Danny Frawley
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| Personal information | |
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| Birth | September 8, 1963 , |
| Recruited from | East Ballarat |
| Height and weight | 191cm / 95kg |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | 1984, St Kilda vs. , at |
| Team(s) | St Kilda (1984-1995)
226 games, 13 goals |
| Coaching career¹ | |
| Team(s) | Richmond (2000-2004) |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season | |
| Career highlights | |
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Danny Frawley (born September 8, 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach.
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[edit] Football career
Recruited from Ballarat, where he was a potato farmer, Frawley initially played as a forward but soon became a renowned full-back. He was a long-serving captain of the St Kilda Football Club and enjoyed a career from 1984-1995.
[edit] Coaching career
Frawley took up the coaching reins at the Richmond Football Club in 2000, where they just missed out of the finals finishing 9th. but in 2001 he took the Tigers into the finals where in the preliminary final they got eliminated by Brisbane Lions who were eventual premiers. but Unfortunately in 2002 Richmond struggled and finished 14th . This continued in 2003, where, after a 6-2 start to the season, they lost 14 of their next 15 matches and finished 13th
Frawley and Richmond kept struggling and finished 16th and got the wooden spoon in 2004, and midway through the season he announced he would resign at season's end.
Since he left coaching he has been a special comments man for Triple M. His co-hosts will often refer to him as "Spud Regal", however more recently, this has become "Spud Regis", as he seemingly increased his level of Royalty in the Triple M team.
In June 2006, he coached a victorious Victorian State of Origin side in the AFL Legends Match.
[edit] Personal life
Danny Frawley is married to Anita Frawley and has 3 daughters, Chelsea, Danielle and Keeley.
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| Preceded by Trevor Barker |
St Kilda captain 1987 - 1995 |
Succeeded by Stewart Loewe, Nathan Burke |
| Preceded by Tony Lockett |
St Kilda Best and Fairest winner 1988 |
Succeeded by Nicky Winmar |
| Preceded by Jeff Gieschen |
Richmond coach 2000 - 2004 |
Succeeded by Terry Wallace |
