Neale Francis Daniher lived from 15 February 1961 to 25 May 2026 and was an Australian rules footballer who played with the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League and Australian Football League. He later coached the Melbourne Football Club between 1998 and 2007 and held coaching positions with Essendon, Fremantle and West Coast. His brothers Terry, Anthony and Chris also played for Essendon. Diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2013, he became a prominent campaigner for research and care for people living with the disease, co-founded the FightMND charity, and was made an Officer of the Order of Australia, the 2019 Victorian of the Year and the 2025 Australian of the Year.
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