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10 Facts About Daniel Connors

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Daniel Connors was born on 22 September 1988 and is an Australian rules footballer who was selected at number 58 overall in the 2006 AFL national draft by the Richmond Football Club.

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Daniel Connors was considered a "steal" from the 2006 National Draft as many touted him as a possible top 20 pick but slipped down to the 58th selection where Richmond selected him with their third selection.

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Daniel Connors was suspended by Richmond for eight matches following a drunken rampage outside a Sydney hotel in 2010, hours after the Tigers' Round 3 loss against the Sydney Swans the night before.

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Late that season, Daniel Connors earned the ire of umpire Stuart Wenn when the umpire told him that he was "battling himself out of his league".

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Daniel Connors was sacked by the Tigers on 4 July 2012 for failing to attend training.

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Daniel Connors left a man with a severed tendon in his hand due to a broken beer glass after violently attacking him at a hotel.

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Daniel Connors then tried punching the victim twice, despite the man telling him he did not want to fight.

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Daniel Connors then threatened to smash the victim in two, before threatening security and resisting their attempts to remove him from the venue.

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Daniel Connors played for Aberfeldie in the Essendon District Football League in 2013, then signed to play with Port Melbourne in the Victorian Football League in 2014.

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Daniel Connors tied with Box Hill's Sam Grimley for the Frosty Miller Medal as the leading goalkicker in the 2014 VFL home-and-away season, kicking 38 goals for the year.