.
OldSchool
6 May 2006, 21:12
Southern was a hard working and dedicated footballer and it's a shame his injury impacted his career. I remember him going forward against the Swans and doing a great job for us.
alwaysadog
7 May 2006, 16:21
Absolutely loved the way Southern went about his football, though not the way he wore his hair and beard. He was nobody's fool, thought laterally and was loyal to his coaches. He liked straight talking and had a real dislike of the political manoeuverings that went on around the club: check his comments in Year of the Dogs.
Pity he was already virtually crippled by injury before we saw anything of him, but had he not been then he would have gone to the Eagles who had kept an eye on him from a young age. Heard somewhere that the Weagles paid for his knee operation.
Genuinely hard man, opponents always wanted to know where he was in a pack while he was fearless in keeping his eyes on and marking high balls in defence. Much more highly skilled than given credit for. His approach could best be summed up in a saying he had that went something like, never be hunted, always be the hunter.
Would have won the overall rising star award in his exceptionally good first season with us had it not been for a slight involvement in the Battle of Subiaco, and Ross the Boss' intervention in the arrangements that had been made about penalties post game.
A couple of years ago I asked him if he felt hard done by being accused of causing Sumich's fainting when footage showed his (Sumich's) head came into contact with a teammates foot and he replied "Not really, I was giving his neck a good old squeeze".
As someone has noted occassionally went forward. His most spectacular effort has to be the goal he soccered over his head against the Lions at the Gabba, first game of the 1998(?) season.
Great clubman, very dry sense of humour, would love to see him back around the club. I think he was and probably still is close mates with our own Shaggy.
Aquamarinejewel
7 May 2006, 16:22
Looked rough aroung the edges, but I thought he was quite well spoken. He had a special comments role on the ABC for a while.
He also from memory was a panelist on the Rex Hunt Footy Show for awhile on Channel 7.
MeestaNob
9 May 2006, 20:21
Just thinking about all these Foot Soldiers threads and the general theme of them all discussing backmen. Can you imagine having Supa, Kretas, Danny and present day BHastard all in the backline at once. There's some faces and attitudes in there you could set your watch by.
The opposition midfield would be afraid to kick the ball past the centre circle.
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
9 May 2006, 20:25
Just thinking about all these Foot Soldiers threads and the general theme of them all discussing backmen. Can you imagine having Supa, Kretas, Danny and present day BHastard all in the backline at once. There's some faces and attitudes in there you could set your watch by.
The opposition midfield would be afraid to kick the ball past the centre circle.
forget about setting your watch to, they'd be more likely to stop a clock!!:D
Aquamarinejewel
9 May 2006, 20:39
Just thinking about all these Foot Soldiers threads and the general theme of them all discussing backmen. Can you imagine having Supa, Kretas, Danny and present day BHastard all in the backline at once. There's some faces and attitudes in there you could set your watch by.
The opposition midfield would be afraid to kick the ball past the centre circle.
Yes, the are quite a formidable group, as you wrote, imagine if they all played together at the same time, starts you thinking doesn't it?