| Dan Foley | |
| Birth Date: | 25 October 1960 |
| Originalteam: | West Perth |
| Height: | 193 cm |
| Weight: | 86 kg |
| Position: | Forward |
| Statsend: | 1985 |
| Years1: | 1980–83; 1986–88 |
| Club1: | West Perth |
| Games Goals1: | 58 (92) |
| Years2: | 1983–1985 |
| Club2: | Richmond |
| Games Goals2: | 13 (9) |
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Dan Foley (born 25 October 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Foley, a centre half-forward, started his career at West Perth, the club his father Brian had played for.[1] Brian Foley won the Sandover Medal in 1959.[2]
He debuted for Richmond midway through the 1983 VFL season and finished the year with six appearances.[3] A highlight was a five goal haul in Richmond's round 18 win over eventual grand finalists Essendon.[3] During his time at Richmond he struggled with injuries and played only one league game in 1984.[1] [3] In the 1985 pre-season, Foley trained with Melbourne, but returned to Richmond and made five further appearances.[3] [4] After his time at Richmond ended, Foley played again with West Perth. He won both the club's best and fairest and leading goal-kicker awards in the 1986 WAFL season.[5] He kicked 46 goals from 20 games.[6]
In 2016, he and his wife Carleen are competing contestants on the Australian reality TV series The Block.[7] [8]