Darren Handley
| Darren Handley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Darren James Handley | ||
| Date of birth | 18 December 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Mount Beauty | ||
| Original team(s) | Myrtleford | ||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1986 | Collingwood | 12 (10) | |
| 1987–1988 | Fitzroy | 10 (7) | |
| Total | 22 (17) | ||
|
1 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.[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 coached Victorian Amateur Football Association club Old Essendon Grammarians in 2006 and 2007.[5]
References
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- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ a b c d 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