Darren Handley
Darren Handley | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 18 December 1963 | ||
Original team | Myrtleford | ||
Height/Weight | 177 cm / 76 kg | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (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
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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