Daniel Houston (born 12 May 1997) is an

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er who plays for the

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in the

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(AFL). A two-time

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, Houston previously played for

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AFL career

Port Adelaide

He was drafted by the Port Adelaide Football Club with their third selection and 45th overall in the 2016 rookie draft. Prior to the start of the 2017 season, he was promoted to the senior list and subsequently made his debut in his team's 28-point win against

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in the opening round of the season at the

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. Houston received the

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nomination for round 21 after gathering 21 disposals and kicking his first AFL goal in the 27-point win over Collingwood at the

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. In 2020, Houston was handed a two match suspension for breaching the AFL's COVID-19 protocols, after he and teammate Peter Ladhams had invited unauthorised visitors into their home. In round 16, 2023, Houston had a best-on-ground possession count of 32 as well as kicking a 55- to 60-metre goal after the siren to defeat Essendon by 4 points, the 57th player to kick a winning goal after the siren in 127 years of VFL/AFL history. Houston's form was rewarded with his first selection into the

team in

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. He also finished third in the

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count that year, behind fellow All-Australians Connor Rozee and Zak Butters. During the third quarter of the 56th Showdown against cross-town rivals

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, Houston engaged in rough conduct with

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. Rankine was immediately concussed, having to be stretchered off the ground. Houston was sent immediately to the AFL's tribunal, and banned for five matches after an unsuccessful appeal, meaning he missed the rest of the season.

Collingwood

In October 2024, despite previously stating in August he would remain at Port Adelaide, Houston requested a trade to a Victorian club. He was eventually traded to Collingwood as part of a "mega trade" involving three clubs and five players. He signed a six-year deal for the Magpies. After missing the opening round match against , Houston went on to make his Collingwood debut the following week against his former club in . After only three games for his new team, Houston engaged in rough conduct with 's Lachie Fogarty. He was subsequently suspended for a further two matches.

Statistics

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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

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2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

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2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

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2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Houston, Dan 1997 births Living people Port Adelaide Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) Oakleigh Chargers players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) All-Australians (AFL) People educated at Camberwell Grammar School 21st-century Australian sportsmen Collingwood Football Club players People from the City of Boroondara