- Dan Hanley (footballer)
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Dan Hanley Personal information Birth 17 May 1883 Recruited from South Ballarat Height and weight 185 cm / 83 kg Playing career¹ Debut Round 10, 1911, Essendon v.
Carlton, at Princes ParkTeam(s) Essendon (1911-14)
- 67 games, 9 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1914 season Dan Hanley (born 17 May 1883) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL.
Before he came to Essendon, Hanley played his football at South Ballarat. He was used mostly as a defender during his VFL career but also spent some time as a follower. A premiership player in both 1911 and 1912, he remained with Essendon until the conclusion of the 1914 season when he was suspended for eight matches in the penultimate game of the year. He didn't return the following season and instead join the army with whom he served overseas.
Hanley was involved in a controversial incident in 1912 when he alleged that he had been deliberately impeded by a boundary umpire. His allegation was that when he was on the boundary line competing against a Collingwood player for the ball, the umpire grasped him by the hand, thus preventing him from taking part in the contest. The umpire was not punished due to a lack of witnesses.
References
- Dan Hanley (footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables
- Full Points Footy Biography: Dan Hanley
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
Essendon Football Club 1911/1912 VFL Premiers Coach: WorrallCategories:- 1883 births
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria
- Essendon Football Club players
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