Darren Mead

Darren Mead
Personal information
Full name Darren Mead
Date of birth 29 March 1971 (1971-03-29) (age 40)
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 .
Career highlights

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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Football career

Port Adelaide Football Club

Port Adelaide Magpies (1989–1996)

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.

Port Adelaide Power (1997–2002)

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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