Dan Houston

Daniel Houston (born 12 May 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A two-time All-Australian, Houston previously played for Port Adelaide.

Dan Houston
Houston with Port Adelaide in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Houston
Nickname(s)	Hootin[1]
Date of birth	(1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 28)
Original team(s)	Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 45, 2016 rookie draft
Debut	Round 1, 2017, Port Adelaide vs. Sydney, at Sydney Cricket Ground
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current club	Collingwood
Number	9
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2016–2024	Port Adelaide	168 (41)
2025–	Collingwood	016 0(5)
Total		184 (46)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 21, 2025.
Career highlights
2x All-Australian team: 2023, 2024 Gavin Wanganeen Medal: 2018 AFL Rising Star nominee: 2017
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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.^[2] Prior to the start of the 2017 season, he was promoted to the senior list^[3] and subsequently made his debut in his team's 28-point win against Sydney in the opening round of the season at the Sydney Cricket Ground.^[4]

Houston received the AFL Rising Star nomination for round 21 after gathering 21 disposals and kicking his first AFL goal in the 27-point win over Collingwood at the Adelaide Oval.^[5]

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.^[6]

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.^[7][8] Houston's form was rewarded with his first selection into the All-Australian team in 2023.^[9] He also finished third in the John Cahill Medal count that year, behind fellow All-Australians Connor Rozee and Zak Butters.^[10]

During the third quarter of the 56th Showdown against cross-town rivals Adelaide, Houston engaged in rough conduct with Izak Rankine. Rankine was immediately concussed, having to be stretchered off the ground. Houston was sent immediately to the AFL's tribunal,^[11] and banned for five matches after an unsuccessful appeal, meaning he missed the rest of the season.^[12]

Collingwood

In October 2024, despite previously stating in August he would remain at Port Adelaide, Houston requested a trade to a Victorian club.^[13][14] He was eventually traded to Collingwood as part of a "mega trade" involving three clubs and five players.^[15] He signed a six-year deal for the Magpies.^[16]

After missing the opening round match against Greater Western Sydney,^[17] Houston went on to make his Collingwood debut the following week against his former club in Port Adelaide. After only three games for his new team, Houston engaged in rough conduct with Carlton's Lachie Fogarty. He was subsequently suspended for a further two matches.^[18]

Statistics

Updated to the end of 2024.^[19]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2016	Port Adelaide	43	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
2017	Port Adelaide	43	17	2	3	175	101	276	101	52	0.1	0.2	10.3	5.9	16.2	5.9	3.1	0
2018	Port Adelaide	43	22	2	0	262	108	370	117	59	0.1	0.0	11.9	4.9	16.8	5.3	2.7	0
2019	Port Adelaide	43	21	6	5	271	179	450	90	65	0.3	0.2	12.9	8.5	21.4	4.3	3.1	3
2020[a]	Port Adelaide	5	17	1	3	211	83	294	71	50	0.1	0.2	12.4	4.9	17.3	4.2	2.9	0
2021	Port Adelaide	5	23	7	6	313	168	481	110	56	0.3	0.3	13.6	7.3	20.9	4.8	2.4	5
2022	Port Adelaide	5	21	7	7	349	136	485	131	55	0.3	0.3	16.6	6.5	23.1	6.2	2.6	3
2023	Port Adelaide	5	25	9	5	389	195	584	143	85	0.4	0.2	15.6	7.8	23.4	5.7	3.4	7
2024	Port Adelaide	5	22	7	4	368	139	507	118	77	0.3	0.2	16.7	6.3	23.0	5.4	3.5	4
Career			168	41	33	2338	1109	3447	881	499	0.2	0.2	13.9	6.6	20.5	5.2	3.0	22

1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.