Dan Foley (born 25 October 1960) is a former

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er who played with

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in the

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(VFL). Foley, a

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, started his career at West Perth, the club his father

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had played for. Brian Foley won the

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in 1959. He debuted for Richmond midway through the

1983 VFL season The 1983 VFL season was the 87th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 26 March until 24 September, and comprised a ...

and finished the year with six appearances. A highlight was a five goal haul in Richmond's round 18 win over eventual grand finalists

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. During his time at Richmond he struggled with injuries and played only one league game in 1984. In the 1985 pre-season, Foley trained with

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, but returned to Richmond and made five further appearances. After his time at Richmond ended, Foley played again with West Perth. He won both the club's

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and leading goal-kicker awards in the

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. He kicked 46 goals from 20 games. In 2016, he and his wife Carleen are competing contestants on the Australian reality TV series The Block.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Foley, Dan 1960 births Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Richmond Football Club players West Perth Football Club players Living people Participants in Australian reality television series