Douglas Joseph Daley (1933-1994) was an Australian rugby league player and administrator.

Playing career

Daley was originally from

Alstonville, New South Wales Alstonville is a town in northern New South Wales, Australia, part of the region known as the Northern Rivers. Alstonville is on the Bruxner Highway between the town of Ballina, New South Wales, Ballina (13 km to the east) and city of Lism ...

and came to the

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. They compete in the National Rugby League (NRL). The Manly club debuted in the 1947 New South Wales Rugby Football League sea ...

in 1955. He went on to play seven seasons with the club between 1955 and 1961, mainly as a second-row forward. Daley played in the 1957 Grand Final loss to

St George Dragons The St. George Dragons are an Australian rugby league, rugby league football club from the St George, Sydney, St George District in Sydney, New South Wales that played in the top level New South Wales Rugby League, New South Wales competition ...

Post playing

After his playing career was over, he went into club administration, firstly as treasurer of the Manly club between 1969 and 1984, and then he was promoted to Club Secretary in 1985. He was elevated to the position of CEO at

between 1987 and 1992. He was the father of the rugby league footballer;

Phil Daley Phil Daley (born 1 April 1964) is an Australian former premiership-winning and representative rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. His club career was played with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and the Gold Coast. His p ...

Death

Daley died on 22 March 1994, aged 60, after a long battle with cancer.Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 24/3/1994

References

1933 births 1994 deaths Australian rugby league administrators Australian rugby league players Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players Rugby league players from New South Wales Rugby league second-rows 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1930s-stub