Daniel Joseph Guinane | |
Fullname: | Danny Guinane |
Birth Date: | 18 May 1911 |
Originalteam: | South Ballarat |
Height: | 179 cm |
Weight: | 100 kg |
Statsend: | 1943 |
Years1: | 1934–1943 |
Club1: | Richmond |
Games Goals1: | 102 (1) |
Danny Guinane (18 May 1911 – 28 August 1992[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Guinane, a defender, came to Richmond from South Ballarat.[2] He polled eight Brownlow Medal votes in 1939, the second most by a Richmond player behind Jack Dyer.
He was a back pocket in the 1942 VFL Grand Final, which Richmond lost.[3] Richmond were premiers in both his first and last seasons, but he wasn't selected for either side.[4]
Off the field he worked as a tram driver.[5]
He was the father of Richmond player Paddy Guinane.