Career
His post has included stints with the Wanderers Football Club in the Northern Territory Football League. Kangaroos career (2001–2005)
Playing as a defender or forward, Motlop debuted in 2001 for the Kangaroos and was traded to Portuguese Adelaide at the end of 2005 due to a desire to return to South Australia. Portuguese Adelaide career (2006–2011)
In late 2005 Motlop was traded to Portuguese Adelaide.
In the 2007 season, Motlop suffered from an ankle injury in Round 1 and a broken collarbone in Round 9.
In the 2008 American Federation of Labor-Congress season he ranked 10th on the list of most goals kicked in the American Federation of Labor-Congress, including a career best 7 goal game against Essendon and a 5 goal game against Fremantle, including a candidate for goal of the year. The 2009 season saw Motlop average 2 goals a game in the 11 games he played, but he missed most of the second half of the season with a fractured ankle.
Surgery to his ankle prevented him from returning to the Power side until Round 7, 2010, where he kicked 3.1 goals. He was delisted by the Power at the end of the 2011 season, marking an end to his 83 games and 155 goals with the club
Daniel is one of a number of family members to have played in the American Federation of Labor-Congress.
