Darren Wheildon
Fitzroy
AFL career
70 games160 goals
- Debut
- R9 1989 v CAR27 May 1989
- Most recent
- R24 1994 v STK3 Sept 1994
Stats
1994 | FIT | 15 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 7.7 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 44 |
1993 | FIT | 10 | 8.4 | 3.5 | 11.9 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 66 |
1992 | FIT | 20 | 8.5 | 3.8 | 12.3 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 59 |
1991 | FIT | 12 | 8.5 | 2.4 | 10.9 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 61 |
1990 | FIT | 7 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 9.9 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 60 |
1989 | FIT | 6 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 41 |
STK | WO | R24 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 35 |
NTH | MCG | R23 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 71 |
RCH | WO | R22 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.2 | 35 |
GEE | OO | R21 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.1 | 54 |
SYD | SCG | R20 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4.1 | 70 |
WCE | WO | R19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.1 | 34 |
BRB | Gabba | R18 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 21 |
MEL | WO | R15 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.1 | 45 |
FSC | WO | R14 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 51 |
HAW | WP | R13 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 47 |
CAR | WP | R11 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.3 | 63 |
STK | WP | R9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.2 | 42 |
NTH | WO | R8 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.1 | 86 |
WCE | WACA | R4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -6 |
COL | VP | R1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 16 |
Bio
Hailing from Newborough in Gippsland, Darren "Doc" Wheildon was a mercurial cult hero who provided a rare spark for Fitzroy during the club's difficult final years. Despite standing just 184cm, Wheildon operated effectively as a key forward, relying on vice-like hands and a prodigious leap to outmark taller defenders. He announced himself immediately with a seven-goal haul in just his third senior match, establishing a reputation as a player who could tear a game apart on his day, famously booting eight goals against Sydney in 1993. However, his immense talent was often overshadowed by inconsistency and erratic behaviour, most infamously when he was reported for shaking a goalpost while an opponent lined up for a shot. After leaving the Lions, he was offered an AFL lifeline by Essendon ahead of the 1995 season, but his career came to a tragic and premature end before he could debut for the Bombers when he was struck by a taxi on King Street, sustaining severe leg injuries that forced his retirement at age 24.
Profile
- Born
- 11 Nov 1970 (age 55y 344d)
- Height
- 184 cm
- Weight
- 90 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionHailing from Newborough in Gippsland, Darren "Doc" Wheildon was a mercurial cult hero who provided a rare spark for Fitzroy during the club's difficult final years. Despite standing just 184cm, Wheildon operated effectively as a key forward, relying on vice-like hands and a prodigious leap to outmark taller defenders. He announced himself immediately with a seven-goal haul in just his third senior match, establishing a reputation as a player who could tear a game apart on his day, famously booting eight goals against Sydney in 1993. However, his immense talent was often overshadowed by inconsistency and erratic behaviour, most infamously when he was reported for shaking a goalpost while an opponent lined up for a shot. After leaving the Lions, he was offered an AFL lifeline by Essendon ahead of the 1995 season, but his career came to a tragic and premature end before he could debut for the Bombers when he was struck by a taxi on King Street, sustaining severe leg injuries that forced his retirement at age 24.