He played both codes for Ungarie for many years. After this he returned to Melbourne to become an assistant coach for Essendon, coaching a reserves premiership in 1999,[4] and serving as assistant coach of the team that won the 2000 Grand Final. They produced more footballers for Ungarie. Daniher becomes chief executive of the AFL Coaches Association. On September 1, 1990, four brothers made Australian Rules history by playing together for the one team, the Essendon Football Club, something that is unlikely to ever happen again. 1996Continues as a Fremantle assistant coach, Daniher coaches The Allies against Victoria in State of Origin. Subscribe Log In. He is currently waging a courageous campaign against Motor-Neurone Disease (MND) and has been instrumental in fund-raising efforts that have raised millions of dollars for research into the disease. The youngest brother, Chris, went to Essendon in 1987 and played 124 games and kicked 40 goals in a ten-year stay. It was the first time a quartet of brothers had played together in a State game. The 26-year-old joined the Queensland club as a restricted free agent on Friday after the Bombers accepted the No.7 draft pick as compensation from the AFL. But only once did they appear all together. He wins several best and fairest awards playing Aussie Rules. 2014Although he remains a football administrator with West Coast, in August, Daniher reveals publicly that he has motor neurone disease. You must log in or register to reply here. Thats why you have sisters. Those stints were interrupted by injury, but they took in 1979-85 and again in 1989-90. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . 2009Daniher completes his first full year as West Coast GM of football operations. Terry Daniher had a celebrated career in football after going to play for South Melbourne in 1976 under the VFL country zoning rules after a season at Ariah Park-Mirrool under Rick Quade. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. 1992Daniher becomes an assistant coach for Essendon. Theres a fine line between a rest and a disruption, and somewhere along the way, the Bombers crossed it. Son of a multilingual immigrant & with direct family ties to , connections to & . But after another injury-plagued year Daniher has played just 15 games in the past three seasons he will finally get his wish to leave Melbourne. They should be forever grateful that 36 years ago South Melbourne decided to clear a raw but talented Terry Daniher to their cross-town rival. Daniher in a match against Melbourne in 1990. He is a recipient of the Herald Sun Pride of Australia. Sporting stars Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Gaze, Lleyton Hewitt, Sharelle McMahon and Steve Moneghetti are among the sliders before the Queens Birthday match. 1990 Essendon vs St.Kilda - All 4 Daniher brothers play in the same game highlights - YouTube AboutPressCopyrightContact usCreatorsAdvertiseDevelopersTermsPrivacyPolicy & SafetyHow. After finishing his AFL career, Chris returned to the family farm, and to play again for Ungarie. But what is often forgotten is that it was the old South Melbourne club that first discovered the Daniher bloodline, and but for a recruiting blunder of the greatest magnitude, modern footballs most talented and prolific family may have become Swan legends. A four-time Essendon leading goalkicker is the son of former AFL fullback Anthony Daniher, who played 118 games for Essendon and 115 games for the Sydney Swans. He was only 21. The brothers remember a Sun News-Pictorial cartoon the next day: Daniher to Daniher to Daniher to Daniher . Tom McDonald is completing all sessions after injury derailed his 2022 season. During his eleven years with the club, Daniher showed up, netting 32 objectives. Talk BBL Here Home. Danihers team heads to Perth to tackle Fremantle in the second semi-final, but the Dees go down by 28 points. After Essendon, Terry coached Wagga Tigers in the Riverina Football league to five premierships. The first time the four brothers Terry, Anthony, Neale and Chris played together on the one team was for NSW in a State of Origin match against Victoria at the SCG in May 1990. His booming kick outs became a trademark and, like Dustin Fletcher today, he was not afraid of laying back on a crowd-pleasing torpedo punt. Essendon lost heavily to Collingwood and that was that. Four brothers made Australian Rules history on 1 September 1990 when they played together for the Essendon. The Daniher brothers had owned the property since their playing days with the Bombers. Eventually he was named Melbournes senior coach in 1998 and