Roger Delaney
{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Roger Delaney
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| fullname = Roger Delaney
| nickname = Batman
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|2|27|df=y}}
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| originalteam = Port Adelaide, (SANFL)
| draftpick = No. 23, 1989 VFL Draft
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| statsend = 1997
| years1 = 1990
| club1 = {{AFL Fit}}
| games_goals1 = 1 (0)
| years2 = 1984–89, 91–97
| club2 = {{AFL Por}}
| games_goals2 = 208 (13)
| careerhighlights = *6x {{AFL Por}} premiership player (1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996)
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Roger Delaney (born 27 February 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Australian Football League (AFL) in 1990.{{Ref AFL Encyc|4th|156}} 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 {{AFL Por}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/delaney-takes-reins-sport-australian-rules/704078/|title=Delaney takes reins|first=Travis |last=Meyn | date=23 November 2010}}
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. {{Cite web|url=https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/farewell-glory-days-team-sport-teaches-commitment-/555105/|title=Farewell to glory days of netball|publisher=www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au|date=16 June 2010|access-date=24 November 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/thunderbirds-back-delaney-in-residency-row-20030312-gdvd35.html|title=Thunderbirds back Delaney in residency row|publisher=www.theage.com.au|date=12 March 2003|access-date=24 November 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://diamonds.netball.com.au/player/jacqui-delaney|title=Jacqui Delaney|publisher=diamonds.netball.com.au|access-date=21 September 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.noosanews.com.au/news/roger-living-another-port-dream-here-in-noosa/3610137/|title=Roger living another Port dream here in Noosa|publisher=www.noosanews.com.au|date=27 December 2018|access-date=26 November 2020}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{AFL Tables|R/Roger_Delaney}}
{{1988 Port Adelaide premiership players}}
{{1989 Port Adelaide premiership players}}
{{1992 Port Adelaide premiership players}}
{{1994 Port Adelaide premiership players}}
{{1995 Port Adelaide premiership players}}
{{1996 Port Adelaide premiership players}}
{{1989 South Australia State of Origin players}}
{{1989 VFL national draft}}
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Category:Fitzroy Football Club players
Category:Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players
Category:Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions)
Category:Australian rules footballers from South Australia
Category:Australian rules football coaches
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen
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