Darren Mead | |||
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Full name | Darren Mead | ||
Date of birth | 29 March 1971 | ||
Original team | Port Adelaide (SANFL) | ||
Draft | Port Adelaide zone selection | ||
Height/Weight | 193 cm / 98 kg | ||
Position(s) | Centre half-back | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1997–2002 | Port Adelaide | 122 (8) | |
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
South Australia | ? (?) | ||
1 Playing statistics to end of 2002 season .
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Career highlights | |||
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Darren Mead (born 29 March 1971) is a former Australian rules footballer with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and Australian Football League (AFL).
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After being a strong part of the Port Adelaide Football Club in the SANFL, he was retained as part of Port's entry into the Australian Football League competition in 1997.
He won Port Adelaide Power's first ever best and fairest. He was a strong competitor at centre half-back and also occasionally played the ruck. He became the first Port Adelaide Power player to play 100 games in 2001. He was one of the leaders of the club throughout his AFL career, which lasted from 1997 through to 2002.
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