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David Zaharakis

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Ex AFL Star and Aust Survivor

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About me

  • Essendon Bombers
  • Sport
  • Australian Rules Football
  • AFL
  • Ironman
  • Sports Media
  • Entertainment
  • Media
  • Content Creator

David Zaharakis is a current triathlete, competing in various triathlons and Ironman events around Australia and the world. Currently he has completed:

  • 2 x IRONMAN
  • 5 x 70.3 Ironman

David is well known for being an AFL player for the Essendon Football Club from 2009-2021. David burst on to the AFL scene with a match winning goal against Collingwood on Anzac Day in 2009 in just his 4th AFL game.

David won the Crichton Medal as Essendon's Best and Fairest in 2011 and won the 2013 ANZAC Day Medal. He was involved in Essendons leadership group for numerous years, helping the club transition out of one of its worst times in history, mentoring younger players and teaching them the requirements of being a professional in the AFL. David retired from AFL in 2021, playing 226 games for the Essendon Football Club. 

Major Achievements 

  • 226 AFL Games
  • ANZAC Day Medal 2013
  • 2011 Crichton Medal
  • NAB AFL Rising Star nominee 2009
  • 22 Under 22 Team 2012
David appeared on Australian Survivor S8 Heroes vs Villains in 2022. He loves to travel and has a Bachelors Degree from Deakin University: Bachelor of Property & Real Estate, majoring in Global Finance. In his spare time, he creates various digital content for businesses/Instagram campaigns. 
David is media trained with years of experience during his 13-year AFL career: 
  • Hosted his own podcast (The Pros and The Cons 2019-21.
  • Co-hosted TAC Future Stars and AFL Footy Show on channel 9. 
  • Guest host on AFL GameDay on channel 7. 
  • Fox footy AFL guest commentator. 
  • AFL radio commentary for Croc media. 
  • Radio advertisement for various businesses. 

Based in

Victoria

Available in

Need me to travel to your location? I will travel for opportunities in:
Victoria, Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, United Kingdom, United States

Endorsements

We engaged David Zaharakis through Pickstar to attend our Mens Night on 16th March. He undertook a Meet n Greet with some of our young community members and created a relaxed environment for his audience signing memorabilia, answering questions and participating in photo opportunities. David was the guest speaker at our Mens Night and spoke to an enthusiastic group, participated in discussions and mingled with participants ensuring everyone had an opportunity to speak with him personally. David delivered everything we hoped for and more. He was engaging, easy to talk to, informative, enthusiastic, open. We can't thank him enough for making the Mens Night something special.
Faith Martin, Biggara Recreation Reserve Committee Inc
We had David Zaharakis come down for our past players & premierships reunion day/night. David went above and beyond for us and was fantastic with everone of all ages. He was our keynote speaker for the night and all reviews from his attendence and speaking have been 100% super positive. We couldn't speak any higher of him and Pickstar for the experience. We would highly recommend.
Sale Football Club
David Zaharakis was excellent! His talk was really captivating and he stayed around afterwards to take photos and interact with our guests. Highly recommend and would use pickstar again for our future events.
Water Industry Operators Association
The Pickstar app is so easy to use. The stars started responding straight away. We booked David Zaharakis to attend our event. He was very responsive to our messages. And totally nailed the appearance on the day. Will definitely use Pickstar again. Highly recommend 10/10.
Sara