Darren Handley

Darren Handley
Personal information
Date of birth18 December 1963
Original teamMyrtleford
Height/Weight177 cm / 76 kg
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1986
1987-1988
Total -
Collingwood
Fitzroy
12 (10)
10 (7)
22 (17)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1988 season.

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 from 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 coach Victorian Amateur Football Association club Old Essendon Grammarians in 2006 and 2007.[5]

References

  1. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 AFL Tables: Darren Handley
  3. The Canberra Times, "Lethal switch mauls Lions at VFL Park", 20 July 1986, p. 6S
  4. The Age, "Bairstow - relief for Cats", 18 May 1989, p. 30
  5. The Age, "Kempton takes award honouring hero solicitor", 1 October 2007, Paul Daffey