| Len Halley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Harold Leonard Halley | ||
| Born | (1951-03-07)7 March 1951 (age 74) | ||
| Original team | Healesville | ||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Position | Ruckman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1970–1973 | Essendon | 35 (11) | |
| 1975–1979 | West Perth | 58 (28) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1973. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Harold Leonard "Len" Halley (born 7 March 1951) is a formerAustralian rules footballer who played withEssendon in theVictorian Football League (VFL).
Recruited from Healesville in 1966, Halley began in the Essendon under-19s.[1] In 1968 he won the under-19sbest 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 the1970 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]
Halley played in Tasmania forEast Devonport in 1974.[1] The following year he joinedWest 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 the1977 VFA season withBrunswick.[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 ofTatura in theGoulburn Valley Football League.[1] After two seasons with Benalla, Halley returned to his original club Healesville in 1984.[1] He captain-coachedDiamond Valley Football League clubMontmorency in 1985, then had a season with Warrandyte.[1]
