Dan Foley

Dan Foley
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-10-25) 25 October 1960
Original team(s) West Perth
Height/Weight 193 cm / 86 kg
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1983–1985 Richmond 13 (9)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1985 season.

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]

References

  1. 1 2 Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. ↑ Devaney, John (2008). Full Points Footy's WA Football Companion. Lulu.com. ISBN 0-9556897-1-6.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Dan Foley". AFL Tables.
  4. ↑ The Age, "Melbourne", 8 March 1985, p. 24
  5. ↑ "Daniel Foley (West Perth)". WAFL Online.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, January 31, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.