two seasons later took the Demons to the grand final. Essendon Football Club best and fairest winners, Australian Football Alliance (The Allies) team, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, List of Australian rules football families, "Sporting Life: Bonzer - it's farmer Neale", "Neale Daniher: A champion in football, hero in life", "Health problem forces Daniher to leave Eagles", "Neale Daniher, former Essendon champion and Melbourne coach has revealed his deadly battle with motor neurone disease", "Football legend honoured for efforts to find a cure for deadly disease", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neale_Daniher&oldid=1119497114, Australian rules footballers from New South Wales, New South Wales Australian rules football State of Origin players, Short description is different from Wikidata, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. But that wily old devil Kevin Sheedy, then coach of Essendon, dreamed of uniting the Daniher brothers, and after 115 games in Sydney, Anthony was lured to Windy Hill where he played another 118 games. 2011Daniher, in his third season with the Eagles, is part of the clubs stunning rise. The Eagles then fall to Geelong in the second preliminary final at the MCG. Chris, still in primary school, would try to tag along. It was great to be able to run out with my three brothers for Essendon. Ants transferred to Essendon in 1987, consolidating his spot as a key defender and getting top accreditation when named the All-Australian full-back in 1991. Rugby League's most culturally-diverse commentator, who started calling at 16 & has since broadcast a World Cup Final, NRL Grand Final, English Super League & more. With a future Melbourne coach in Simon Goodwin at training for the AFL Hall of Fame Tribute match. Two of his sons, Darcy and Joe have played with Essendon under the father-son rule. Chris Daniher said Neale wanted people to enjoy life. It was during his time in the NRFL that Terry won several best & fairest awards before playing with Ariah Park-Mirrool in the South West District Football League for the 1975 season. Unfortunately for the new Sydney club, they had cleared him to Essendon three years previously after just 19 games of football. He plays 19 games and kicks 44 goals and plays in Werribees Grand Final team. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Four of them would be Danihers. It was bloody great! Terry Daniher told Adam McNichol, the author of The Danihers: The story of Australias favourite family. What part of brothers don't you understand? The four brothers at Essendon training in 1990 (from left): Terry, Neale, Chris and Anthony.Credit:The Age. The Strang Family From Albury Made Their Mark on Football. Hes been pivotal in numerous substantial fund-raising efforts, collecting, Best NSW team ever picked by talented panel by RichardJones, Maryborough-Castlemaine FNL opts for Good Friday start and takes stand against sports betting sponsorship by RichardJones, Cricket (pitches) on the radio by LesEverett, Regional Victoria country footy fixtures released for 2023 by RichardJones, Seasons Greetings from Dry Cleaning by Song ListRat. Essendon forward Joe Daniher is set to play his first game in well over a year on Thursday evening against Hawthorn. Captured a great grassroots sporting moment? Perhaps some thought Sheedy was indulgent to play all four, but the great Simon Madden was not one. The creation of a Quad Signature card by Regal Trading . For the best odds on the game sign up with Aussie bookmaker PlayUp. 1981Under new coach Kevin Sheedy, Daniher makes another 21 appearances for the Dons. Terrys got the biggest, said Anthony. - Who will win it? With thanks to the New South Wales Australian Football History Societys December 2019 journal and to regular footy e-mail correspondent Dr. Rocket Rodney Gillett. Terry was also an assistant coach for the Essendon, Collingwood, St Kilda and Carlton Football Clubs. Hes been pivotal in numerous substantial fund-raising efforts, collecting millions of dollars for ongoing MND research. What has 6 heads, 12 arms and legs, and has played 777 games of AFL football? Daniher finishes with Melbourne having coached the club in 223 games from 1998-2007, which including six finals series and a Grand Final in 2000. I had played a fair bit, mainly pre-season and night games, with Terry and Anthony, but not with Neale, so that was a bit strange. Chris had a knot in the gut when we were going through the banner, just the four of us together., Big brother Terry was particularly proud of the occasion. He also coached NSW against Victoria at the MCG in 1993. