Terry Daniher
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Terrence "Terry" John Daniher (born 15 August 1957) is a former Australian rules football
er who played with the South Melbourne
and Essendon
Football Clubs in the Australian Football League
(AFL). Terry was also an Assistant Coach to the Essendon, Collingwood
, St Kilda and Carlton
Football Clubs. Terry's brothers, Neale
, Anthony
and Chris
, also played for Essendon in the AFL. He is a member of the Australian Football Hall of Fame
and the Wagga Wagga Sporting Hall of Fame and is a Champion of Essendon. Terry is currently the owner of Terry Daniher Cleaning Services, a cleaning company based in Melbourne.
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. It was during his time in the NRFL that Terry won several premierships and best & fairest awards before playing with Ariah Park
-Mirrool
in the South West District Football League for the 1975 season. It was during this season that Terry was approached by the South Melbourne Football Club
to play for them.
, 1984
, 1985
and 1990
Grand Finals, two of which he won. 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 1992 season
that Terry retired.
(RFL), becoming Captain-Coach and leading the Tigers to five premierships out of six Grand Finals.
After this he returned to Melbourne to become an Assistant Coach for Essendon, coaching the team that won the 2000 Grand Final by defeating the team that Terry's brother, Neale, was coaching. In 2003, Terry became an Assistant Coach for the Collingwood Football Club
before becoming an Assistant Coach for St Kilda where he would stay from 2004-2005. Terry got his final coaching job when he became an Assistant Coach for the Carlton Football Club
, where he stayed from 2006-2007. After this, Terry begun his own cleaning business, Terry Daniher Cleaning Services.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with the South Melbourne
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
and Essendon
Essendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
Football Clubs in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL). Terry was also an Assistant Coach to the Essendon, Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
, St Kilda and Carlton
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
Football Clubs. Terry's brothers, Neale
Neale Daniher
Neale Francis Daniher is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League . Neale was also an Assistant Coach to the Essendon and Fremantle Football Clubs and the Coach of the Victorian State Team and the Melbourne Football Club...
, Anthony
Anthony Daniher
Anthony Joseph Daniher is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the South Melbourne/Sydney and Essendon Football Clubs in the Australian Football League . Anthony's brothers, Terry, Neale and Chris, also played for Essendon in the AFL...
and Chris
Chris Daniher
Christopher "Chris" James Daniher is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League . His brothers Terry, Neale and Anthony also played for Essendon in the AFL...
, also played for Essendon in the AFL. He is a member of the Australian Football Hall of Fame
Australian Football Hall of Fame
The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996, the Centenary year of the Australian Football League, to help recognise the contributions made to the sport of Australian rules football by players, umpires, media personalities, coaches and administrators. It was initially established...
and the Wagga Wagga Sporting Hall of Fame and is a Champion of Essendon. Terry is currently the owner of Terry Daniher Cleaning Services, a cleaning company based in Melbourne.
Early life and childhood
Terry was born the first child of James "Jim" Daniher and Edna Daniher (née Erwin) on 15 August 1957 at West Wyalong Base Hospital. Terry went to St Joseph's Catholic School for his primary education before going to Ungarie Central School until year ten, after which he became a farmer.It was during his childhood that Terry showed his love for sport, namely Australian rules football, playing in the Northern Riverina Football League
Northern Riverina Football League
The Northern Riverina Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball competition containing seven clubs in the northern Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The league features four grades in the Australian rules football competition, these being seniors, under 17s,...
(NRFL) on Saturdays while playing rugby league
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...
at school carnivals. It was during his time in the NRFL that Terry won several premierships and best & fairest awards before playing with Ariah Park
Ariah Park, New South Wales
Ariah Park is a small town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, west of Temora and south of West Wyalong. The town is within the Temora Shire near Burley Griffin Way. On Census night 2006, Ariah Park had a population of 293 people....
-Mirrool
Mirrool, New South Wales
Mirrool is a small village community at the very northern edge of the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated by road, about 16 kilometres east from Beckom and 19 kilometres west from Ariah Park...
in the South West District Football League for the 1975 season. It was during this season that Terry was approached by the South Melbourne Football Club
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
to play for them.
VFL/AFL playing career
From 1976-1992 Terry played for South Melbourne and Essendon in the VFL/AFL, playing 313 games and playing in the 19831983 VFL Grand Final
The 1983 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Hawthorn Football Club and Essendon Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 24 September 1983. It was the 87th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine...
, 1984
1984 VFL Grand Final
The 1984 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 29 September 1984. It was the 88th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine...
, 1985
1985 VFL Grand Final
The 1985 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 28 September 1985. It was the 89th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine...
and 1990
1990 AFL Grand Final
The 1990 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and the Essendon Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 6 October 1990. It was the 94th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League/Australian Football...
Grand Finals, two of which he won. 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 1992 season
1992 AFL season
Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1992. The AFL Grand Final this year was won by the West Coast Eagles, who became the first non-Victorian club to win a Premiership.-Ladder:...
that Terry retired.
Retirement, coaching and beyond
After his professional career, Terry returned to the Riverina to play for the Wagga Tigers in the Riverina Football LeagueRiverina Football League
The Riverina Football Netball League is a semi-professional Australian rules football and netball competition containing nine clubs based in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The league features three grades in the Australian rules football competition, these being seniors,...
(RFL), becoming Captain-Coach and leading the Tigers to five premierships out of six Grand Finals.
After this he returned to Melbourne to become an Assistant Coach for Essendon, coaching the team that won the 2000 Grand Final by defeating the team that Terry's brother, Neale, was coaching. In 2003, Terry became an Assistant Coach for the Collingwood Football Club
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
before becoming an Assistant Coach for St Kilda where he would stay from 2004-2005. Terry got his final coaching job when he became an Assistant Coach for the Carlton Football Club
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
, where he stayed from 2006-2007. After this, Terry begun his own cleaning business, Terry Daniher Cleaning Services.
Further reading
- Daniher, Terry Neale Daniher, Anthony Daniher and Chris Daniher. The Danihers: The Story of Football's Favourite Family. Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2009. ISBN 1741756510