Harold Leonard "Len" Halley (born 7 March 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Len Halley | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Harold Leonard Halley | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1951 | ||
| Original team(s) | Healesville | ||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruckman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1970–1973 | Essendon | 35 (11) | |
| 1975–1979 | West Perth | 58 (28) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1973. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Career
editEssendon
editRecruited from Healesville in 1966, Halley began in the Essendon under-19s.[1] In 1968 he won the under-19s best and fairest award and was also a member of Essendon's reserves premiership team that year.[1] A ruckman, he started his VFL career two years later, with nine appearances in the second half of the 1970 season.[2][3] He was called up for national service in 1971 and only played five league games.[3][4] In 1972 he won Essendon's "best clubman" award in a season in which he played 17 games, including an elimination final.[1][3] He was mostly in the reserves in 1973 and won the team's best and fairest award.[1]
Post VFL career
editHalley played in Tasmania for East Devonport in 1974.[1] The following year he joined West Perth and was a member of the team which defeated South Fremantle by a record 104-points to win the 1975 WANFL Grand Final.[1] He remained with West Perth in 1976, then spent the 1977 VFA season with Brunswick.[1][5] In 1978 and 1979 he was back at West Perth.[1] In 1980 he began his coaching career with a two-year stint as captain-coach of Tatura in the Goulburn Valley Football League.[1] After two seasons with Benalla, Halley returned to his original club Healesville in 1984.[1] He captain-coached Diamond Valley Football League club Montmorency in 1985, then had a season with Warrandyte.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Past Player Profiles – H". essendonfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ a b c "AFL Tables – Len Halley – Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ Beames, Percy (7 July 1971). "Max Richardson back this week". The Age. p. 20. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ Fiddian, Marc (30 May 1977). "Dandy makes a final move". The Age. p. 35. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
External links
edit- Len Halley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Len Halley at AustralianFootball.com