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Brett, his more youthful brother, likewise played for the Brisbane Lions prior to moving to St Kilda Footy Club to work on . Mainly, Cornell is trying his best to take everything in. DANIHER COUNTRY On the first day of September in 1990, four boys from the bush cemented their place in Australian football folklore. I saw all the Danihers play, how the hell can you say the Coventrys were better unless you're 90-100 years old? I do remember walking into those rooms after a big week of work - stuffed, he said. They went on to play in the Grand Final, but I was never good enough to be in that team. The youngest brother, Chris, went to Essendon in 1987 and played 124 games and kicked 40 goals in a ten-year stay. It will be 30 years ago next Tuesday. We won it the next year., Terry left for town, followed by Neale and Anthony. Needless to say, the prospect of all four in a big league team was so remote then it didnt come up. He was not to play a senior game again until round 9 1985. Jim and Edna rose at 4.15am to catch a flight from Wagga at six. A few of us were not in super top form. In any event. Neale, who had lengthy period coaching the Melbourne Football Club (1998-2007) was named as assistant coach to Allan Jeans. For Essendon fans he offers hope for the future, a bright young star untainted by the controversy that rages around him. does Mike Bowden hold the record for an ex-player with 3 sons who went on to play VFL/AFL? Has a career-best 28 disposals against Melbourne in round 19 at Windy Hill. Cardboard box. A serious knee injury saw the football world robbed of one of its most promising rising stars, with Daniher . He played for South Melbourne/Sydney from 1981-1986 and Essendon from 1987-1994 in the Australian Football League (AFL). And of course two of his sons Darcy and Joe have played with the Bombers under the father-son rule. Terry was Essendon captain, but the ill-starred Neale had just done his knee again, Anthony was established with the Swans and Chris was still in Ungarie. in the NSW Origin team that beat Victoria in 1991 and to play more games for Essendon including one game with all his brothers. The folks at the Plaza will have special quests for you! The Brisbane Lions' have been dealt a hammer blow in their AFL semi final against the Melbourne Demons tonight with superstar forward Joe Daniher ruled out because of the birth of his first child. In 1995 he joined Fremantle, staying there as an assistant until the end of 1997. The son of former Sydney and Essendon player Anthony, Darcy has succumbed to a range of . 1990Redrafted by Essendon at No.46 in the pre-season draft. He kicks 3.4. All four Daniher boys were nominated for the NSW Greatest Team but only Terry was included in the team. Heres one measure: I could count on one hand the sportspeople who have asked a solicitous question back at me in an interview. 2003Melbournes rollercoaster streak continues, with Danihers side falling back down the ladder to 14th position with five wins for the year. 2006Melbourne makes the finals for the third successive year under Daniher the clubs best effort since playing five in a row from 1987-91. Onward is the emotional coming-of-age story of two teenage elf brothers named Ian (Tom Holland) and Barley (Chris Pratt) Lightfoot. This was also something that Jim Jnr did as well as his son, Chris, who is still actively involved with the club having been coach, and more recently president. His brothers might have been looking after him a bit, said Terry. Terry told the Sunday Herald Sun at the time: "I didn't know anything about the stock market, but my old man said, 'Put your money into land and housing'. It's the first time four brothers have played in the same State of Origin team. Danihers first contract, which is initially for 1998-99, is extended until the end of the 2000 season. ). Darcy, son of Anthony, made his debut in 2008. Hopefully Darcy can stay fit next season and hopefully young Joe makes the right decision. Despite missing out on a Grand Final berth, its extraordinary year by Melbourne, given it went from 16th to fourth. Regent Street for the NSWAFL Whos Decision Was It? After his professional career, Terry returned to the Riverina to play for the Wagga Tigers in the Riverina Football League (RFL), becoming Captain-Coach and leading the Tigers to five premierships out of six Grand Finals. Jim died last year, but Edna soldiers on. Jim Daniher Jnr was an outstanding footballer, both in Australian football and in rugby league. 