Dane Rampe

Rampe was born in Sydney and grew up in Clovelly, New South Wales. His grandparents and father had migrated to Sydney from Estonia.[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/sydney/dane-rampe-is-proud-of-his-estonian-heritage-and-long-journey-to-the-afl/news-story/e37b76b21def82087b817437c75083c2 5 July 2016] from Herald Sun. 5 July 2016 Rampe grew up near to the SCG and attended the Sydney Swans vs. {{AFL Col}} match in which Tony Lockett kicked his record-breaking 1,300th AFL goal as one of the hundreds who flooded the field when it occurred.{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-06-06/im-sick-of-seeing-myself-in-the-news-rampe-on-gaffes|title='I'm sick of seeing myself in the news': Rampe on gaffes|publisher=Australian Football League|first=Rob|last=Forsaith|date=7 June 2019|access-date=7 June 2019}} He credits this event as converting him in to a passionate Swans fan, following this he became a regular at matches and idolised Brett Kirk, Adam Goodes and Jude Bolton.[https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/swan-rampe-living-his-dream/djzb36v2h Swan Rampe living his dream] from sbs.com.au 15 July 2013 The Swans-West Coast Eagles rivalry also inspired an intense passion for AFL.[https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/21379/mad-fan-to-milestone-man-rampes-rise-to-150th Mad fan to milestone man: Rampe's rise to 150th] By Zachary Gates for Sydney Swans 6 June, 2019

Rampe was educated at Newington College in Stanmore where he played basketball and soccer. An obvious athletic talent, his school asked him to switch from soccer to rugby union at age 17. However being an AFL fan, in 2012 he decided to try the sport at club level with the UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs.[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/elevated-dane-rampes-rising-profile/story-e6frf9nf-1226608719611 Herald Sun] He was soon noticed by AFL talent scouts and signed on to the Sydney Swans Academy. Determined to make a career out of the sport Rampe nominated for the AFL draft, but after being overlooked, moved to Melbourne to attempt to gain entry to the league through pursue a career in the sport. He spent three seasons in the Victorian Football League (VFL) with Williamstown helping them win the inaugural Foxtel Cup and playing in the 2011 VFL Grand Final. He was twice invited to train with the Western Bulldogs in the preseason. The Bulldogs, however, snubbed him in the 2010 AFL Draft.[https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/dogs-afl-draft-snub-was-right-call-rampe/l43b5ggoz Dogs' AFL draft snub was right call: Rampe] from SBS News 28 September 2016 Feeling he had missed his chance to break into the AFL he returned to Sydney. In 2012 he played for UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs in the Sydney AFL and won the Phelan medal as the best player in the league for the season. His performance earned the notice of the Swans and as a Swans Academy product he was offered a spot on Sydney's rookie list in the 2012 AFL Draft.

Rampe made his debut for the Swans in 2013 and went on to play 23 games in that season. His standout game was in Round 11 against the Adelaide Crows where he had 18 disposals (11 kicks, 7 handballs) along with 4 marks and 4 tackles in his sides impressive 127 to 50 victory.{{fact|date=September 2022}} In 2016, he was named All-Australian.

In March 2017, Rampe injured himself while out jogging. He fell and broke his arm.{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-27/sydney-swans-dane-rampe-breaks-arm-in-freak-training-accident/8390142|title = Swans coach 'couldn't believe' how Rampe broke his arm at training|publisher = ABC News|location=Australia|date = 27 March 2017}} On 24 May 2017, it was announced that he would wear number 50 on his guernsey, rather than his usual 24, for the round 10 Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round game against {{AFL Haw}}. This was to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum, which allowed Indigenous Australians to be counted with the general population in the census.{{Cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-05-24/players-number-tribute-to-indigenous-breakthrough|title=Players' number tribute to indigenous breakthrough|publisher=Australian Football League|date=24 May 2017|access-date=26 May 2017}}

