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Dayne Zorko

Dayne Zorko (born 9 February 1989) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). Zorko is a two time premiership player with the Brisbane Lions, and is a dual All-Australian (becoming the oldest player to receive the honour with his 2024 selection), five-time Merrett–Murray Medallist and dual Brisbane Lions leading goalkicker. He served as Brisbane Lions captain from 2018 to 2022.

Infobox

2017
Australia
Full name
Dayne Zorko
Nickname
The Magician
Born
(1989-02-09) 9 February 1989 (age 36)Gold Coast, Queensland
Original team
Broadbeach (NEAFL)
Draft
2011 QLD zone selection
Debut
Round 7, 2012, Brisbane Lions vs. Collingwood, at the Gabba
Height
175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight
77 kg (170 lb)
Position
Defender / forward
Years
Team
2012–
Brisbane Lions

Tables

· Statistics
G
G
Season
G
Team
B
No.
K
Games
H
Totals
D
Totals
M
Totals
T
Totals
G
Totals
B
Totals
K
Totals
H
Averages (per game)
D
Averages (per game)
M
Averages (per game)
T
2012
2012
Season
2012
Team
Brisbane Lions
No.
15
Games
16
Totals
16
Totals
14
Totals
168
Totals
146
Totals
314
Totals
74
Totals
103
Averages (per game)
1.0
Averages (per game)
0.9
Averages (per game)
10.5
Averages (per game)
9.1
Averages (per game)
19.6
Averages (per game)
4.6
Averages (per game)
6.4
Votes
6
2013
2013
Season
2013
Team
Brisbane Lions
No.
15
Games
22
Totals
26
Totals
27
Totals
193
Totals
139
Totals
332
Totals
57
Totals
117
Averages (per game)
1.2
Averages (per game)
1.2
Averages (per game)
8.8
Averages (per game)
6.3
Averages (per game)
15.1
Averages (per game)
2.6
Averages (per game)
5.3
Votes
3
2014
2014
Season
2014
Team
Brisbane Lions
No.
15
Games
21
Totals
18
Totals
16
Totals
222
Totals
244
Totals
466
Totals
59
Totals
115
Averages (per game)
0.9
Averages (per game)
0.8
Averages (per game)
10.6
Averages (per game)
11.6
Averages (per game)
22.2
Averages (per game)
2.8
Averages (per game)
5.5
Votes
8
2015
2015
Season
2015
Team
Brisbane Lions
No.
15
Games
22
Totals
18
Totals
11
Totals
300
Totals
205
Totals
505
Totals
98
Totals
85
Averages (per game)
0.8
Averages (per game)
0.5
Averages (per game)
13.6
Averages (per game)
9.3
Averages (per game)
22.3
Averages (per game)
4.5
Averages (per game)
3.9
Votes
5
2016
2016
Season
2016
Team
Brisbane Lions
No.
15
Games
20
Totals
23
Totals
16
Totals
300
Totals
171
Totals
471
Totals
83
Totals
128
Averages (per game)
1.2
Averages (per game)
0.8
Averages (per game)
15.0
Averages (per game)
8.6
Averages (per game)
23.6
Averages (per game)
4.2
Averages (per game)
6.4
Votes
5
2017
2017
Season
2017
Team
Brisbane Lions
No.
15
Games
21
Totals
34
Totals
27
Totals
341
Totals
185
Totals
526
Totals
79
Totals
147
Averages (per game)
1.6
Averages (per game)
1.3
Averages (per game)
16.2
Averages (per game)
8.8
Averages (per game)
25.1
Averages (per game)
3.8
Averages (per game)
7.0
Votes
14
2018
2018
Season
2018
Team
Brisbane Lions
No.
15
Games
22
Totals
26
Totals
18
Totals
302
Totals
155
Totals
457
Totals
54
Totals
159
Averages (per game)
1.2
Averages (per game)
0.8
Averages (per game)
13.7
Averages (per game)
7.0
Averages (per game)
20.8
Averages (per game)
2.5
Averages (per game)
7.2
Votes
6
2019
2019
Season
2019
Team
Brisbane Lions
No.
15
Games
24
Totals
23
Totals
19
Totals
404
Totals
132
Totals
536
Totals
94
Totals
160
Averages (per game)
1.0
Averages (per game)
0.8
Averages (per game)
16.8
Averages (per game)
5.5
Averages (per game)
22.3
Averages (per game)
3.9
