Daniel Patrick Chick (born 10 February 1976) is a former

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er who played for Hawthorn and the

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in the

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. Chick is also well known for having a finger

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in 2002 so he could continue playing football.

Hawthorn career

Daniel Chick was drafted by Hawthorn from

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with pick #25 in 1995. Hawthorn received the pick from

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in exchange for

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. Chick made his debut for the Hawks in Round 1 1996, in a win over Fitzroy. Chick missed only one game in the 1996 season, quickly establishing himself as a tough and versatile half forward, renowned for his strong tackling. He won the Peter Crimmins Trophy in 2000. He played in the 2001 Semi Final against after learning that a relative had been killed in the attack on the

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. After Chick's brother Justin died from an allergic reaction Chick felt unsatisfied at Hawthorn and expressed his intentions to return to his home state. Hawthorn traded him to the

for first round draft pick Luke Brennan (no. 8).

West Coast career

Chick returned to Perth as part of a trade deal to play with West Coast for 2003. He eventually became a versatile tagger, shutting down many opponents. However his 2003 season was impaired by

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injuries and eventual surgery. 2004 and 2005 were better years where Chick became a key contributor. Season 2006 included many highlights for Chick, including 5 goals against

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in round 8. Chick played a vital role in the

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win. During the last quarter, Chick smothered an attempted kick by Sydney's

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and—via the collection, handball, and shepherd—set up a pivotal Adam Hunter goal. In September 2007, West Coast released a statement of their intent to delist Chick at the end of October 2007.

Finger amputation

In January 2002, Chick made headlines when he had his left-ring finger surgically amputated following chronic dislocation.The Age: Eagle Rocked
Chick was unaffected by the missing finger throughout the rest of his career.

Other

After it became apparent that no other club would pick Chick up for the upcoming season, effectively terminating his AFL career, he signed with WAFL premiers, Subiaco. Chick was named in Warwick Cappers "Party" team of the century alongside Ben Cousins, Michael Gardiner, Lance Franklin, Shane Crawford, Jason Akermanis and Fraser Gehrig. In February 2010 Chick was fined $7000 with $1000 costs in the Perth Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to importing performance and image enhancing steroids from Thailand. He was charged after being caught with nine vials and a number of pills of anabolic steroids concealed in his luggage after landing at Perth Airport on 9 October 2009. In January 2013 Chick launched a Defamation case against AFL and Kim Hagdorn, and Sports News First. In 2014 Chick represented the Malaysian Warriors Australian Rules Football Club within the AFL Asia competition, with his debut against Vietnam resulting in one goal.

Statistics

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1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

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1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

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1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

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2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

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2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

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2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

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2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

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2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

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2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chick, Daniel East Fremantle Football Club players Hawthorn Football Club players West Coast Eagles players West Coast Eagles premiership players Australian amputees Sportspeople with limb difference Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Peter Crimmins Medal winners People from Northampton, Western Australia Subiaco Football Club players 1976 births Living people Western Australian State of Origin players Australia international rules football team players VFL/AFL premiership players