2001After the highs of reaching the Grand Final, Danihers team slips out of the eight and finishes 11th. Eventually he was named Melbournes senior coach in 1998 and two seasons later took the Demons to the grand final. Become a member to join in Australia's biggest sporting debate, submit articles, receive updates straight to your inbox and keep up with your favourite teams and authors. Danihers FM System (DFMS) Community Net Zero 2025 Danihers was founded in 1987 by brothers Terry, Anthony and Chris Daniher when they moved to Melbourne from the family farm in New South Wales to play football. It was during his childhood that Terry showed his love for sport, namely Australian rules football, playing in the Northern Riverina Football League (NRFL) on Saturdays while playing rugby league at school carnivals. Terry attended St Joseph's Catholic School, Ungarie for his primary education before going to Ungarie Central School until year ten, after which he became a farmer. At 185cm and 79kg he is versatile, having played in the midfield growing up in Ungarie in New South Wales, and progressing forward in the under-16 championships last year. The journey to AFL stardom is often a turbulent ride for youngsters. Brother Anthony, better known in the family as Ants (never Tony as incorrectly assigned to him by the Melbourne media) played more than 100 games for two VFL clubs: South Melbourne/Sydney Swans (115) and Essendon (118). Although its classified as a round three game, its played as a standalone match on the Saturday before round one. 1979Makes his VFL/AFL debut for Essendon under coach Barry Davis against Carlton at Waverley Park on March 31. He dedicates the rest of his life to educating people about the disease, and raises funds to help find a cure for the terrible beast. Anthony was just back in the side after six weeks out with a broken jaw and Sheedy floated the possibility of promoting Neale and Chris from the twos for what was effectively a dead rubber against St Kilda at Moorabbin. On Thursday, the teams came out. The NSW AFL History Society expresses its condolences to the Daniher family on the passing of Jim Jnr in May this year. As his body strengthens and his shoulders widen, he will come into his own. 1983Sidelined for his second consecutive season, due to his knee injury. He returned to the family farm and turned out for Ungarie, leading the Magpies to premierships in 2000-2001 and taking home the Northern Riverina FLs fairest and best awards in 2000, 2002 and again in 2004. (Photo: AFL Photos), Round 6 One copy of the Red & Black Collection special 150, Round 7 One copy of the Red & Black Collection special 150, LISTEN: The $1500 signing who rose to Brownlow fame. He transferred to Essendon in 1987 where he consolidated his position as a key defender and was named the All-Australian full-back in 1991. Australian Football - Neale Daniher - Player Bio Home / Players / D / Neale Daniher Key Facts Full name Neale Francis Daniher Known as Neale Daniher Born 15 February 1961 (age 61) Place of birth West Wyalong, NSW (2671) Age at first & last AFL game First game: 18y 44d Last game: 29y 198d Height and weight Height: 188 cm Weight: 84 kg Senior clubs Neale played 82 games for Essendon in two stints. 2005Danihers team starts the season in great style, winning the opening three rounds to sit first on the ladder after rounds two and three. Daniher plays with brothers Terry, Anthony and Chris in the famous win. The Selwood brothers go alright but Joel is the only one I really rate. As well, Chris coached Temora and Mangoplah-Cookardinia United in local competitions. He won Essendons best and fairest in 1981. As related by Adam McNicol in his 2010 book The Danihers, Neale thought it would be impossible. Back at home in the summers, Terry and Anthony would go for long runs on dusty roads. Daniher is named No.44 in the Champions of Essendon. the prospect of another family having a set of . And Travis and Shane Tuck are half Ablett DNA. Anthony played out a fine career. Indeed, it would be a poor club that did not cherish the best of itself, and here it was. As minor premier, Essendon had the first week of the finals off. When did the Daniher brothers first play together? Round 1 AFL It did put everything out of whack a bit, said Terry. Faced with the greatest fight of his life, football great and MND sufferer, Neale Daniher, shows us how to live well and make every day count. He notches up 22 disposals and plays 23 games in his first season, including the elimination final loss to Fitzroy. $379.95. The Abletts are not just the two Garys. John Kennedy Senior is very much a titan in the history of the Hawks footy