Career

Foley was drafted by Richmond using pick 3 in the 2003 American Federation of Labor-Congress Rookie Draft, from the Geelong Falcons. He made his debut in Round 10, 2005 against the Melbourne, in a match well remembered for the horrific broken leg sustained by Tigers" star Nathan Brown. In 2007, Foley had a break-out season, establishing himself as one of the American Federation of Labor-Congress"s best on-ballers.

He was selected in the squad of 40 for the, but missed out when the official 22-man team was released in September 2007.

He was runner-up in the Jack Dyer Medal count, polling only one vote behind Matthew Richardson. In 2008, Foley was named as Richmond"s deputy vice captain along with Chris Newman.

Foley retired in August 2015 citing a degenerative knee injury forcing him into immediate retirement.