Phil Daley
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Phil Daley is an Australian former premiership-winning and representative rugby league
footballer of the 1980s and 90s. His club career was played with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
and the Gold Coast Chargers
. His position of choice was at prop forward.
After breaking his jaw in State of Origin in 1987 Daley then spent five weeks on the sidelines at the end of the 1987 season as Manly made their charge towards the Grand Final
. He returned in time for the major semi-final and played in Manly's victorious 1987 premiership side. Following the grand final victory he travelled with Manly to England for the 1987 World Club Challenge
against their champions, Wigan
.
He left Manly after the difficult 1989 season and played 19 games for the Gold Coast in 1990 and 1991. He returned to Manly for some lower grade games in 1992 but retired that year after 106 appearances for the club
matches for New South Wales including the 1987 Exhibition Game in Los Angeles in which he fractured his jaw.
In Origin game II of 1988, Daley sparked an uproar at Lang Park when he was sin-binned for a dangerous high-tackle on Greg Conescu
. The Maroon's Wally Lewis
ran in to take issue with Daley, and an all-in brawl ensued. Daley was sin-binned as was Wally Lewis. Hundreds of beer cans were hurled onto the ground by irate Queensland supporters. It was the last time Daley represented New South Wales as, a few days before game III, Daley was sacked from the team because he left the Origin camp to visit his pregnant wife. He was replaced by Steve Hanson
.
Daley represented for Australia at Test level in the first and second Tests of the 1988 Ashes
series and in the one-off Test of 1988 against Papua New-Guinea.
plays Rugby union
for the Queensland Reds
.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer of the 1980s and 90s. His club career was played with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia...
and the Gold Coast Chargers
Gold Coast Chargers
Gold Coast were a professional Rugby league football club which played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership from 1988 to 1994, the Australian Rugby League premiership from 1995 to 1997, and the National Rugby League premiership in 1998...
. His position of choice was at prop forward.
Club career
A Manly junior, Daley played for New South Wales schoolboys and for Sydney, New South Wales and Australia in under-18 representative sides. He was graded by Manly in 1983 and debuted in first grade in 1985.After breaking his jaw in State of Origin in 1987 Daley then spent five weeks on the sidelines at the end of the 1987 season as Manly made their charge towards the Grand Final
Grand Final
Grand Final is a predominantly Australian sport term used to describe a match that decides a league champion.It originated in Victoria and South Australia and has become specifically significant Australian culture...
. He returned in time for the major semi-final and played in Manly's victorious 1987 premiership side. Following the grand final victory he travelled with Manly to England for the 1987 World Club Challenge
1987 World Club Challenge
The 1987 World Club Challenge was only the second game of its kind to be played between Britain's and Australia's respective domestic rugby league champions...
against their champions, Wigan
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
.
He left Manly after the difficult 1989 season and played 19 games for the Gold Coast in 1990 and 1991. He returned to Manly for some lower grade games in 1992 but retired that year after 106 appearances for the club
Representative career
Daley was selected for the 1986 Kangaroo tour and played in seven minor tour matches but no Tests. He played in three State of OriginRugby League State of Origin
State of Origin is an annual best of three series of rugby league football matches contested by the Maroons and the Blues, who represent the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales respectively...
matches for New South Wales including the 1987 Exhibition Game in Los Angeles in which he fractured his jaw.
In Origin game II of 1988, Daley sparked an uproar at Lang Park when he was sin-binned for a dangerous high-tackle on Greg Conescu
Greg Conescu
Greg "Turtle" Conescu is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s. An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative hooker, he played all of his club football in Queensland with Norths Devils Gladstone Brothers, Redcliffe and the Brisbane...
. The Maroon's Wally Lewis
Wally Lewis
Walter James "Wally" Lewis AM is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach. Currently a commentator of the sport, he is widely regarded as the greatest rugby league player of all time...
ran in to take issue with Daley, and an all-in brawl ensued. Daley was sin-binned as was Wally Lewis. Hundreds of beer cans were hurled onto the ground by irate Queensland supporters. It was the last time Daley represented New South Wales as, a few days before game III, Daley was sacked from the team because he left the Origin camp to visit his pregnant wife. He was replaced by Steve Hanson
Steve Hanson
Steve Hanson is a former professional rugby league player in the New South Wales Rugby League competition. He played for the North Sydney Bears and Eastern Suburbs. Hanson primarily played in the front row....
.
Daley represented for Australia at Test level in the first and second Tests of the 1988 Ashes
Rugby League Ashes
The Ashes is the name given to the trophy awarded to the winner of a best-of-three series of rugby league football test series between Great Britain and Australia...
series and in the one-off Test of 1988 against Papua New-Guinea.
Footballing family
Phil Daley is the son of Doug Daley, a former Manly-Warringah player as well as the treasurer and secretary of the club. Phil Daley's son, BenBen Daley
Ben Daley is a national representative rugby union footballer who plays professionally for the Queensland Reds. In 2008 Daley joined the Queensland Reds as a rookie and in the same year played for the Australia U20 side...
plays Rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
for the Queensland Reds
Queensland Reds
The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...
.