Roger Delaney (born 27 February 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Australian Football League (AFL) in 1990.[1] He was recruited from the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) with the 23rd selection in the 1989 VFL Draft.
Roger Delaney | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Roger Delaney | ||
Nickname(s) | Batman | ||
Date of birth | (1966-02-27) 27 February 1966 (age 56) | ||
Original team(s) | Port Adelaide, (SANFL) | ||
Draft | No. 23, 1989 VFL Draft | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1990 | Fitzroy | 1 (0) | |
1984–89, 91–97 | Port Adelaide | 208 (13) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1997. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Delaney played over 200 games for Port Adelaide in the SANFL and after retiring from playing, he became an assistant coach to former Port teammate Mark Williams at Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL). For the 2011 season he became the coach of the Maroochy/North Shore Australian Football Club in the Queensland Australian Football League on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.[2]
Delaney is married to Jacqui Delaney, the former Australia netball international. They have three children, Yasmine (b. 1998) and twins Cooper and Jada (born c. 2006). The Delaneys settled in Sydney and then the Sunshine Coast. They live and work in the Coolum Beach/Peregian Beach/Noosa district. [3][4][5][6]
Port Adelaide Football Club • 1988 SANFL premiers | |
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Coach: Cahill |
Port Adelaide Football Club • 1989 SANFL premiers | |
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Coach: Cahill |
Port Adelaide Football Club • 1992 SANFL premiers | |
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Coach: Cahill |
Port Adelaide Football Club • 1994 SANFL premiers | |
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Coach: Cahill |
Port Adelaide Football Club • 1995 SANFL premiers | |
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Coach: Cahill |
Port Adelaide Football Club • 1996 SANFL premiers | |
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Coach: Williams |
South Australian team – 1989 State of Origin | |
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Coach: Cahill |
1989 VFL national draft | |
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