Neale Daniher, fmr AFL player and MND campaigner, dies | ABC NEWS
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Former AFL footballer, Australian of the Year and motor neurone disease campaigner Neale Daniher has died at the age of 65. Daniher played 82 games for Essendon over 11 years of an injury-plagued AFL/VFL career from 1979 to 1990. He also coached Melbourne Football Club for more than 220 games from 1998 to 2007. He was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in 2013 and dedicated his later years to raising awareness of the disease and fundraising for research. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-25/ex-essendon-afl-player-coach-neale-daniher-dies/104227390 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia
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