Danny Frawley

Quick Facts

Full Name	Danny Frawley
Occupation	Australian Rules Footballer
Date Of Birth	Sep 8, 1963(1963-09-08)
Age	61
Date Of Death	2019-09-09
Birthplace	Ballarat
Country	Australia
Birth City	Victoria
Horoscope	Virgo

Danny Frawley Biography

Danny Frawley is one of the most popular and richest Australian Rules Footballer who was born on September 8, 1963 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Australian rule footballer from Australia who played the entirety of his playing career in St. Kilda, and later went on to coach Richmond.

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Frawley was recruited from Ballarat after attending St Patrick’s College, Ballarat. He worked as a potato farmer in Bungaree, which led to his nickname of “Spud”. He initially played as a forward but soon became a renowned full- back. He captained the St Kilda Football Club for nine seasons over his 240-game playing career from 1984 to 1995, was the club’s best and fairest winner in 1988 and was named in the All-Australian team the same year. He was the longest serving captain of the St Kilda Football Club. He was inducted into the Saints’ hall of fame in 2007.

Frawley became the senior coach of the Richmond Football Club in 2000. In his first year, Richmond just missed out of the finals by finishing ninth. In 2001, he took the Tigers into the finals where, in the preliminary finals, they were eliminated by the Brisbane Lions, who were the eventual premiers. Under Frawley, the club moved to fourth on the ladder and their first preliminary final since 1995. In 2002, however, Richmond struggled and finished 14th. This continued in 2003 when, after six wins and two losses to start to the season, they lost 13 of their next 14 matches. and finished 13th.

He was married to Anita Frawley, host of Fox Footy Channel’s Living with Footballers show.

Danny Frawley Net Worth

Danny Frawley is one of the richest Australian Rules Footballer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Danny Frawley 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Spud, his nickname Spud due to his potato farming days, he went on to become an internationally renowned full-back captaining St. Kilda from 1987 until 1995.

After a promising start as the coach of Richmond was a disappointment for the team over for the next three seasons and Frawley was forced to quit in order to provide the role of commentator for Fox Sports.

Daniel Patrick Frawley (8 September 1963 – 9 September 2019) was an Australian rules football player, coach, administrator, commentator and media personality. He captained the St Kilda Football Club for nine seasons over his 240-game playing career from 1984 to 1995, was the club’s best and fairest winner in 1988 and was named in the All-Australian team the same year. Frawley coached Richmond for five seasons from 2000 until 2004, including to a preliminary final in 2001. He later was chief executive of the AFL Coaches Association. As a media personality, Frawley contributed as special commentator for Nine Network, Triple M, 1116 SEN and Fox Footy; he was also co-host of the Fox Footy program Bounce.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Danny Frawley Dating?

According to our records, Danny Frawley married to Anita Frawley. As of December 1, 2023, Danny Frawley’s is not dating anyone.

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On 9 September 2019, a day after his 56th birthday, Frawley died in a car crash in Millbrook, Victoria. The incident occurred shortly after 1:30 pm, when his car left the road and struck a tree on Old Melbourne Road between Ryans and Chapmans Roads. He was the only person in the car at the time and died at the scene of the crash. Victoria Police is treating his death as a suicide, pending the outcome of a coronial inquest.

Facts & Trivia

Danny Ranked on the list of most popular Australian Rules Footballer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Danny Frawley celebrates birthday on September 8 of every year.

What happened to Danny Frawley?

Frawley died in a car crash in September 2019, aged 56. The coroner said his mental state began deteriorating in the months before his death and appeared to coincide with ceasing his medication and several “psychosocial stressors”.

How old is Danny Frawley?

56 years (1963–2019)

Is James Frawley related to Danny?

He is the nephew of a former St Kilda captain, Danny Frawley.

Did Shane Tuck take his life?

The Richmond footballer took his own life in July last year at the age of 38. A post-mortem examination found he was suffering a degenerative brain disease linked to head knocks. His widow, Katherine Tuck, raised concerns about how injuries he sustained while playing might have contributed to his death.

Which AFL player died this week?

AFL community in shock as former Fremantle Dockers player Harley Balic tragically dies, aged 25. Former AFL player Harley Balic has tragically died, aged 25. Balic passed away suddenly on Sunday morning in Victoria, just days after celebrating his 25th birthday.