Roger Delaney

Roger Delaney
Personal information
Full name Roger Delaney
Nickname(s) Batman
Date of birth (1966-02-27) 27 February 1966 (age 58)
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
  • 6x Port Adelaide premiership player (1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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.

Playing career

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]

Family

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]

References

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 156. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
  2. ^ Meyn, Travis (23 November 2010). "Delaney takes reins".
  3. ^ "Farewell to glory days of netball". www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Thunderbirds back Delaney in residency row". www.theage.com.au. 12 March 2003. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Jacqui Delaney". diamonds.netball.com.au. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Roger living another Port dream here in Noosa". www.noosanews.com.au. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2020.


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