Anthony Joseph Daniher (born 21 January 1963) is a former

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er who played with the South Melbourne/Sydney and

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Football Clubs in the

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(AFL). Anthony's brothers,

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and

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, also played for Essendon in the AFL. Anthony is currently the owner of Danihers Facility Management, a facility management business with offices in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney. He is the father of

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Early life and childhood

Anthony was born the fourth child of James "Jim" Daniher and Edna Daniher (née Erwin) on 21 January 1963 at West Wyalong Base Hospital. Anthony attended St Joseph's Catholic School, Ungarie for his primary education before going to Ungarie Central School until he finished year ten, after which he went to TAFE in

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. It was during his childhood that Anthony showed his love for sport, namely Australian rules football, playing in the

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(NRFL) on Saturdays while playing rugby league at school carnivals. It was during his time in the NRFL that Anthony won several best & fairest awards before he moved to Wagga Wagga for TAFE, where he would play for

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in the

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. It was in 1980 that both the

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and

Football Clubs approached Anthony for his signature. Anthony eventually decided to play for South Melbourne, who were in the process of relocating to

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at the time.

VFL/AFL career

From 1981-1994 Anthony played for South Melbourne/Sydney and Essendon in the VFL/AFL, playing 233 games and playing in the 1990 Grand Final with Essendon, which they lost to Collingwood. He also made history alongside 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 the 1994 season that Anthony retired as the last remaining player in the AFL to have played for

Retirement and beyond

It was during his footy career that Anthony, Terry and Chris formed Daniher Property Services, a cleaning company based in Melbourne. After Terry and Chris left the business, Anthony became the owner of the company, now named Danihers Facility Management. Anthony's son,

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, was picked up by Essendon in 2012 under the father-son rule and made his debut for the Bombers on Friday 7 June 2013.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Daniher, Anthony 1963 births Living people Australian rules footballers from New South Wales Sydney Swans players Essendon Football Club players All-Australians (AFL) New South Wales Australian rules football State of Origin players

Early life and childhood

VFL/AFL career

Retirement and beyond

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