Daniel Menzel was born on 13 September 1991 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Cats and Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League.
10 Facts About Daniel Menzel
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Daniel Menzel is the brother of fellow former player Troy Menzel.
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Originally from Golden Grove, South Australia, Menzel attended King's Baptist Grammar School and played junior football for the Golden Grove Football Club, before his debut for the Central District Football Club in the SANFL, as well as representing South Australia in the 2009 AFL National Under 18 Championships, prior to being drafted by the Geelong Football Club with their first selection, and the 17th overall draft pick, in the 2009 AFL Draft.
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Daniel Menzel had a knee reconstruction, and returned to VFL football in June 2012, but ruptured the ACL in his left knee in his return game, ruling him out for the rest of the season.
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Daniel Menzel re-injured the knee in offseason training in December 2012, and opted to undergo LARS reconstruction surgery, in which the natural ligament is augmented with a synthetic ligament.
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Daniel Menzel returned to VFL football in April 2013, but re-injured the LARS-reconstructed ligament in his second match, requiring another reconstruction which ruled him out of playing for the rest of 2013.
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Daniel Menzel is believed to be one of the first AFL footballers to undergo four knee reconstructions in his career.
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Daniel Menzel had a good season in 2017, playing 17 games in the home and away season and kicking 38 goals before being surprisingly dropped from the team in the first match of the finals.
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In November 2018, Daniel Menzel joined the Sydney Swans as a delisted free agent.
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Daniel Menzel topped the Eagles goal kicking list with 44 goals from 18 games, booting 10 goals in three finals, including four goals in the Grand Final.