Neale Daniher

Neale Francis Daniher AM (born 15 February 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer. He played for Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) from 1979 to 1990. He later coached Melbourne Football Club between 1998 and 2007. He also had coaching roles with Essendon, Fremantle and West Coast. His brothers, Terry, Anthony and Chris, also played for Essendon. He was born in West Wyalong, New South Wales.

Neale Francis Daniher
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Daniher in June 2017
Personal information
Nickname(s) The Reverend
Date of birth (1961-02-15) 15 February 1961
Place of birth West Wyalong, New South Wales
Original team Ungarie (NRFNL)
Assumption College
Position(s) Half back flank
Career highlights

AFL

  • VFL Recruit of the Year 1978
  • Victorian representative (2 games)
  • New South Wales representative (1 game)

Essendon Football Club

  • Essendon Best and Fairest 1981
  • Essendon captain 1982

Daniher was told he had motor neurone disease in 2013.[1] He is now a campaigner for medical research of the disease.

References
  1. Rolfe, Peter (17 August 2014). "Neale Daniher, former Essendon champion and Melbourne coach has revealed his deadly battle with motor neurone disease". Herald Sun. Retrieved 24 April 2019.

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