# Dan Foley

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**Dan Foley** (born 25 October 1960) is a former [Australian rules footballer](/source/Australian_rules_football) who played with [Richmond](/source/Richmond_Football_Club) in the [Victorian Football League](/source/Australian_Football_League) (VFL).

Foley, a [centre half-forward](/source/Centre_half-forward), started his career at [West Perth](/source/West_Perth_Football_Club), the club his father [Brian](/source/Brian_Foley_(footballer)) had played for.[1] Brian Foley won the [Sandover Medal](/source/Sandover_Medal) in 1959.[2]

He debuted for Richmond midway through the [1983 VFL season](/source/1983_VFL_season) and finished the year with six appearances.[3] A highlight was a five goal haul in Richmond's round 18 win over eventual grand finalists [Essendon](/source/Essendon_Football_Club).[3] During his time at Richmond he struggled with injuries and played only one league game in 1984.[1][3] In the 1985 pre-season, Foley trained with [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne_Football_Club), but returned to Richmond and made five further appearances.[3][4]

After his time at Richmond ended, Foley played again with West Perth. He won both the club's [best and fairest](/source/Best_and_fairest) and leading goal-kicker awards in the [1986 WAFL season](/source/1986_WAFL_season).[5] He kicked 46 goals from 20 games.[6]

In 2016, he and his wife Carleen are competing contestants on the Australian reality TV series [The Block](/source/The_Block_(season_12)).[7][8]

## References

1. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). *The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers*. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.

1. Devaney, John (2008). *Full Points Footy's WA Football Companion*. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-0-9556897-1-0.

1. ["Dan Foley"](http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/D/Dan_Foley.html). AFL Tables.

1. *[The Age](/source/The_Age)*, ["Melbourne"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19850308&id=5lBVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lZUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1573,4617451), 8 March 1985, p. 24

1. ["Daniel Foley (West Perth)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140419014835/http://www.wafl.com.au/players/view/2320). WAFL Online. Archived from [the original](http://www.wafl.com.au/players/view/2320) on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.

1. ["WAFL FootyFacts - FOLEY, Daniel Joseph (Dan)"](http://www.waflfootyfacts.net/player/stats.php?PlayerID=2131)

1. ["Insults fly as The Block looks set to go up against Australian Survivor in a bloody reality TV war"](http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/reality-tv/insults-fly-as-the-block-looks-set-to-go-up-against-australian-survivor-in-a-bloody-reality-tv-war/news-story/ebd90d0e83952055df5e0f2f646bca5d). news.com.au. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.

1. ["The Block casts same-sex couple and oldest ever-team for Melbourne factory renovation"](http://m.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/reality/the-block-casts-samesex-couple-and-oldest-everteam-for-melbourne-factory-renovation-20160711-gq2z0n.html). smh.com.au. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.

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