David Zaharakis

David Zaharakis
Zaharakis playing for Essendon in June 2017
Personal information
Full name David Zaharakis
Date of birth (1990-02-21) 21 February 1990
Original team(s) Eltham (NFL)
Northern Knights (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 23, 2008 national draft
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current club Essendon
Number 11
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2009– Essendon 181 (115)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 12, 2018.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

David Zaharakis (born 21 February 1990) is a professional Australian rules footballer of Greek heritage, currently playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

Zaharakis attended Our Lady Help of Christians, finishing Year 12 in 2008 at Marcellin College, where he also won the Terrence Cleary Memorial Sporting Award for sportsmanship and sporting excellence.[1] He played for the Northern Knights in the TAC Cup and junior football for the Eltham Panthers in the Northern Football League. He was named in the under-18 All-Australian team, playing for Vic Metro.

AFL career

Zaharakis was drafted by Essendon with pick 23 in the 2008 National Draft, whom he supported growing up.[2] He was awarded the number 11 guernsey, which was previously worn by Damien Peverill. He made his debut against Fremantle in round 2, 2009, and earned the Rising Star nomination on debut.[3] In round 5, against Collingwood, he kicked the match winning goal during the final seconds of the Anzac Day match to help the bombers win by five points.[4]

During 2011, he was able to make the most of his opportunity in the midfield, with the ability to move forward and kick over 30 goals for the season, resulting in winning the W.S. Crichton Medal.[5]

In round 5, 2013, he won the Anzac Day Medal where he recorded 34-disposals and kicked four goals.[6] It was revealed by his manager during 2013 that he did not take any part in Essendon's 2012 controversial sport science program that has since put the club under scrutiny by the AFL and ASADA (Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority).[7]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2016 season.[8]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2009
 Essendon111078875013747250.70.88.75.013.74.72.5
2010
 Essendon1120191817814131993521.00.98.97.016.04.62.6
2011
 Essendon11233117277195472103881.40.712.08.520.54.53.8
2012
 Essendon11137817111929043420.50.613.29.222.33.33.2
2013
 Essendon112191726621047673620.40.812.710.022.73.53.0
2014
 Essendon11231414332228560108850.60.614.49.924.44.73.7
2015
 Essendon11169314915130059630.60.29.39.418.83.73.9
2016
 Essendon11215628124152275990.20.313.411.524.93.64.7
Career 147 101 91 1741 1335 3076 601 516 0.7 0.6 11.8 9.1 20.9 4.1 3.5

References

  1. ↑ Merry, Mark (13 November 2008). "Year 12 Valedictory Awards". Marcellin College. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
  2. ↑ "Malthouse fumes: we let Anzacs down". www.abc.net.au. 26 April 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Cook, Jessica (7 April 2009). "Zaharakis wins Round 2 Rising Star nomination". essendonfc.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Connolly, Rohan (26 April 2009). "Bombers come from the clouds". The Age. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Williams, Rebecca (8 October 2011). "Crichton Medal to David Zaharakis". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Rolfe, Peter (25 April 2013). "Essendon, led by Anzac Day medallist David Zaharakis, crushes Collingwood at the MCG". Herald Sun. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Macgugan, Mark (31 July 2013). "Fear of needles: Zaharakis wasn't injected". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  8. ↑ David Zaharakis's player profile at AFL Tables
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