Rampe had an outstanding 2019 season, albeit not without some controversy. He was appointed co-captain alongside Josh Kennedy and Luke Parker prior to the season,{{cite web |title=Sydney Swans appoint co-captains |url=https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/2018-12-14/swans-appoint-cocaptains |website=sydneyswans.com.au |access-date=18 September 2019}} and he won his first best-and-fairest award for the Swans after playing all but one match for the year.{{cite web |last1=Curley |first1=Adam |title=Swans co-captain wins first Bob Skilton Medal in a landslide |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-09-17/swans-cocaptain-rampe-wins-first-bob-skilton-medal-in-a-landslide |website=AFL.com.au |access-date=18 September 2019}} He gained notoriety during the year when he jumped onto a goalpost after the Round 8 match against Essendon to stop David Myers from trying to kick a goal after the siren. He was fined {{AUD|1,000}} for his stunt, and {{AUD|10,000}} for saying "You talk like a little girl" to the umpire.[https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/dane-rampe-hit-with-two-fines-in-staggering-afl-carveup/news-story/9d43cc8c64e0e09c73af29cd64d6005c Dane Rampe hit with two fines in staggering AFL carve-up (news.com.au)]

In 2020, Rampe had another excellent year in defence, although impeded significantly with a broken hand sustained in Rd 8 against Hawthorn. Remarkably he had continued to play another four games with the injury, before further damage led to a premature end to his season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/487573/-really-unfortunate-another-gun-swan-done-for-2020-after-hand-breaks-again|title = INJURY CRISIS: Gun defender, mid done as Sydney wipes out eight}} His courage over continuing to play with the injury lead to him being awarded the Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player at the end of the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/817833/rampe-named-most-courageous#:~:text=Sydney%20Swans%20defender%20Dane%20Rampe,event%20conducted%20on%20Tuesday%20afternoon.|title=Rampe named most courageous}}

Updated to the end of the 2022 season.{{cite web|title=Dane Rampe stats|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/D/Dane_Rampe.html|publisher=AFL Tables|access-date=1 November 2016}}

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|-

| 2013 || {{AFL Syd}} || 43

| 23 || 1 || 2 || 205 || 95 || 300 || 67 || 60 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 8.9 || 4.1 || 13.0 || 2.9 || 2.6 || 0

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| 2014 || {{AFL Syd}} || 24

| 25 || 3 || 2 || 245 || 152 || 397 || 93 || 76 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 9.8 || 6.1 || 15.9 || 3.7 || 3.0 || 0

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| 2015 || {{AFL Syd}} || 24

| 24 || 1 || 3 || 284 || 172 || 456 || 137 || 60 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 11.8 || 7.2 || 19.0 || 5.7 || 2.5 || 0

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| 2016 || {{AFL Syd}} || 24

| 26 || 1 || 2 || 303 || 175 || 478 || 141 || 63 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 11.7 || 6.7 || 18.4 || 5.4 || 2.4 || 2

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| 2017 || {{AFL Syd}} || 24, 50

| 17 || 0 || 1 || 165 || 117 || 282 || 99 || 32 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 9.7 || 6.9 || 16.6 || 5.8 || 1.9 || 2

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| 2018 || {{AFL Syd}} || 24

| 23 || 0 || 1 || 231 || 155 || 386 || 123 || 55 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 10.0 || 6.7 || 16.8 || 5.4 || 2.4 || 1

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| 2019 || {{AFL Syd}} || 24

| 21 || 0 || 1 || 165 || 156 || 421 || 123 || 60 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 12.6 || 7.4 || 18.4 || 5.9 || 2.9 || 0

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| 2020{{efn|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.}} || {{AFL Syd}} || 24

| 11 || 0 || 0 || 105 || 55 || 160 || 42 || 15 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 9.5 || 5.0 || 14.5 || 3.8 || 1.4 || 1

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| 2021 || {{AFL Syd}} || 24

| 20 || 0 || 1 || 248 || 113 || 361 || 123 || 34 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 12.4 || 5.6 || 18.0 || 6.1 || 1.7 || 0

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| 2022 || {{AFL Syd}} || 24

| 25 || 1 || 0 || 223 || 99 || 322 || 118 || 49 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 8.9 || 4.0 || 12.9 || 4.7 || 2.0 || 0

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! colspan=3 | Career

! 215 !! 7 !! 13 !! 2274 !! 1289 !! 3563 !! 1066 !! 504 !! 0.0 !! 0.1 !! 10.6 !! 6.0 !! 16.6 !! 5.0 !! 2.3 !! 6

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• 3× Minor Premiership ({{AFL Syd}}): 2014, 2016, 2024

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• Sydney captain: 2019–
• Bob Skilton Medal: 2019
• All-Australian team: 2016

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