Danny Frawley

Australian rules footballer, coach and media personality

Daniel Patrick Frawley (8 September 1963 – 9 September 2019) was an Australian rules footballer and football commentator. He worked for Fox Sports. He coached the Richmond Football Club between 2000 and 2004.

Danny Frawley
Frawley during a pre-season match in 2017
Personal information
Full name Daniel Patrick Frawley
Nickname(s) Spud
Date of birth (1963-09-08)8 September 1963
Place of birth Ballarat, Victoria
Date of death 9 September 2019(2019-09-09) (aged 56)
Place of death Millbrook, Victoria
Original team Bungaree (CHFL)
Debut Round 4, 1984, St Kilda
v. Hawthorn, at Princes Park
Position(s) Full back
Career highlights

He was the nephew of Collingwood player Des Tuddenham and the uncle of current Hawthorn Football Club player James Frawley. Frawley worked for the St Kilda Football Club as a specialist defence coach on a part-time basis.[1]

Frawley was born in Ballarat, Victoria.

On 9 September 2019, Frawley was killed in a car crash near Millbrook, Victoria.[2][3] He was 56 years old.[4] His death was ruled as a suicide by the coroner.[5] After his death, an autopsy revealed that Frawley had been suffering from Stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).[6]

References

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  1. "St Kilda Football Club Coaching Staff". saints.com.au. St Kilda Football Club. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. Hope, Zach (9 September 2019). "AFL legend Danny Frawley killed in crash near Ballarat". The Age. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. "Footy personality dead after Victorian car crash". News.com.au. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  4. Batty, Belinda (9 September 2019). "Driver dies following Millbrook crash". Victoria Police. Retrieved 9 September 2019.[permanent dead link]
  5. "Calls for brain research following Danny Frawley's death". Coroners Court of Victoria. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  6. "AFL responds after analysis reveals Danny Frawley had stage two CTE". Australian Football League. Retrieved September 21, 2024.

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