Neale Daniher

Neale Daniher
AO
Neale Daniher; AO
	Daniher in June 2017
Personal information
Nickname(s)	The Reverend
Date of birth	15 February 1961
Place of birth	West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia
Date of death	25 May 2026 (aged 65)
Place of death	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Original team	Ungarie (NRFNL); Assumption College
Position(s)	Half back flank
Career highlights
	AFL VFL Recruit of the Year 1978; Victorian representative (2 games); New South Wales representative (1 game); Essendon Football Club Essendon Best and Fairest 1981; Essendon captain 1982;

Neale Francis Daniher AO (15 February 1961 – 25 May 2026) was an Australian rules footballer. He played for Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) from 1979 to 1990. He later coached Melbourne Football Club between 1998 and 2007. He also had coaching roles with Essendon, Fremantle and West Coast. His brothers, Terry, Anthony and Chris, also played for Essendon. He was born in West Wyalong, New South Wales.

Daniher was told he had motor neurone disease in 2013.^[1] He was later a campaigner for medical research of the disease. He was named the Australian of the Year in 2025.

Daniher died on 25 May 2026 in Melbourne, Australia at the age of 65.^[2]^[3]

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