Darren Handley
Collingwood and Fitzroy
AFL career
22 games17 goals
- Debut
- R10 1986 v STK31 May 1986
- Most recent
- R11 1988 v CAR11 June 1988
Stats
1988 | FIT | 8 | 12.5 | 5.6 | 18.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 66 |
1987 | FIT | 2 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 27 |
1986 | COL | 12 | 12.8 | 2.8 | 15.5 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | - | 0.8 | 0.4 | - |
Bio
Recruited from Myrtleford in the Ovens & Murray Football League, Darren Handley was a lively wingman and half-forward who made a sharp initial impact at Victoria Park. Wearing the number 49 guernsey, he broke into the Collingwood senior side in 1986 and quickly made a name for himself with a standout performance against Fitzroy at Waverley Park, where he amassed 28 disposals and booted four goals to secure three Brownlow votes. Despite showing significant promise as a ball-winner and goal-kicker, his stint with the Magpies was short-lived, and he transferred to Fitzroy for the 1987 season. Handley managed another two seasons with the Lions, adding depth to their midfield rotation, but his career was ultimately curtailed by a chronic groin injury that forced him to hang up the boots prematurely after just 22 senior games.
Profile
- Born
- 18 Dec 1963 (age 62y 307d)
- Birthplace
- Mount Beauty, VIC
- Height
- 177 cm
- Weight
- 76 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Myrtleford in the Ovens & Murray Football League, Darren Handley was a lively wingman and half-forward who made a sharp initial impact at Victoria Park. Wearing the number 49 guernsey, he broke into the Collingwood senior side in 1986 and quickly made a name for himself with a standout performance against Fitzroy at Waverley Park, where he amassed 28 disposals and booted four goals to secure three Brownlow votes. Despite showing significant promise as a ball-winner and goal-kicker, his stint with the Magpies was short-lived, and he transferred to Fitzroy for the 1987 season. Handley managed another two seasons with the Lions, adding depth to their midfield rotation, but his career was ultimately curtailed by a chronic groin injury that forced him to hang up the boots prematurely after just 22 senior games.