Wounded and shipped to England for treatment, Charles eventually married his English nurse, Cecilia.
[2] Coming from Sacred Heart College, Naley joined the junior grades of South Adelaide, going on to make his league debut in 1980.
[3] While at South Adelaide, he earned All Australian selection for his performances in the 1986 and 1987 Interstate Carnivals, the latter also saw him win the Tassie Medal.
In 1990 he suffered from hamstring problems and only managed 8 games, as a result he decided to return to his original club South Adelaide, winning the 1991 Magarey Medal before going on to retire in 1993.
In 2002, Naley was an inaugural inductee into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame.