Daniel Healy (born 3 May 1974) is a former Australian rules footballer, who played for St Kilda in the Australian Football League and for Central District in the

South Australian National Football League The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport. Originally formed as th ...

. Healy was taken in the first round, pick number 6 overall, of the 1995 AFL Draft, and made his debut against West Coast in Round 12

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. In this match he scored one goal and this was the only game he played during the year. In the

1997 AFL season The 1997 AFL season was the 101st season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season ran from 2 ...

, Healy became a regular starter and played 15 games, scoring 5 goals. Healy played in 15 of 22 matches in the 1997 AFL Premiership Season home and away rounds in which St Kilda Football Club qualified in first position for the 1997 AFL Finals Series, winning the club’s 2nd Minor Premiership and 1st McClelland Trophy. He played the same number of games again in the 1998 AFL season, scoring 14 goals for the year. In 1999 he played just 7 games, scoring 4 goals and was delisted at the end of the year. He returned to

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to play for Central District in the SANFL. He played in Central's 2000

SANFL The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport. Originally formed as th ...

premiership team, and was then appointed captain for the 2001 season. With the team dominating the SANFL, Healy became a five-time Premiership player (2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005). Four of these times Healy was captain of the side, although he missed out in 2002. He retired at the end of 2005 season, playing a total of 135 games for centrals. In 2008, Healy was the development manager in the new Alan Scott power development academy for the

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. At the end of 2008, he took up the 2009 coaching job at the North Adelaide Roosters which ended when he was sacked by the club at the end of the 2010 season. They made an elimination final in his first year but finished seventh in 2010. He later returned to Port Adelaide as a coach. Daniel is now a facilitator at Leading Teams.

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Central District Player Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Healy, Daniel Living people 1974 births St Kilda Football Club players Central District Football Club players North Adelaide Football Club coaches Australian rules footballers from South Australia