Dan_Foley_(footballer)

Dan Foley

Dan Foley

Australian rules footballer

Dan Foley (born 25 October 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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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

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    Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
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    Devaney, John (2008). Full Points Footy's WA Football Companion. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-0-9556897-1-0.
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    "Dan Foley". AFL Tables.
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    The Age, "Melbourne", 8 March 1985, p. 24
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    "Daniel Foley (West Perth)". WAFL Online.
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    "WAFL FootyFacts - FOLEY, Daniel Joseph (Dan)".
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    "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.
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    "The Block casts same-sex couple and oldest ever-team for Melbourne factory renovation". smh.com.au. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
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