Daniel Wulf (born 19 May 1980) is an

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er, who played for

St Kilda Football Club The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier league. The club's name originates fro ...

in the

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(AFL). Wulf originally played for Doveton and

Dandenong Stingrays The Dandenong Southern Stingrays are an Australian rules football team in the Talent League, the Victorian statewide under-18s competition. 1992 saw the birth of the Southern Stingrays, developed under the leadership of Steve Kennedy (Regiona ...

. He was recruited by the

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with the 16th selection in the 1999 Pre-season Draft. In his first season, Wulf had stress fractures in his foot and missed 10 weeks. The Bulldogs delisted Wulf at the end of 1999. In 2000, Wulf played for East Burwood, but was able to be called up to play for St Kilda, but he did not play for St Kilda all season. At the end of 2000, Wulf was drafted by St Kilda with the 82nd selection in the

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. One of Wulf made his AFL debut in round 14 of the 2001 season, against

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. He played eight games in his first season for the Saints. In one game in 2002 when St Kilda played

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, Wulf had the chance to win the game at the 31 minute mark of the last quarter. He was running into an open goal and kick the ball into the post, tying the game at 56 all. At the end of 2002, Wulf had surgery on his ankle. After playing six games in 2003, he suffered a season-ending injury. After failing to play a senior match in 2004, Wulf was delisted by St Kilda at the end of the season. After being delisted by St Kilda, Wulf signed with

Swan Districts The Swan Districts Football Club, nicknamed the Swans, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). The club is based at Bassendean Oval, in Bassendean, an eastern suburb ...

in the

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(WAFL) for the 2005 season. He played with Swan Districts from 2005 to 2008, winning the club's leading goalkicker award in 2007. In 2009 Wulf played in the B Grade Premiership for the Mt Lawley in the Western Australian Amateur Football League, beating Wembley and promoting Mt Lawley to A Grade within the WAAFL.

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WAFL Online profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wulf, Daniel 1980 births St Kilda Football Club players Swan Districts Football Club players Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Dandenong Stingrays players