Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
| Darren Handley |
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| Full name |
Darren James Handley |
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| Date of birth |
(1963-12-18) 18 December 1963 (age 61) |
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| Place of birth |
Mount Beauty |
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| Original team(s) |
Myrtleford |
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| Height |
177 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
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| Weight |
76 kg (168 lb) |
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| Years |
Club |
Games (Goals) |
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| 1986 |
Collingwood |
12 (10) |
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| 1987–1988 |
Fitzroy |
10 (7) |
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| Total |
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22 (17) |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1988. |
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Darren Handley (born 18 December 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Originally playing for Dederang-Mt Beauty Football Club then moved onto Myrtleford, Handley played one season at Collingwood, in 1986.[1][2] He debuted in round 10 and missed only one game for the rest of the year.[2] His best performance came in Collingwood's win over Fitzroy at Waverley Park, earning three Brownlow Medal votes for 28 disposals and four goals.[2][3]
Handley played 10 games for Fitzroy, two in 1987 and eight in 1988.[2] He announced in 1989 that he was taking a break from football in order to recover from a chronic groin injury.[4]
He coached Victorian Amateur Football Association club Old Essendon Grammarians in 2006 and 2007.[5]
References
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ a b c d AFL Tables: Darren Handley
- ^ The Canberra Times, "Lethal switch mauls Lions at VFL Park", 20 July 1986, p. 6S
- ^ The Age, "Bairstow - relief for Cats", 18 May 1989, p. 30
- ^ The Age, "Kempton takes award honouring hero solicitor", 1 October 2007, Paul Daffey