club, John Jnr played in 4 premierships and over 200 games (from memory) and Josh looks to be carving a solid career out for himself at the Swans. The AFL's famous Daniher clan is in mourning after the death of its patriarch Jim. Subscriber Exclusive. He went to Essendon back in 1987 and played 124 games, nailing 40 goals during his 10-year stay. Were working to restore it. He makes his return against Melbourne at Windy Hill. For Neale, the historic game was his 82nd and last as a player. In 2000 he got the Demons into the grand final but were beaten by Essendon led by his old coach Kevin Sheedy. In 2015, he became the public face of the foundation's biggest fundraising event, The Big Freeze. 2000Danihers Demons bounce back significantly, playing in the Grand Final against Essendon. The post-script was an accident of fate. Apart from this, Daniher competed for the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup , represented Vic Metro, was selected All-Australian during the AFL Under 18 Championships, and is a graduate of . Post-game, Sheedy presented the match ball to Jim, and said the Ungarie institute was more fertile than the Australian Institute of Sport. Daniher with the Melbourne Football Club players, staff and boardahead of the Big Freeze 4. The 1970s and 80s, when the Daniher brothers were making their names, were heady days for the family of talented players. Its the first time four brothers have played in the same State of Origin team. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Oops! After winning the Bombers best and fairest in 1981 when Neales playing days were over he took up a role as a senior assistant and reserves coach at Essendon. He won the RFL best and fairest Quinn Medal in 1994. After this, Terry begun his own cleaning business, Terry Daniher Cleaning Services. Nifty was a handy footballer who ended up playing 200 games, but only 60 of them were for the Swans. Daniher with brothers Chris, Anthony and Terry while all four played at the Bombers in the 1980s. These external sites may no longer be active. After reaching a semi-final in the Wizard Cup (the pre-season competition), the Demons win 14 of their opening 18 matches. For a finals side, you never get it the way you want it to look. 1989Incredibly, returns to play four matches for Essendon. Jim, a lifelong apostle for the cause of footy in NSW, said it was his proudest moment. Knee injuries as a junior may have taken the edge of Chris Danihers effectiveness, but after several years as a fringe player he established himself as a solid and reliable contributor. Necessarily, Neale sits a little apart, but not in their thoughts. Terry, Neale, Anthony and Chris Daniher played a combined 752 VFL/AFL games - 42 more than the next set of brothers - Simon and Justin Madden. Those four brothers and their team were victorious against St Kilda that day, winning by 35 points. The Northern Riverina Football League official history rates him as the best player in the northern Riverina in this period. After a legal wrangle, Essendon wins the right to recruit Daniher, as South Melbourne previously signs a contract saying that the Bombers have the right to claim him. Daniher is also named Victorian finalist for Australian of the Year. Terry, Neale, Anthony and Chris then play in the final round of the season for Essendon against St Kilda at Moorabbin Oval. He played in the Bombers Last Saturday in September side which went down to Collingwood in the inaugural AFL grand final in 1990 and also represented NSW five times. The Daniher clans collection of elite footballers. Daniher played a major, inspirational role in his side's stunning comeback win against Hawthorn on Thursday night, booting 3.3 from 14 disposals and 10 marks. . But one gets the sense that the sixth playing member of this remarkable family will remain unaffected. He played 15 State games (11 for Victoria and 4 for NSW). After suffering a loss in round one, Daniher guides Melbourne to five wins in a row. The Daniher dynasty started when the boys grandfather Jim Snr, moved to Ungarie from Euroa where he played in their 1913 premiership team to take up a 740 acre allotment under the NSW Closer Settlement Scheme. Chris retired in 1997, leaving Essendon without a Daniher on its list for the first time in 20 years, but the Essendon faithful didnt have to wait long for the next generation of Danihers to start making their mark. 2004With Melbourne facing tough times, on and off the field, Daniher makes a genuine effort to lift the clubs presence and becomes known as The Reverend. 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