Len Halley

Harold Leonard "Len" Halley (born 7 March 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Career

Essendon Recruited from Healesville in 1966, Halley began in the Essendon under-19s. In 1968 he won the under-19s best and fairest award and was also a member of Essendon's reserves premiership team that year. He was called up for national service in 1971 and only played five league games. In 1972 he won Essendon's "best clubman" award in a season in which he played 17 games, including an elimination final. In 1978 and 1979 he was back at West Perth. In 1980 he began his coaching career with a two-year stint as captain-coach of Tatura in the Goulburn Valley Football League. After two seasons with Benalla, Halley returned to his original club Healesville in 1984. He captain-coached Diamond Valley Football League club Montmorency in 1985, then had a season with Warrandyte.