Averages (per game)
6.7
Votes
19
2020
2020
Season
2020
Team
Brisbane Lions
No.
15
Games
17
Totals
9
Totals
15
Totals
222
Totals
64
Totals
286
Totals
65
Totals
75
Averages (per game)
0.5
Averages (per game)
0.9
Averages (per game)
13.1
Averages (per game)
3.8
Averages (per game)
16.8
Averages (per game)
3.8
Averages (per game)
4.4
Votes
0
2021
2021
Season
2021
Team
Brisbane Lions
No.
15
Games
23
Totals
17
Totals
18
Totals
386
Totals
169
Totals
555
Totals
122
Totals
140
Averages (per game)
0.7
Averages (per game)
0.8
Averages (per game)
16.8
Averages (per game)
7.4
Averages (per game)
24.1
Averages (per game)
5.3
Averages (per game)
6.1
Votes
14
2022
2022
Season
2022
Team
Brisbane Lions
No.
15
Games
22
Totals
6
Totals
9
Totals
323
Totals
114
Totals
437
Totals
127
Totals
64
Averages (per game)
0.3
Averages (per game)
0.4
Averages (per game)
14.7
Averages (per game)
5.2
Averages (per game)
19.9
Averages (per game)
5.8
Averages (per game)
2.9
Votes
5
2023
2023
Season
2023
Team
Brisbane Lions
No.
15
Games
20
Totals
8
Totals
8
Totals
272
Totals
106
Totals
378
Totals
118
Totals
71
Averages (per game)
0.4
Averages (per game)
0.4
Averages (per game)
13.6
Averages (per game)
5.3
Averages (per game)
18.9
Averages (per game)
5.9
Averages (per game)
3.6
Votes
0
2024#
2024#
Season
2024#
Team
Brisbane Lions
No.
15
Games
27
Totals
9
Totals
6
Totals
566†
Totals
145
Totals
711
Totals
213†
Totals
86
Averages (per game)
0.3
Averages (per game)
0.2
Averages (per game)
21.0†
Averages (per game)
5.4
Averages (per game)
26.3
Averages (per game)
7.9
Averages (per game)
3.2
Votes
12
2025#
2025#
Season
2025#
Team
Brisbane Lions
No.
15
Games
27
Totals
4
Totals
7
Totals
571†
Totals
140
Totals
711
Totals
185
Totals
72
Averages (per game)
0.1
Averages (per game)
0.3
Averages (per game)
21.1
Averages (per game)
5.2
Averages (per game)
26.3
Averages (per game)
6.9
Averages (per game)
2.7
Votes
14
Career
Career
Season
Career
Team
304
No.
237
Games
211
Totals
4570
Totals
2115
Totals
6685
Totals
1428
Totals
1522
Totals
0.8
Totals
0.7
Averages (per game)
15.0
Averages (per game)
7.0
Averages (per game)
22.0
Averages (per game)
4.7
Averages (per game)
5.0
Averages (per game)
111
Season
Team
No.
Games
Totals
Averages (per game)
Votes
G
B
K
H
D
M
T
G
B
K
H
D
M
T
2012
Brisbane Lions
15
16
16
14
168
146
314
74
103
1.0
0.9
10.5
9.1
19.6
4.6
6.4
6
2013
Brisbane Lions
15
22
26
27
193
139
332
57
117
1.2
1.2
8.8
6.3
15.1
2.6
5.3
3
2014
Brisbane Lions
15
21
18
16
222
244
466
59
115
0.9
0.8
10.6
11.6
22.2
2.8
5.5
8
2015
Brisbane Lions
15
22
18
11
300
205
505
98
85
0.8
0.5
13.6
9.3
22.3
4.5
3.9
5
2016
Brisbane Lions
15
20
23
16
300
171
471
83
128
1.2
0.8
15.0
8.6
23.6
4.2
6.4
5
2017
Brisbane Lions
15
21
34
27
341
185
526
79
147
1.6
1.3
16.2
8.8
25.1
3.8
7.0
14
2018
Brisbane Lions
15
22
26
18
302
155
457
54
159
1.2
0.8
13.7
7.0
20.8
2.5
7.2
6
2019
Brisbane Lions
15
24
23
19
404
132
536
94
160
1.0
0.8
16.8
5.5
22.3
3.9
6.7
19
2020
Brisbane Lions
15
17
9
15
222
64
286
65
75
0.5
0.9
13.1
3.8
16.8
3.8
4.4
0
2021
Brisbane Lions
15
23
17
18
386
169
555
122
140
0.7
0.8
16.8
7.4
24.1
5.3
6.1
14
2022
Brisbane Lions
15
22
6
9
323
114
437
127
64
0.3
0.4
14.7
5.2
19.9
5.8
2.9
5
2023
Brisbane Lions
15
20
8
8
272
106
378
118
71
0.4
0.4
13.6
5.3
18.9
5.9
3.6
0
2024#
Brisbane Lions
15
27
9
6
566†
145
711
213†
86
0.3
0.2
21.0†
5.4
26.3
7.9
3.2
12
2025#
Brisbane Lions
15
27
4
7
571†
140
711
185
72
0.1
0.3
21.1
5.2
26.3
6.9
2.7
14
Career
304
237
211
4570
2115
6685
1428
1522
0.8
0.7
15.0
7.0
22.0
4.7
5.0
111

