Daria Bannister

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| name = Daria Bannister

| image = Daria Bannister 27.03.21.jpg

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| caption = Bannister with North Melbourne in March 2021

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|04|20|df=y}}

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| death_date =

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| originalteam = {{TSL Laun}} (TWL)

| draftpick = No. 19, 2017 AFL Women's draft

| debutdate = Round 1, 2018

| debutteam = {{AFLW|WB}}

| debutopponent = {{AFLW|Fre}}

| debutstadium = VU Whitten Oval

| height = 162 cm

| weight =

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = {{AFLW|Ess}}

| guernsey = 3

| years1 = 2018

| club1 = {{AFLW|WB}}

| games_goals1 = {{0}}1 {{0}}(0)

| years2 = 2019–2022

| club2 = {{AFLW|NM}}

| games_goals2 = 24 (14)

| years3 = S7 (2022)–

| club3 = {{AFLW|Ess}}

| games_goals3 = 15 (11)

| games_goalstotal = 40 (25)

| statsend = the 2023 season

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Daria Bannister (born 20 April 1999) is an Australian rules footballer with Essendon in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Bannister was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their fourth selection and nineteenth overall in the 2017 AFL Women's draft.{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/womens-afl/2017-aflw-draft-isabel-huntington-goes-at-pick-one-to-western-bulldogs-20171018-gz360j.html|title=2017 AFLW draft: Isabel Huntington goes at pick No.1 to Western Bulldogs|last=Cherney|first=Daniel|date=18 October 2017|work=The Age|location=Fairfax Media|accessdate=4 February 2018}} She made her debut in the 26-point win against {{AFLW|Fre}} at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2018 season.{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/aflw-round-1-teams-named-stars-set-for-second-season/news-story/077a366efa799f0a65cbc3eba0645036|title=AFLW Round 1 teams named: Stars set for second season|last=Salemme|first=Kate|date=1 February 2018|work=Herald Sun|publisher=News Corp Australia|accessdate=4 February 2018}} She suffered a knee injury in the fourth quarter of that match, later revealed to be a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament. The resulting surgery would see and end to her AFLW season and carry an estimated 12 months of recovery.{{cite news|last1=Cherny|first1=Daniel|title=Bulldog suffers ACL tear in AFLW|url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/womens-afl/bulldog-suffers-acl-tear-in-aflw-20180206-p4yzja.html|accessdate=8 February 2018|work=The Age|publisher=Fairfax Media|date=7 February 2018}} In May 2018, Bannister signed with expansion club North Melbourne to play with the club in the 2019 AFLW season.{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-05-11/aflw-roos-cats-start-list-builds-ahead-of-debuts|title=AFLW: Roos, Cats start list builds ahead of '19|last=Black|first=Sarah|date=11 May 2018|work=AFL.com.au|publisher=Telstra Media|accessdate=12 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511150349/http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-05-11/aflw-roos-cats-start-list-builds-ahead-of-debuts|archive-date=11 May 2018|url-status=dead}} It was revealed she signed on with the club for two more seasons on 17 June 2021, tying her to the club until the end of 2023;{{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}} however, in May 2022, she joined expansion club Essendon.{{cite web|url=https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/1134790/five-more-to-don-the-sash|title=Five more to don the sash|publisher=Telstra Media|work=Hawthorn|date=25 May 2022}}

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end the 2023 AFLW season{{cite web|url=https://australianfootball.com/players/playerseason/Daria+Bannister/20224|title=Daria Bannister–player stats by season|work=Australian Football|accessdate=8 June 2024}}

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! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2018 ||{{AFLW|WB}} || 20 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 5 || 3 || 2 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 4.0 || 1.0 || 5.0 || 3.0 || 2.0

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019 ||{{AFLW|NM}} || 2 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 6 || 2 || 4 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 3.0 || 0.0 || 3.0 || 1.0 || 2.0

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2020 ||{{AFLW|NM}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 2.0 || 0.0 || 2.0

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2021 ||{{AFLW|NM}} || 2 || 10 || 6 || 7 || 37 || 23 || 60 || 15 || 11 || 0.6 || 0.7 || 3.7 || 2.3 || 6.0 || 1.5 || 1.1

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2022 S6 ||{{AFLW|NM}} || 2 || 11 || 7 || 5 || 50 || 17 || 67 || 17 || 12 || 0.6 || 0.5 || 4.5 || 1.5 || 6.1 || 1.5 || 1.1

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2022 S7 ||{{AFLW|Ess}} || 3 || 9 || 8 || 4 || 67 || 29 || 96 || 24 || 32 || 0.9 || 0.4 || 7.4 || 3.2 || 10.7 || 2.7 || 3.6

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2023 ||{{AFLW|Ess}} || 3 || 6 || 3 || 4 || 34 || 21 || 55 || 20 || 21 || 0.5 || 0.7 || 5.7 || 3.5 || 9.2 || 3.3 || 3.5

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! colspan=3| Career

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