Danielle May Laidley was born on Dean James Laidley; 27 March 1967 and is a former Australian rules football coach and player, who played for the West Coast Eagles and North Melbourne in the Australian Football League from 1987 to 1997, including in North Melbourne's 1996 premiership team.
22 Facts About Dani Laidley
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Dani Laidley was the coach of North Melbourne from 2003 to 2009.
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Dani Laidley grew up in Balga, Western Australia, a working-class northern suburb of Perth.
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Lightly built, Dani Laidley first played senior football at the West Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League and she was recruited to be part of the West Coast Eagles' inaugural VFL squad in 1987.
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Dani Laidley made her VFL debut for the West Coast Eagles in Round 1,1987, against Richmond at Subiaco Oval.
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Dani Laidley played a total of 52 games and kicked 11 goals for West Coast Eagles from 1987 until 1992.
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Dani Laidley was part of the North Melbourne premiership side in 1996.
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Dani Laidley played a total of 99 games and kicked 4 goals for North Melbourne Football Club from 1993 until 1997.
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Dani Laidley coached the Kangaroos to the finals for her first time as coach in the 2005 season, but the club was defeated by Port Adelaide in an elimination final.
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Dani Laidley was seen on occasion to be aggressive towards her playing group.
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Dani Laidley took North Melbourne to the finals for the second time in 2007.
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Dani Laidley took North Melbourne to the finals again in 2008.
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Dani Laidley was replaced by assistant coach Darren Crocker as caretaker senior coach of North Melbourne for the rest of the 2009 season.
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In September 2009, Dani Laidley joined the coaching group at the Port Adelaide Football Club.
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Dani Laidley interviewed for the Essendon Football Club senior coach position when it was left vacant by the sacking of Matthew Knights but was unsuccessful.
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In early November 2011, Dani Laidley was announced as the new midfield coach of the St Kilda Football Club.
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Dani Laidley signed with Carlton as midfield assistant coach on 31 October 2013.
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The supporter twice made remarks to which Dani Laidley responded with an honest summation "we are all hurting", later inviting the supporter to the club rooms to see how badly the players were feeling due to their onfield performance.
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In 2007, former Kangaroos' star Wayne Carey criticised Dani Laidley and argued that another former teammate, John Longmire, should replace her as Dani Laidley's contract was due for renewal at the end of 2007.
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In May 2020, Dani Laidley was arrested and charged with one count of stalking.
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Dani Laidley was allegedly found with 0.43 grams of methamphetamine in her bra at the time of their arrest.
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Since 2021, Dani Laidley has become involved with the North Melbourne Football Club again, tossing the coin at the 2022 Pride Round game against GWS Giants and attending other club events with North Melbourne players and management.