Tony Delaney (born 27 December 1975) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er. He played as a

midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...

. During his nine years in the

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he played for three clubs,

Essendon Essendon may refer to: Australia *Essendon, Victoria **Essendon railway station **Essendon Airport *Essendon Football Club, in the Australian Football League *Electoral district of Essendon *Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington United Kin ...

Fremantle Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia located at the mouth of the Swan River (Western Australia), Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australi ...

and St Kilda. Injuries restricted him to only 76 games in this time. He is most notable as being traded by Essendon to Fremantle along with

Dale Kickett Dale Mathew Kickett (born 4 May 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy, West Coast, St Kilda, Essendon and Fremantle in the Australian Football League (AFL). Having played for five different clubs over his career ...

and Todd Ridley which enabled the Bombers to recruit star players Scott Lucas and

Matthew Lloyd Matthew James Lloyd (born 16 April 1978) is a former professional Australian rules footballer, who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A highly decorated full-forward, Lloyd's AFL's honours include ...

.Fremantle 1994 Draft Details
/ref> After he retired from the AFL he returned to the WAFL and played for

Claremont Claremont may refer to: Places Australia *Claremont, Ipswich, a heritage-listed house in Queensland * Claremont, Tasmania, a suburb of Hobart * Claremont, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth * Town of Claremont, Perth * Claremont Airbase, an ...

from 2004 until 2006. He had previously played for South Fremantle during his time with Fremantle.

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* * * 1975 births Living people Fremantle Football Club players Essendon Football Club players St Kilda Football Club players South Fremantle Football Club players Claremont Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Western Australian State of Origin players 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1970s-stub