Chris Daniher

Chris Daniher
Personal information
Date of birth	31 March 1966 (1966-03-31) (age 45)
Place of birth	West Wyalong, New South Wales
Original team	Ungarie / Ariah Park-Mirrool / Coolamon
Height/Weight	183 cm / 86 kg
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1987–1997	Essendon	124 (40)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1997 season .
Career highlights
AFL New South Wales representative (3 games) NSW/ACT representative (1 game) Essendon Football Club Essendon Premiership Team 1993

Christopher "Chris" James Daniher (born 31 March 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). His brothers Terry, Neale and Anthony also played for Essendon in the AFL. Chris is currently a farmer who works on his father's farm near his hometown of Ungarie, New South Wales.

Early life and childhood

Chris was born the sixth child of James "Jim" Daniher and Edna Daniher (née Erwin) on 31 March 1966 at West Wyalong Base Hospital. Chris 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 Chris 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 Chris won many premierships and best & fairest awards before he shattered his knee in an accident in late 1984. After Chris recovered from this injury, he played for Ariah Park-Mirrool and later Coolamon in the Riverina Football League before he was approached by the Essendon Football Club to play for them in 1986.

VFL/AFL career

From 1987-1997 Chris played for Essendon in the VFL/AFL, playing 124 games and playing in the 1990 and 1993 Grand Finals, the latter of which he won. He also made history along with 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 Essendon's final game of the 1997 season that Chris retired.

Retirement and beyond

Shortly after retiring, Chris decided to return to Ungarie to become a farmer. After returning, Chris was approached by several clubs in the Riverina Football League (RFL) to play for them. Chris eventually decided to play with Temora for the 1998 and 1999 seasons. Not much success would come out of these seasons, as Chris's team was overshadowed by Terry's team, the Wagga Tigers during both seasons.

After the 1999 season, Chris decided to play for Ungarie, which would award him with NRFL premierships in 2000 and 2001, as well as four NRFL and eight Ungarie best & fairest awards.

Further reading

• Daniher, Terry Daniher, Neale Daniher, Anthony Daniher and Chris Daniher. The Danihers: The Story of Football's Favourite Family. Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2009. ISBN 1-74175-651-0

External links

• Chris Daniher's statistics from AFL Tables

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Name	Daniher, Chris
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Date of birth	31 March 1966
Place of birth	West Wyalong, NSW, Australia
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