Christopher "Chris" James Daniher (born 31 March 1966) is a former

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er who played with the

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in the

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(AFL). His brothers

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and

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also played for Essendon in the AFL.

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 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 Chris showed his love for sport, namely Australian rules football, playing in the

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(NRFL) on Saturdays while playing

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at school carnivals. It was during his time in the NRFL that Chris won many best & fairest awards before he tore his

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in December 1984. After Chris recovered from this injury, he played for

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- Mirrool and later Coolamon in the

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before he was approached by the

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

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and

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Grand Finals, the latter of which he won. 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 1997 season that Chris retired.

Statistics

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1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...

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1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

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1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...

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1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...

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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

(RFL) to play for them. Chris eventually decided to play with Temora for the 1998 and 1999 seasons. After the 1999 season, Chris decided to play with

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, which would award him with NRFL premierships in 2000 and 2001, as well as four NRFL and eight Ungarie best & fairest awards.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Daniher, Chris 1966 births Living people Australian rules footballers from New South Wales Essendon Football Club players Essendon Football Club Premiership players New South Wales Australian rules football State of Origin players One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players