Darren Flanigan (born 8 March 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and St Kilda in the Victorian and Australian Football Leagues.
| Darren Flanigan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Darren Flanigan | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1962 | ||
| Original team(s) | Katamatite | ||
| Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruckman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1981 – 1991 | Geelong | 130 (50) | |
| 1992 | St Kilda | 8 (4) | |
| Total | 138 (54) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1992. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Flanigan came to Geelong from the Victorian town of Katamatite and during the early 1980s acted as their back up ruckman. He got more regular game time in 1985, the same year he was named in Victoria's interstate team. In 1989 Flanigan appeared in the VFL Grand Final, coming off the bench in the loss to Hawthorn. He finished his career with a season at St Kilda in 1992.
Flanigan is currently the AFL Victoria female football manager.[1]
References
edit- ^ Calligeros, Marissa. "AFL Victoria moves to suspend female Deer Park players over Facebook comments". Canberra Times. Fairfax Digital. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- Darren Flanigan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.