Daniel Thomas Minogue (4 September 1891 – 27 July 1961) was an Australian rules footballer, who played with three different clubs in the (then) Victorian Football League (VFL), and who was the coach of five different VFL clubs. Family The son of Matthew Minogue (1868-1899), and Ellen Minogue (1868-1896), née Madden, Daniel Thomas Minogue was born at Bendigo on 4 September 1891. He married Ann Marion Morrison (1893-1968) on 30 March 1921. Education He was educated at the Marist Brothers' College, Bendigo. Football Collingwood (VFL) Minogue was considered a courageous, or perhaps reckless, centre half-back. On one occasion he sustained a broken collarbone playing for Collingwood Football Club in the first minute of the 1911 Grand Final and then played out the entire match. Third Divisional team (AIF) He was the vice-captain of the (winning) Third Australian Divisional team in the famous "Pioneer Exhibition Game" of Australian Rules football, held in London, in October 1916. A news film was taken at the match. Richmond (VFL) Unhappy at Collingwood's treatment of his friend and former teammate, Jim Sadler, during the war, Minogue demanded a transfer to Richmond on his return from AIF service during World War I created ill feeling and he had to stand out of competition for twelve months in order to secure the transfer. Coach In addition to playing at three VFL clubs (, , and ) he also coached at five VFL clubs (, , , , and ) a record which () is yet to be equalled. VFL players' advocate In August 1947, he was appointed as the official VFL players's advocate; a position he held until his death. Death He died at the Repatriation General Hospital, in Heidelberg, Victoria, on 27 July 1961. Hall of fame In 1996 Minogue was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame. See also 1916 Pioneer Exhibition Game Footnotes References Pioneer Exhibition Game Australian Football: in aid of British and French Red Cross Societies: 3rd Australian Division v. Australian Training Units at Queen's Club, West Kensington, on Saturday, October 28th, 1916, at 3pm, Wightman & Co., (London), 1919. Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. Minogue, D. & Millard, P.J., "Famous A.I.F. Match in London: Unknown Richmond Lad was the Star", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 21 August 1937), p.8. Richardson, N. (2016), The Game of Their Lives, Pan Macmillan Australia: Sydney. Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years