Lou Daily

Louis Joseph Daily (31 January 1911 – 29 August 1974)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) as well as Subiaco in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL).

Lou Daily
Daily in 1934
Personal information
Full name Louis Joseph Daily
Date of birth 31 January 1911
Place of birth Mount Lawley, Western Australia
Date of death 29 August 1974(1974-08-29) (aged 63)
Place of death Heidelberg, Victoria
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Position(s) Fullback
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1931–32, 1935–37 Subiaco 92 (18)
1933 Collingwood 07 0(7)
1934 Geelong 19 (28)
1938–40 Mines Rovers
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Collingwood recruited Daily from Subiaco, who he had played with from 1931 and he made his VFL debut in the 1933 season. He spent just one season with Collingwood before crossing to Geelong for the following season. In his first game for Geelong, in round one against St Kilda, Daily kicked ten goals. He however played most of his football throughout his career in defence, often at fullback.

In 1935 he returned to Subiaco and he won both a Sandover Medal and Subiaco best and fairest award that year. He was also a best and fairest again in 1936 and 1937. When he left the WANFL in 1938 he had played 92 games and appeared seven times for Western Australia at interstate level. He finished his career as captain-coach of the Mines Rovers in the Goldfields.

References

  1. "Lou Daily". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 3 September 2014.


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