Dane Rampe

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Dane Rampe
Dane Rampe 2017.1.jpg
Rampe playing for Sydney in June 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-06-02) 2 June 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales
Original team(s) UNSW-Easts (Sydney AFL)
Draft No. 37, 2013 Rookie Draft
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Position(s) Key Defender
Club information
Current club Sydney
Number 24
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2013– Sydney 190 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Finals Week 1 2021.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Dane Rampe (born 2 June 1990) is an Australian rules football player who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1] He has served as co-captain of the Swans since the 2019 season.

Early life[]

Rampe was born in Sydney and grew up in Clovelly, New South Wales. His grandparents and father had migrated to Sydney from Estonia.[2] He was educated at Newington College where he played basketball and football. He was 17 when he first played Australian football.[3]

Rampe was in attendance at the Sydney Swans vs. Collingwood match in which Tony Lockett kicked his record-breaking 1,300th AFL goal, and was one of the hundreds who flooded the field when it occurred.[4]

Football career[]

After school he spent three seasons in the Victorian Football League (VFL) with Williamstown helping them win the inaugural Foxtel Cup. He was twice invited to train with the Western Bulldogs in the preseason but returned to Sydney shortly after playing in the 2011 VFL grand final. In 2012 he played for UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs in the Sydney AFL and won the Phelan medal as the best player in the league for the season. Rampe's standout game for 2013 was against the Adelaide Crows where he had 18 disposals (11 kicks, 7 handballs) along with 4 marks and 4 tackles in his sides impressive 127 to 50 victory.

In March 2017, Rampe injured himself while out jogging. He fell and broke his arm.[5] On 24 May 2017, it was announced that he would wear number 50 on his guernsey, rather than his usual 24, for the round 10 Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round game against Hawthorn. This was to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum ( which allowed Indigenous Australians to be counted with the general population in the census).[6]

Rampe had a banner 2019 season, albeit not without some controversy. He was appointed co-captain alongside Josh Kennedy and Luke Parker prior to the season,[7] and he won his first best-and-fairest award for the Swans after playing all but one match for the year.[8] He gained notoriety during the year when he jumped onto a goalpost after the Round 8 match against Essendon to stop David Myers from trying to kick a goal after the siren. He was fined A$1,000 for his stunt, and A$10,000 for saying “You talk like a little girl” to the umpire.[9]

In 2020, Rampe had another excellent year in defence, although impeded significantly with a broken hand sustained in Rd 8 against Hawthorn. Remarkably he had continued to play another four games with the injury, before further damage led to a premature end to his season.[10] His courage over continuing to play with the injury lead to him being awarded the Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player at the end of the season.[11]

Statistics[]

Statistics are correct to Finals Week 1 2021.[12]
Legend
 G  Goals  K  Kicks  D  Disposals  T  Tackles
 B  Behinds  H  Handballs  M  Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2013 Sydney 43 23 1 2 205 95 300 67 60 0.0 0.1 8.9 4.1 13.0 2.9 2.6
2014 Sydney 24 25 3 2 245 152 397 93 76 0.1 0.1 9.8 6.1 15.9 3.7 3.0
2015 Sydney 24 24 1 3 284 172 456 137 60 0.0 0.1 11.8 7.2 19.0 5.7 2.5
2016 Sydney 24 26 1 2 303 175 478 141 63 0.0 0.1 11.7 6.7 18.4 5.4 2.4
2017 Sydney 24 17 0 1 165 117 282 99 32 0.0 0.1 9.7 6.9 16.6 5.8 1.9
2018 Sydney 24 23 0 1 231 155 386 123 55 0.0 0.1 10.0 6.7 16.8 5.4 2.4
2019 Sydney 24 21 0 1 165 156 421 123 60 0.0 0.1 12.6 7.4 18.4 5.9 2.9
2020 Sydney 24 11 0 0 105 55 160 42 15 0.0 0.0 9.5 5.0 14.5 3.8 1.4
2021 Sydney 24 20 0 1 248 113 361 123 34 0.0 0.0 12.4 5.6 18.0 6.1 1.7
Career 190 6 13 1951 1188 3241 948 455 0.0 0.0 10.2 6.2 17.0 4.9 2.3

References[]

  1. ^ Dane Rampe of Sydney Swans
  2. ^ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/sydney/dane-rampe-is-proud-of-his-estonian-heritage-and-long-journey-to-the-afl/news-story/e37b76b21def82087b817437c75083c2[bare URL]
  3. ^ Herald Sun
  4. ^ Forsaith, Rob (7 June 2019). "'I'm sick of seeing myself in the news': Rampe on gaffes". Australian Football League. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Swans coach 'couldn't believe' how Rampe broke his arm at training". ABC News. 27 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Players' number tribute to indigenous breakthrough". Australian Football League. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Sydney Swans appoint co-captains". sydneyswans.com.au. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  8. ^ Curley, Adam. "Swans co-captain wins first Bob Skilton Medal in a landslide". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  9. ^ Dane Rampe hit with two fines in staggering AFL carve-up (news.com.au)
  10. ^ "INJURY CRISIS: Gun defender, mid done as Sydney wipes out eight".
  11. ^ "Rampe named most courageous".
  12. ^ "Dane Rampe stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 November 2016.

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