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Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
Darren Troy Date of birth
(1964-02-28 ) 28 February 1964 (age 60) Original team(s)
Kerang (NDFL) Height
180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Weight
87 kg (192 lb) Years
Club
Games (Goals) 1983–1990
Geelong
46 (6) 1985–1986, 1991-1992
South Adelaide
74 (40)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1990.
Sources:
AFL Tables ,
AustralianFootball.com
Darren Troy (born 28 February 1964) is a former
Australian rules footballer who played with
Geelong in the
Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).
Troy, a utility, came to Geelong from Kerang.
[1] An Under-19s player initially, he broke into the seniors for the first time in the final round of the
1983 VFL season , against
Hawthorn at
Kardinia Park .
[1]
[2]
After not making a VFL appearance in 1984, Troy left Geelong for
South Adelaide , where he played in 1985 and 1986.
[2]
[3] He won their
best and fairest award in 1986.
[4]
In 1987, Troy returned to Geelong and this time was able to establish a place in the team, with 18 games that year.
[2] He made another 15 appearances in 1988, then six in 1989 and another six in 1990.
[2]
Troy went back to South Adelaide in 1991.
[5] He captain-coached
Geelong Football League side
Leopold in 1993 and 1994.
[6] From 1995 to 1997, Troy was captain of
Newtown & Chilwell , in the same league.
[7]
References
Best and Fairest Knuckey Cup
1923:
Moriarty
1924:
Ryan
1925: Oliver
1926: Oliver
1927: W. Jackson
1928:
Ryan
1929: Tully
1930: Tully
1931: Jaffer
1932: Rose
1933: Tully
1934:
Cockburn
1935: Tully
1936: Mulcahy & Dawes
1937: Dawes
1938:
Cahill
1939:
Cahill
1940: Murdy
1941:
Cockburn
1945: Doherty
1946: Brown
1947:
Hickinbotham
1948:
Deane
1949:
Deane
1950: Linke
1951:
Deane
1952: Linke
1953:
Deane
1954: Linke
1955: Polden
1956:
Deane
1957:
Deane
1958: Christie
1959: R. Jackson
1960: Panizza
1961:
Kantilla
1962:
Kantilla
1963:
Darley
1964:
Darley
1965:
Schmidt
1966:
Darley
1967:
Darley
1968:
Darley
1969: Coombe
1970: Backman
1971: Haines
1972:
Darley
1973:
Darley
1974: Young
1975:
Keddie
1976: Hateley
1977: Baynes
1978: Baynes
1979: Baynes
1980: Butler
1981:
Hawkins
1982:
White
1983:
Hawkins
1984:
Naley
1985: Kappler
1986:
Troy
1987: Kappler
1988: Kappler
1989: Whitford
1990: Trevena
1991: Kappler
1992: Grummet
1993: Dillon
1994: Whittman
1995: Polkinghorne
1996:
Osborn
1997: Polkinghorne
1998: Talbot
1999: Cobb
2000: Tallbot
2001: Morgan
2002:
Sampson
2003:
Hall
2004:
King
2005: Davis
2006: Archard
2007: McGlone
2008: Boyd
2009: Sandery
2010: Liddle
2011: Cross
2012: Liddle
2013: Liddle
2014:
Brooksby
2015: Cross
2016: Cross & Seccull
2017: Liddle
2018: Liddle
2019: Cross
2020:
Broadbent
2021:
Gibbs
Women's Best & Fairest