Dan Foley (born 25 October 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Foley, a centre half-forward, started his career at West Perth, the club his father Brian had played for.[1] Brian Foley won the Sandover Medal in 1959.[2]
He debuted for Richmond midway through the 1983 VFL season and finished the year with six appearances.[3] A highlight was a five goal haul in Richmond’s round 18 win over eventual grand finalists Essendon.[3] During his time at Richmond he struggled with injuries and played only one league game in 1984.[1][3] In the 1985 pre-season, Foley trained with Melbourne, but returned to Richmond and made five further appearances.[3][4]
After his time at Richmond ended, Foley played again with West Perth. He won both the club’s best and fairest and leading goal-kicker awards in the 1986 WAFL season.[5] He kicked 46 goals from 20 games.[6]
In 2016, he and his wife Carleen are competing contestants on the Australian reality TV series The Block.[7][8]
References
- ^ a b Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ Devaney, John (2008). Full Points Footy’s WA Football Companion. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-0-9556897-1-0.
- ^ a b c d “Dan Foley”. AFL Tables.
- ^ The Age, “Melbourne”, 8 March 1985, p. 24
- ^ “Daniel Foley (West Perth)”. WAFL Online. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ “WAFL FootyFacts – FOLEY, Daniel Joseph (Dan)”.
- ^ “Insults fly as The Block looks set to go up against Australian Survivor in a bloody reality TV war”. news.com.au. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ “The Block casts same-sex couple and oldest ever-team for Melbourne factory renovation”. smh.com.au. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
External links
- Dan Foley’s playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Dan Foley at AustralianFootball.com
- Dan Foley’s WAFL playing statistics at WAFLFootyFacts.net
