Australian rules footballer
| Darren Handley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Darren James Handley | ||
| Date of birth | (1963-12-18) 18 December 1963 (age 61) | ||
| Place of birth | Mount Beauty | ||
| Original team(s) | Myrtleford | ||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1986 | Collingwood | 12 (10) | |
| 1987–1988 | Fitzroy | 10 (7) | |
| Total | 22 (17) | ||
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1988. | |||
| 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. He debuted in round 10 and missed only one game for the rest of the year. His best performance came in Collingwood's win over Fitzroy at Waverley Park, earning three Brownlow Medal votes for 28 disposals and four goals.
Handley played 10 games for Fitzroy, two in 1987 and eight in 1988. He announced in 1989 that he was taking a break from football in order to recover from a chronic groin injury.
He coached Victorian Amateur Football Association club Old Essendon Grammarians in 2006 and 2007.
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ 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