Player Watch #24 Dane Rampe

[Kennedy Parker]

Dane Rampe

Player Profile
Dane Rampe was denied at several drafts and didn’t land a spot on an AFL list until the age of 22. But ever since being rookie-listed in November 2012, the key defender has seized his opportunity. Rampe made his AFL debut in Round 1, 2013 and played his 150th match in 2019. He’s an All Australian, an emergency for the greatest NSW team of all time and a Bob Skilton medallist, and he’s led the Swans as a co-captain with Josh Kennedy and Luke Parker since 2019. It doesn’t matter if the opposition’s best forward is a tall or small; so versatile and reliable is Rampe that he’s always assigned to the toughest task in defence. Draft history: 2013 Rookie Draft selection (Sydney) No. 37; 2013 AFL draft rookie elevation (Sydney) selection No. 90.

Dane Rampe

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Dane Rampe

Age

33

Ht

187cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.0

4star

K

10.6

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

4.9

5star

T

2.5

4star

MG

358.8

5star

D

14.1

3star

K

9.0

4star

HB

5.1

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.5

2star

MG

284.5

4star

D

10.6

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.4

4star

DOB: 02 June 1990
DEBUT: 2013
DRAFT: 2013
RECRUITED FROM: Eastern Suburbs (NSW)/University of NSW (NSW)

Dane Rampe | AFL

Follow Dane Rampe's progress through AFL

www.sydneyswans.com.au

 

[bungee]

Clone him 5 times and you'd have a perfect backline.

It woudn't work. There are only 4 posts to climb. Two of them would have to play forward.

 

[SwansProudly]

ANY shape. ANY size. Ramps has it covered
#ProudlySydney



Have a good one Ramps

 

[SwansProudly]

Rampe is known for his spoils and tackles but I'd forgotten Rampe's marking.
Love is ability to regain his balance his beautiful kicking
Nice compilation

 

[Kirkswan]

Rampe is known for his spoils and tackles but I'd forgotten Rampe's marking.
Love is ability to regain his balance his beautiful kicking
Nice compilation

Damn!! He's so good! You've just gotta love him!!!

 

[SwansProudly]

For those who are lucky to be at the game today, please cheer Rampe and huge applause to Reg at half time for me.

 

[Kirkswan]

For those who are lucky to be at the game today, please cheer Rampe and huge applause to Reg at half time for me.

Will do! I'll stamp my feet on your behalf!!

 

[SwansProudly]

Will do! I'll stamp my feet on your behalf!!

 

[Ticky009]

Should be AA, having an utterly sublime year down back.

Probably won’t be.

 

[Mick Oxlong]

Superb game. Best game of the year in my opinion.

 

[Ticky009]

Superb game. Best game of the year in my opinion.

Agree Mick, he was on fire today. Kept Kennedy goalless in the 2nd half, massive effort.

 

[caesar88]

Like this post if you believed pre-season that he would have this sort of a year.

 

[scaryness]

Should be AA, having an utterly sublime year down back.

Probably won’t be.

Probably will be I reckon. Who are the other key defenders dominating discussion?

Rance is out but they'll still vote him into the team, Rampe for the other spot.

 

[S120]

Probably will be I reckon. Who are the other key defenders dominating discussion?

Rance is out but they'll still vote him into the team, Rampe for the other spot.

It's amazing how the AA defence has become so dominated by players who don't play on the best forwards now too. Rampe does it every week, regardless of the size of the forward in question.

 

[Ticky009]

Great article by fellow captain JPK

http://www.aflplayers.com.au/article/late-arriving-rampe-now-sets-the-standard/

 

[ScrewInStuds]

Congrats on making the AA squad of 40. Thoroughly deserved, has had a brilliant first year as captain.

AFL 2019: West Coast dominate All-Australian squad, but Bombers miss out altogether

The All-Australian squad is in... and the Eagles and Lions make up a third of the list

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[BarneyBent]

Been every bit as good as 2016 IMO, probably even better. Hasn’t really been in AA discussions in the media, and maybe it’s a more competitive backline this year, but reckon he’d be stiff not to make it.

 

[caesar88]

Should be the first defender named

 

[S120]

I won't be surprised if he misses out to be honest. His last month was still good without being excellent and the likes of Nick Haynes and Dylan Grimes have won a lot of plaudits lately and I suspect they'll be competing for his spot. Plus those weeks of the goalpost, the 50m he gave away against Collingwood legitimately have taken attention away from how good he has been this year. Wouldn't surprise me if that costs him in the end.

I think he should certainly be in the 22 though. There's no player who can play on every forward in the competition to the level that Rampe can. Grimes is the only one who competes with him in that respect (I think Grimes will definitely make it). But the selectors have missed deserving Swans in the past (see Josh Kennedy inexplicably missing selection in 2017).

 

[The King!]

Tom Browne had Rampe in, bad sign

will win the skilton though

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Should be the first defender named

He'd be close. Harris Andrews for me has been the best defender though.

 

[Punts]

Grimes and valstsin have had Stella years also

 

[scaryness]

Literally shaking rn

 

[Superstar swan]

Rampe robbed of an AA spot

 

[wilsonmatic]

Don't know how Tom Stewart gets in there. He's a hack with a horrible kicking style.

 

[SwansProudly]

Rampe robbed of an AA spot

de-robed