Neale Daniher SHOULD NOT have an MCG statue, claims radio personality

Neale Daniher should not be honoured with a statue at the MCG, according to 3AW shock jock Tom Elliott.

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AFL legend Daniher passed away on Monday after a 13-year battle with Motor Neurone Disease. He was 65.

Since Daniher’s death, there has been a movement for him to be granted a statue outside the MCG, alongside sporting legends such as Don Bradman, Leigh Matthews, Betty Cuthbert and Shane Warne.

But Elliott believes Daniher’s actual sporting achievements aren’t enough for him to immortalised alongside the other greats.

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“There is a proposal to erect a statue of the late Neale Daniher at the MCG, I think this one might not end as a lot of people would like it,” Elliott said on 3AW.

“All of the 16 odd statues we currently have are of people who first and foremost achieved sporting greatness on the G – one of the best footballers of their generation, the best cricketers, and the best athletes.”

“The thing about Neale Daniher was that he did not achieve the sporting greatness required.

“That’s not to denigrate him in any way, just playing in the VFL back in the day or the AFL today already means you’re one of the best footballers going around.

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“But the statues are not for players who are OK or pretty good, they’re for the absolute best of the best.

“This is off the MCG website — the statues reinforce the association between the elite sportsmen and sportswomen who have competed here in the stadium the rejoiced in their performance … the word elite is important.

“Should we change the rules about statues around the MCG and include Neale Daniher, less for his own playing and coaching career and more for his work with FightMND?”.

Daniher was a best and fairest during 82 games for Essendon betwen 1979-1990 — with his career hampered by knee injuries.

He became Melbourne’s senior coach in 1998 and coached 223 games until 2007 — with the Demons playing finals in six of his 10 seasons.

Daniher was West Coast’s general manager for the next six seasons until he stepped down due to his MND diagnosis.

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