Neale Daniher

Neale Francis Daniher AO
Daniher in June 2017
Personal information
Nickname(s)	The Reverend
Date of birth	(1961-02-15) 15 February 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth	West Wyalong, New South Wales
Original team(s)	Ungarie (NRFNL) Assumption College
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s)	Half back flank
Playing career
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1979–1990	Essendon	82 (32)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1998–2007	Melbourne	223 (108–114–1)
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
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Neale Francis Daniher AO (born 15 February 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was later the coach of the Melbourne Football Club between 1998 and 2007, and also held coaching positions with Essendon, Fremantle and West Coast. His brothers, Terry, Anthony and Chris, also played for Essendon.^[1] Daniher was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2013 and is now known as a prominent campaigner for medical research.