Daisy Bateman
{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Daisy Bateman
| image = Daisy Bateman 27.03.21.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Bateman with North Melbourne in March 2021
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|02|20|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| originalteam = Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)
| draftpick = No. 25, 2018 national draft
| debutdate = Round 1, 2019
| debutteam = {{AFLW|NM}}
| debutopponent = {{AFLW|Car}}
| debutstadium = North Hobart Oval
| height = 166 cm
| weight =
| position = Midfield
| currentclub =
| guernsey = 8
| years1 = 2019–2022
| club1 = {{AFLW|NM}}
| games_goals1 = 34 (22)
| years2 = S7 (2022)–2023
| club2 = {{AFLW|WB}}
| games_goals2 = 14 {{0}}(3)
| games_goalstotal = 48 (25)
| statsend = the 2023 season
| careerhighlights = Junior
- TAC Cup Girls Team of the Year: 2018
- U18 All-Australian: 2018.
}}
Daisy Bateman (born 20 February 2000) is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and former Australian rules footballer who last played for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).
She previously played for North Melbourne.
Australian rules football career
=Early career=
As a teen, Bateman was originally a junior basketball player, but focused on Australian football during the first season of the AFL Women's competition in 2017.{{cite web |last1=Bastiani |first1=Gemma |title=What do you do when you fall out of love with footy? |url=https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/featured/1287053/what-do-you-do-when-you-fall-out-of-love-with-footy |website=afl.com.au |access-date=16 June 2025 |date=14 April 2025}} Prior to her draft year, Bateman played with {{VFLW Col}} in the VFL Women's competition and with the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup Girls competition. She earned selection in the TAC Cup Girls Team of the Year and was named All-Australian for her performances at the 2018 AFL Women's Under 18 Championships. It was revealed she signed on with the club for one more season on 17 June 2021, tying her to the club until the end of 2022.{{cite web|title=AFLW: Roos eye the future|url=https://www.nmfc.com.au/news/959490/aflw-roos-eye-the-future|last1=Zanardo|first1=Karla|access-date=19 June 2021|work=North Media|date=17 June 2021}}
=AFLW career=
Bateman was drafted by {{AFLW|NM}} with the club's first selection and the 25th pick overall in the 2018 AFL Women's draft.{{cite news |title=Pick 25: Daisy Bateman |url=http://www.nmfc.com.au/news/2018-10-23/pick-25-daisy-bateman |access-date=8 February 2019 |work=North Melbourne FC |publisher=Telstra Media |date=23 October 2018}} She made her debut in the club's inaugural match, a 36-point victory over {{AFLW|Car}} at North Hobart Oval in the opening round of the 2019 season.{{cite news |last1=Warren |first1=Stu |title=Match report: Roos thrash Blues on memorable debut |url=https://womens.afl/news/15891/match-report-roos-thrash-blues-on-memorable-debut |access-date=7 February 2019 |work=AFL Media |publisher=Telstra Media |date=3 February 2019}} Across the first three seasons with North Melbourne she played every match with the club, but was omitted before the club's round 8 match against {{AFLW|Mel}}.
In June 2022, Bateman was traded to {{AFLW|WB}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/1145287/bateman-becomes-a-bulldog|title=Bateman becomes a Bulldog|publisher=Telstra|work=Western Bulldogs|date=8 June 2022}}
While at the Western Bulldogs, Bateman struggled with the team languishing down the bottom of the ladder. She was delisted by the Bulldogs at the end of the 2023 season.
Music career – ''Daezy''
Following the 2020 AFL Women's season Bateman taught herself to play piano and started writing songs. Bateman eventually formed the four-piece indie-pop-rock{{cite web |title=Daezy |url=https://premierartists.com.au/artist/daezy/ |website=Premier Artists |access-date=16 June 2025}} band Daezy with Jackson Raeburn, Josh Michaels and Sam Gilfedder. The group started performing in February 2024. The band released their debut single "Forever" on 12 October 2024 and an EP titled See Me Standing in April 2025.{{cite web |title=Daezy - triple j Unearthed |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplejunearthed/artist/daezy/ |website=abc.net.au |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=16 June 2025}}
See Me Standing has been described as "emotional storytelling through sound," with the Bateman's voice described as "gritty and raspy," but also "crystalline and angelic."{{cite web |last1=Perica |first1=Sofia |title=LIVE REVIEW: DAEZY @ THE WORKERS CLUB |url=https://www.thebackbeatpodcast.com/reviews/ct6v92yu8cibpw3uzzfr3quv4ejpx1 |website=The BackBeat Podcast |access-date=16 June 2025 |date=22 April 2025}}{{cite web |last1=Fuamoli |first1=Sosefina |title=Review: Daezy @ The Workers Club (Melbourne) |url=https://scenestr.com.au/music/review-daezy-the-workers-club-melbourne-20250423 |website=scenestr |access-date=16 June 2025 |date=23 April 2025}}
Personal life
She grew up in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs and attended Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne.
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{NMplayer}}
- {{AustralianFootball|ref=Daisy%2BBateman/20476}}
{{Inaugural North Melbourne AFL Women's team}}
{{2021 AFL Women's Rising Star nominees}}
{{2018 AFL Women's draft}}
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Category:North Melbourne Football Club (AFLW) players
Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Category:Oakleigh Chargers players (Talent League Girls)
Category:21st-century Australian singers
Category:21st-century Australian women singers
Category:Australian indie pop musicians
Category:Australian indie rock musicians
Category:Australian women rock singers
Category:Musicians from Melbourne
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