References

  1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (do
  2. "Dayne Zorko re-signs"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20230507111421/https://www.aflq.com.au/dayne-zorko-re-signs/
  3. "Zorko makes All-Australian history"
    https://www.lions.com.au/news/1642002/zorko-makes-all-australian-history
  4. Back to the beginning for Zorko from AFL Queensland 20 March 2014
    https://www.aflq.com.au/back-to-the-beginning-for-zorko/
  5. Zorko Marks 250 On Biggest Stage By Peter Blucher for Lions Media 28 September 2023
    https://www.lions.com.au/news/1441489/zorko-marks-250-on-biggest-stage
  6. AFL Queensland
    https://www.aflq.com.au/broadbeach-cats-2019-qafl-season-preview/
  7. AFL Queensland
    https://www.aflq.com.au/i-feel-there-are-exciting-times-ahead-zorko-announced-as-broadbeach-coach/
  8. AFL Record Round 4, 2022 pg 50
  9. AFL Players Association
    http://www.aflplayers.com.au/article/in-the-bottle-the-great-zorko/
  10. AFL Queensland
    http://www.aflq.com.au/zorko-from-zero-to-100/
  11. Courier Mail
    https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/teams/brisbane/dayne-zorko-says-it-is-a-special-feeling-to-be-able-to-play-football-at-broadbeach-again/news-story/b7ee0efd2be3cc56224879f046c1bae0
  12. Gold Coast Bulletin
    https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/sport/afl/untold-story-of-the-rise-of-brisbane-lions-afl-star-dayne-zorko/news-story/169647477dbb9089f76fc0603aff7108
  13. Queensland Times
    https://www.qt.com.au/news/party-boy-whispers-stunned-lions-skipper/4017270/
  14. AFL Queensland
    https://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-4609-4-0-0&sID=108278&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=8001889
  15. SEN
    https://www.sen.com.au/news/2020/05/18/gold-coast-had-a-future-club-captain-under-their-nose-in-2010-and-never/
  16. news.com.au
    https://web.archive.org/web/20181029001555/https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/brisbane-midfielder-dayne-zorkos-path-to-the-afl-stage-has-been-different-than-most/news-story/1156c655fef1594080edfda71a5ea5cd
  17. Courier Mail
    https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/teams/brisbane/dayne-zorko-a-star-for-brisbane-lions-after-being-passed-over-by-gold-coast-suns/news-story/65708e10651f4b76da94dbc74f47006b
  18. [https://www.afl.com.au/news/644238/too-slow-too-small-too-unfit-the-day-dayne-zorko-crushed-popular-opinion Too slow, t
    https://www.afl.com.au/news/644238/too-slow-too-small-too-unfit-the-day-dayne-zorko-crushed-popular-opinion
  19. hashtagfooty.com.au
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170906134218/http://www.hashtagfooty.com.au/brisbane-lions/content/dayne-zorko-raises-hand-for-all-australian-selection
  20. afl.com.au
    http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-09-12/four-lions-share-top-honour-at-best-and-fairest
  21. afl.com.au
    http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-09-03/zorko-goes-backtoback-in-lions-year-of-pain
  22. afl.com.au
    http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-08-30/2017-all-australian-team-revealed
  23. afl.com.au
    http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-05-23/beams-steps-aside-as-lions-skipper
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    http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-05-25/learning-to-lead-lion-ready-to-step-up
  25. afl.com.au
    https://www.afl.com.au/news/825611
  26. afl.com.au
    https://www.afl.com.au/news/874953/veteran-skipper-steps-down-as-lion-king
  27. ESPN
    https://www.espn.com.au/afl/story/_/id/40085398/afl-round-8-zorko-stars-lions-defy-carnage-qclash-win
  28. AFL
    https://www.afl.com.au/news/1231476/lion-kings-chris-fagans-heroes-thrash-sydney-swans-in-grand-final-shock
  29. AFL Tables
    https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/D/Dayne_Zorko.html
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