Terry Daniher

Terry Daniher
Personal information
Date of birth	(1957-08-15) 15 August 1957 (age 59)
Place of birth	West Wyalong, New South Wales
Original team(s)	Ungarie (NRFNL) Ariah Park-Mirrool
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Position(s)	Centre Half Forward
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1976–1977	South Melbourne	019 0(22)
1978–1992	Essendon	294 (447)
Total		313 (469)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
	Victoria	11 (12)
	New South Wales	4 (6)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1992.
Career highlights
VFL Premiership: 1984, 1985 VFLPA MVP (Leigh Matthews Trophy): 1983 3x All-Australian Team: 1983, 1985, 1988 All-Australian Team Captain: 1985 Essendon Best & Fairest: 1982 2x Essendon leading Goal Kicker: 1979, 1983 Essendon Captain: 1983-1988 Australian Football Hall of Fame Essendon Team of the Century: (Half Forward Flank)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Terrence "Terry" John Daniher (born 15 August 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the South Melbourne and Essendon Football Clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL). Terry was also an assistant coach for 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.

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 attended St Joseph's Catholic School, Ungarie 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 (NRFL) on Saturdays while playing rugby league at school carnivals. It was during his time in the NRFL that Terry won several 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.

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