Anthony Daniher

Anthony Daniher
Personal information
Date of birth	(1963-01-21) 21 January 1963
Place of birth	West Wyalong, New South Wales
Original team(s)	Ungarie (NRFNL) Turvey Park
Height/Weight	191 cm / 90 kg
Position(s)	Full Back
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1981–1986 1987–1994 Total	Sydney Essendon	115 (62) 118 (18) 233 (80)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1994 season.
Career highlights
AFL All-Australian 1991 New South Wales representative (4 games) NSW/ACT representative (1 game) Sydney Football Club Sydney Best and Fairest runner-up 1985

Anthony Joseph Daniher (born 21 January 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the South Melbourne/Sydney and Essendon Football Clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL). Anthony's brothers, Terry, Neale and Chris, also played for Essendon in the AFL. Anthony is currently the owner of Danihers Facility Management, a facility management business with offices in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.

Early life and childhood

Anthony was born the fourth child of James "Jim" Daniher and Edna Daniher (née Erwin) on 21 January 1963 at West Wyalong Base Hospital. Anthony attended St Joseph's Catholic School, Ungarie for his primary education before going to Ungarie Central School until he finished year ten, after which he went to TAFE in Wagga Wagga.

It was during his childhood that Anthony 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. It was during his time in the NRFL that Anthony won several best & fairest awards before he moved to Wagga Wagga for TAFE, where he would play for Turvey Park in the South West District Football League. It was in 1980 that both the South Melbourne and Essendon Football Clubs approached Anthony for his signature. Anthony eventually decided to play for South Melbourne, who were in the process of relocating to Sydney at the time.

VFL/AFL career

From 1981-1994 Anthony played for South Melbourne/Sydney and Essendon in the VFL/AFL, playing 233 games and playing in the 1990 Grand Final with Essendon, which they lost to Collingwood. He also made history alongside his brothers when they became the first quartet of brothers to play for the same team in a State of Origin match and in a home-and-away game. It was after the 1994 season that Anthony retired.

Retirement and beyond

It was during his footy career that Anthony, Terry and Chris formed Daniher Property Services, a cleaning company based in Melbourne. After Terry and Chris left the business, Anthony became the owner of the company, now named Danihers Facility Management.

Anthony's son, Joe, was picked up by Essendon in 2012 under the father-son rule and made his debut for the Bombers on Friday 7 June 2013.^[1]

References

↑ http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/daniher-to-make-longawaited-senior-debut-20130606-2ns2o.html

External links

Anthony Daniher's statistics from AFL Tables

1991 All-Australian team

Defenders Guy McKenna (West Coast) Anthony Daniher (Essendon) Nigel Smart (Adelaide) David Grant (St Kilda) Paul Roos (Fitzroy) (captain) Ken Hinkley (Geelong)

Midfielders Chris Mainwaring (West Coast) Paul Couch (Geelong) Peter Matera (West Coast)

Forwards Gavin Brown (Collingwood) Stewart Loewe (St Kilda) Nicky Winmar (St Kilda) Tony Francis (Collingwood) Tony Lockett (St Kilda) Garry Hocking (Geelong)

Followers Jim Stynes (Melbourne) Mark Bairstow (Geelong) Barry Mitchell (Sydney)

Interchange Billy Brownless (Geelong) Craig Turley (West Coast)

Coach Mick Malthouse (West Coast)

New South Wales squad – 1988 Bicentennial State Of Origin Carnival (Australian rules football)

Semi-Final: South Australia 12.8 (80) defeated New South Wales 8.11 (59), at Football Park, 3 March 1988 3rd Play-Off: New South Wales 10.8 (68) defeated Western Australia 9.12 (66), at Football Park, 5 March 1988

Bartholomaeus Bradmore Brownless Byrne Carroll (vc) Coleman Cordy A. Daniher C. Daniher T. Daniher (c) Hawke Honybun Kruse Longmire Morphett Morwood Murphy O'Donoghue Phyland Powell Roberts Scott Thripp Toohey Winton Wright Yorgey

Coach: Hafey

New South Wales team – 1990 State of Origin (Australian rules football)

New South Wales 13.8 (86) defeated Victoria 10.16 (76), at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 20 May 1990

Allison Bolton Brownless Carey Cordy A. Daniher C. Daniher N. Daniher T. Daniher (c) Eustice Gayfer Ironmonger Longmire Mitchell Morris Phyland Potter Powell Roberts Toohey Werner Wright (vc)

Coach: Kinnear

New South Wales team – 1992 State of Origin (Australian rules football)

New South Wales 22.9 (141) defeated Queensland 6.12 (48), at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 12 May 1992

Barich Brownless Brunton Carroll Coleman A. Daniher T. Daniher Gayfer Gray Higgins Holmes Kelly Lawson Longmire Neill Nettelbeck Page Powell Thompson Toohey Werner Wheeler

Coach: Buckenara

New South Wales-ACT team – 1993 State of Origin Carnival (Australian rules football)

New South Wales	Brownless Brunton Carey (c) Coleman Crawford A. Daniher C. Daniher Gayfer Kelly (vc) Lawson Longmire Morris Murphy Powell Roberts Toohey Wheeler

Australian Capital Territory	Allison Barich Hird Neill Pyke

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