Daniel Patrick Frawley was an Australian rules football player, coach, administrator, commentator and media personality.
34 Facts About Danny Frawley
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Danny Frawley coached the Richmond Football Club from 2000 to 2004, with his most successful season coming in 2001, when he coached Richmond to a preliminary final.
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Danny Frawley later served as chief executive officer of the AFL Coaches Association from 2008 to 2014, and had part-time roles with the Hawthorn Football Club and St Kilda.
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Danny Frawley quietly struggled with mental health problems throughout most of his time in football, but he became more open in his later years, leading him to host his own podcast on SEN dedicated to mental health, No Man Should Ever Walk Alone, from 2017 to 2018.
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Danny Frawley died by suicide in a single-vehicle car crash in Millbrook, Victoria, on 9 September 2019.
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Danny Frawley's death devastated the wider football community and led to tributes from footballers, coaches, media and fans alike, including a private but broadcast memorial service on 18 September 2019.
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Danny Frawley was educated at St Patrick's College, Ballarat, and played country football for East Ballarat in the Ballarat Football League and Bungaree in the Central Highlands Football League.
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Danny Frawley grew up and worked on a potato farm in Bungaree, which led to his nickname of "Spud".
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Danny Frawley was the nephew of former Collingwood player Des Tuddenham and the uncle of Melbourne, Hawthorn and St Kilda player James Danny Frawley.
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Danny Frawley initially played as a forward but soon became a renowned full-back.
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Danny Frawley captained the St Kilda Football Club for nine seasons over his 240-game playing career from 1984 to 1995.
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Danny Frawley was the club's best and fairest winner in 1988 and was named in the All-Australian team the same year.
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Danny Frawley was the longest-serving captain of the St Kilda Football Club.
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Danny Frawley was inducted into the Saints' hall of fame in 2007.
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Danny Frawley became the senior coach of the Richmond Football Club in 2000 when he replaced Jeff Gieschen.
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At the start of the 2003 season, the initial signs were positive, with Richmond under Danny Frawley starting with six wins and two losses to start the season; however, the club's on-field performance dropped when they lost 13 of their next 14 matches and finished 13th.
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Midway through the season, Danny Frawley announced that he would resign at the end of the 2004 season.
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Richmond under Danny Frawley lost their last 14 matches of the 2004 season.
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Danny Frawley was then replaced by Terry Wallace as Richmond Football Club senior coach.
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From 2008 until 2014, Danny Frawley worked at Hawthorn as a part-time assistant coach.
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Danny Frawley rejoined St Kilda as a backline and key-position assistant coach in November 2014.
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Later, and until 2018, Danny Frawley was a part-time specialist defence coach at the St Kilda Football Club.
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When he transitioned to being a commentator primarily, Danny Frawley was a commentator for Fox Footy and was a co-host of Bounce with Jason Dunstall and Cameron Mooney, as well as a part of the 1116 SEN Footy team on Friday nights and Sunday afternoons.
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Danny Frawley hosted a Monday night show on SEN called No Man Should Ever Walk Alone on men's health topics including mental health, addiction, and lifestyle.
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Danny Frawley was married to Anita, who made regular appearances on the Fox Footy Channel program Living with Footballers.
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On 9 September 2019, a day after his 56th birthday, Danny Frawley died in a single-vehicle car crash in Millbrook, Victoria.
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Danny Frawley was the only passenger and died at the scene of the crash.
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AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan revealed that it was being considered that the Golden Fist award, an award for best defender that Danny Frawley had famously created on Bounce, should become an official AFL honour.
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Danny Frawley was a footballer, he was our skipper, he was a coach, he was a spud farmer, a media personality.
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Danny Frawley's death is a hammer blow to our community.
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Danny Frawley was a great football person from the grassroots, to the top level.
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Danny Frawley belonged to many, from Bungaree to St Kilda and beyond.
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Danny Frawley was a latter day cyclist, in questionable Lycra, he was a hobby horse breeder, and he was an optimistic golfer.
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Danny Frawley was a friend to many, and I suspect you will feel that whether you knew him or not.