Allen 'Shorty' Daniels (born 21 April 1959) is a former

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er who played for Footscray in the

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(VFL). He also played with

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and

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in the

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(WAFL). Daniels, a five time Western Australian interstate representative, was a Claremont premiership player in 1981 when he came off the interchange bench in the Grand Final win over South Fremantle. He represented Australia in the 1984 International Rules series. After transferring to Footscray, Daniels appeared in all but one of their 25 games in the

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, including three finals. He kicked two goals in the Semi Final victory over North Melbourne and also played in the Preliminary Final loss to Hawthorn. A wingman, he struggled in 1986 with a groin injury and returned to Claremont the following year. He didn't see out the 1987 season at Claremont and instead crossed to Perth where he finished his career.

References

* * *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. {{DEFAULTSORT:Daniels, Allen 1959 births Living people Western Bulldogs players Claremont Football Club players Perth Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Western Australian State of Origin players Australia international rules football team players