Daniel Lowther

Daniel Lowther
Lowther coaching the Geelong Football Club AFLW team, January 2022
Personal information
Full name Daniel Lowther
Date of birth (1977-04-19) 19 April 1977 (age 46)
Original team(s) Northern Knights
Draft No. 61, 1995 National Draft
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1997–2001 Geelong 34 (9)
Coaching career3
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
2022 (S6)– Geelong (W) 23 (11–12–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2001.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of round 2, 2023.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Daniel Lowther (born 19 April 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer and current senior coach. During his playing days, Lowther played with Geelong in the Australian Football League (AFL); he now coaches Geelong in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Lowther was originally from Diamond Creek, but drafted out of the Northern Knights. Geelong selected him with pick 61 in the 1995 National Draft.

Playing career

Lowther made his debut for Geelong in 1997, before making 30 of his 34 league appearances in 1998 and 1999. He was delisted by Geelong after not making a senior team appearance in the 2000 AFL season, but was redrafted again by Geelong with pick 71 in the 2000 AFL Draft, making his final appearance in 2001.

Delisted again, Lowther joined West Adelaide in the SANFL in 2002, later returning to play local football in the Geelong region for Bell Park and Portarlington.

Coaching career

Lowther joined Geelong as an assistant coach to the VFL team (Geelong reserves) in 2015, then in 2018 joined the AFL team as an analyst. In 2020, he joined the Geelong AFLW coaching team as an assistant coach, looking after the midfield.

On 29 June 2021, Lowther was promoted to be the head coach of the Geelong AFLW team, replacing Paul Hood.

Lowther would lead Geelong back to the AFLW finals in AFL Women's season seven.



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