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Darren Milburn

Geelong · “Dasher”

AFL career

292 games94 goals

Debut
R1 1997 v RCH30 Mar 1997
Most recent
R24 2011 v COL2 Sept 2011

Stats

2011
GEE
14
9.6
8.6
18.2
5.4
0.7
0.9
1.7
0.2
0.0
69
73
2010
GEE
22
12.3
10.9
23.2
7.2
1.0
0.5
2.2
0.0
0.1
89
96
2009
GEE
21
13.0
9.4
22.4
6.3
0.6
0.3
1.6
0.1
0.1
84
96
2008
GEE
22
11.0
9.1
20.1
7.0
1.3
0.7
2.1
0.3
0.0
82
97
2007
GEE
25
11.0
11.5
22.5
7.2
1.1
0.8
2.3
0.2
0.3
87
111
2006
GEE
22
11.0
9.5
20.5
7.6
0.9
0.9
2.2
0.4
0.2
85
-
2005
GEE
23
12.3
7.4
19.8
6.3
1.2
0.8
3.3
0.7
0.3
88
-
2004
GEE
23
10.1
8.5
18.7
5.8
0.7
0.8
2.9
0.1
0.2
78
-
2003
GEE
20
7.2
7.7
14.9
3.7
0.6
0.7
2.0
0.3
0.2
57
-
2002
GEE
15
7.1
7.2
14.3
4.2
0.7
1.2
2.1
0.1
0.0
55
-
2001
GEE
22
10.3
7.8
18.1
6.0
2.0
1.0
2.4
0.2
0.2
76
-
2000
GEE
17
10.5
8.5
19.0
4.8
0.8
0.8
2.6
0.8
0.4
78
-
1999
GEE
21
11.4
7.1
18.6
4.3
1.7
1.0
2.4
0.7
0.4
76
-
1998
GEE
15
7.9
5.2
13.1
3.7
0.9
0.4
2.3
0.3
0.3
57
-
1997
GEE
10
7.9
5.1
13.0
4.4
0.7
0.7
2.0
0.5
0.3
57
-
League
Season
COL
MCG
R24
6
7
13
7
0
2
0
2
0.0
55
65
GCS
SS
R20
17
8
25
9
2
0
0
1
1.0
106
106
MEL
SS
R19
13
14
27
5
2
0
0
2
0.0
92
75
RCH
ES
R18
7
8
15
4
1
1
0
1
0.0
51
64
STK
MCG
R13
6
8
14
5
0
0
0
2
0.0
57
61
HAW
MCG
R12
3
3
6
2
1
0
0
1
0.0
26
31
GCS
MS
R10
14
7
21
8
0
3
0
2
0.0
79
64
CAR
ES
R9
8
11
19
2
0
1
0
3
0.0
61
80
NTH
SS
R7
13
8
21
10
0
2
0
2
1.0
93
86
HAW
MCG
R5
13
11
24
5
2
0
0
2
0.0
86
96
SYD
SCG
R4
8
4
12
5
0
0
0
0
0.0
47
55
PAD
SS
R3
9
18
27
8
2
0
1
2
0.0
98
97
FRE
PS
R2
10
7
17
5
0
1
0
2
0.0
64
80
STK
MCG
R1
8
6
14
1
0
3
0
2
1.0
44
59

Profile

Born
15 Apr 1977 (age 49y 189d)
Birthplace
Victoria
Height
189 cm
Weight
92 kg

Teams

  • Geelong
    292 games, 94 goals
    1997–2011

Honours

  • Premiership(2×) 2007, 2009
  • All-Australian2007
  • Geelong B&F
    3rd
    2004
    Top 10
    1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007

Bio

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Recruited from the Calder Cannons with pick 48 in the 1995 National Draft, Darren Milburn developed into one of Geelong's most reliable and understated performers over a 15-season career. Known affectionately as "Dasher," he was a versatile defender capable of matching up on opponents of varying sizes, combining astute reading of the play with elite disposal efficiency rebounding from the back half. While he often flew under the radar compared to higher-profile teammates, his courage and football intelligence made him a vital cog in one of the greatest defensive units of the modern era alongside Matthew Scarlett and Corey Enright.

Milburn's career peak coincided with the Cats' golden era, playing an integral role in the 2007 and 2009 premiership victories. His consistency was rewarded individually with All-Australian selection in 2007, a season where he was instrumental in the club breaking its 44-year flag drought. Despite his exceptional durability, Milburn finished his career on 292 games, retiring at the end of the 2011 season after finding himself on the fringe of the senior side during the club's successful finals campaign that year. He remains one of the most capped players in Geelong history, celebrated for his unsociable football and clinical execution in defence.

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