- Darren Milburn
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Darren Milburn Personal information Full name Darren Milburn Nickname(s) Dasher[1] Date of birth 15 April 1977 Place of birth Victoria, Australia Original team Kilmore / Calder U18 (TAC Cup) Draft 48th overall, 1995
GeelongHeight/Weight 189 cm / 92 kg Position(s) Defender Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1997–2011 Geelong 292 (94) Representative team honours Years Team Games (Goals) 2008 Victoria 1 (0) International team honours 2005 Australia 1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .2 State and International statistics correct as of 2008.Career highlights - Geelong premiership player 2007, 2009
- All-Australian team 2007
Darren Milburn (born 15 April 1977), is an AFL assistant Coach for the Adelaide Crows and a retired Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A defender, 1.89 metres (6 ft 2 in) tall and weighing 92 kilograms (203 lb), Milburn is renowned for his competitiveness, decision-making and for both his physical and mental strength.[1][2]
Milburn was selected in the 2007 All-Australian Team, and was part of Geelong's AFL premiership-winning team in the same year, a feat which has seen him become the first premiership player to play 250 matches for Geelong.[2] He has also represented the Victorian state team in the AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match, as well as being selected to represent Australia in International rules football.
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Early life
Darren Milburn grew up in the country town of Kilmore, Victoria,[2] where he attended school and played for the Kilmore Football Club. Milburn met his future wife, Tania, in his teenage years whilst still at school,[2][3] and also was school friends with another future AFL footballer, Barry Hall, whom he met at a high school he attended in Broadford, Victoria.[2]
Career
2007
In season 2007 he received his first All-Australian guernsey in the back-pocket. Milburn played a pivotal role in Geelong's defence throughout the groundbreaking year, which ended with a Premiership medallion for the veteran.
2008
In season 2008 Milburn once again was a regular fixture in the young Geelong side. In Geelong's round 16 game against the Western Bulldogs at Skilled Stadium, he racked up 19 disposals in the first quarter, breaking the record for the most number of dispsals in any quarter of football.[4]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct as of 1 August 2009 (Round 18, 2009 season).[5][6] Averages are in brackets.[6]
Season Team No. Games Disposals Kicks Handballs Marks Tackles Goals Behinds 1997 Geelong 39 10 130 (13.0) 79 (7.9) 51 (5.1) 44 (4.4) 20 (2.0) 5 (0.5) 3 (0.3) 1998 15 196 (13.1) 118 (7.9) 78 (5.2) 55 (3.7) 35 (2.3) 5 (0.4) 5 (0.3) 1999 21 390 (18.6) 240 (11.4) 150 (7.1) 91 (4.3) 50 (2.4) 15 (0.7) 8 (0.4) 2000 17 323 (19.0) 179 (10.5) 144 (8.5) 82 (4.8) 44 (2.6) 13 (0.8) 6 (0.4) 2001 22 398 (18.1) 227 (10.3) 171 (7.8) 131 (6.0) 53 (2.4) 5 (0.2) 4 (0.2) 2002 15 214 (14.3) 106 (7.1) 108 (7.2) 63 (4.2) 31 (2.1) 1 (0.1) — 2003 20 297 (14.8) 144 (7.2) 153 (7.6) 73 (3.6) 40 (2.0) 5 (0.2) 4 (0.2) 2004 23 429 (18.6) 233 (10.1) 196 (8.5) 134 (5.8) 66 (2.9) 3 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 2005 23 455 (19.8) 284 (12.4) 171 (7.4) 146 (6.4) 76 (3.3) 15 (0.6) 8 (0.4) 2006 22 451 (20.5) 242 (11.0) 209 (9.5) 167 (7.6) 49 (2.2) 8 (0.4) 4 (0.2) 2007 25 562 (22.5) 274 (11.0) 288 (11.5) 179 (7.2) 57 (2.3) 5 (0.2) 8 (0.3) 2008 22 442 (20.1) 242 (11.0) 200 (9.1) 155 (7.0) 47 (2.1) 7 (0.3) 1 (0.0) 2009 21 311 (20.7) 179 (11.9) 132 (8.8) 86 (5.7) 26 (1.7) 3 (0.2) 1 (0.1) Career totals 255 4598 (18.4) 2547 (10.2) 2051 (8.2) 1406 (5.6) 594 (2.4) 90 (0.4) 57 (0.2) Honours and achievements
Brownlow Medal votes Season Votes 1997 — 1998 — 1999 5 2000 — 2001 2 2002 6 2003 2 2004 3 2005 4 2006 1 2007 — 2008 — Total 23 Key: Red / Italics = Ineligible Team:
- AFL Premiership (Geelong): 2007, 2009
- AFL McClelland Trophy (Geelong): 2007, 2008
- AFL NAB Cup (Geelong): 2006, 2009
Individual:
- AFL:
- All-Australian: 2007
- Australian representative honours in international rules football: 2005
- All-Australian nomination: 2008
- AFL Rising Star nomination: 1998
- Geelong Football Club:
- Member of the Geelong F.C. Hall of Fame
- Geelong F.C. "Best team and most constructive player" award: 2005
- TAC Cup:
- Team of the Year: 1995
Milestones:
- AFL debut: Round 1, 1997 (vs. Richmond) at the MCG (Geelong lost by 9 points)
- Finals debut: Qualifying final, 1997 (vs. North Melbourne) at the MCG (Geelong lost by 18 points)
- 50th game: Round 4, 2000 (vs. North Melbourne) at the Telstra Dome (Geelong lost by 5 points)
- 100th game: Round 18, 2002 (vs. North Melbourne) at Skilled Stadium (Geelong lost by 64 points)
- 150th game: Round 8, 2005 (vs. Carlton) at Telstra Dome (Geelong won by 70 points)
- 200th game: Round 12, 2007 (vs. Brisbane Lions) at Skilled Stadium (Geelong won by 50 points)
- 250th game: Round 18, 2009 (vs. Adelaide) at Skilled Stadium (Geelong won by 2 points)
Tribunal history
Season Round Charge category (level) Victim Result Verdict Ref(s) 2001 22 Charging Stephen Silvagni (Carlton) Guilty (lost at tribunal) 3 matches suspension [7][8] 2007 20 Interference with opponent Shannon Grant (North Melbourne) Guilty (early plea) $600 fine [8][9][10][11] 2008 18 Rough conduct (4) Shane Edwards (Richmond) Guilty (won at tribunal) 1 match suspension [8][12][13] In 2008, Milburn was suspended for one week for rough conduct against Richmond's Shane Edwards. In the incident, Milburn after he pinned Edwards' arms in a tackle and slung him into the ground, causing Edwards' unprotected head hit the ground. Milburn was able to successfully, but controversially, argue the contact should be viewed as body contact rather than head-high contact because Milburn never contacted Edwards' head himself; this reduced his suspension from three matches to one. This case was the most prominent of four cases which led directly to the establishment of "dangerous tackle" as a tribunal charge distinct from "rough conduct" from the 2009 season onwards.[14]
Personal life
Milburn is married to his teenage sweetheart, Tania,[2][3] with whom he has had two children: a daughter, Imogen, and a son, Jett.[3]
References
- ^ a b Scarlett, Matthew (10 May 2008). "Scarlett on Milburn". Herald Sun. Australia. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23672014-19742,00.html. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f Sheahan, Mike (1 August 2009). "Darren Milburn's dash of courage". Herald Sun. Australia. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,25863488-19742,00.html. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ^ a b c McFarlane, Glenn (7 September 2008). "Just quietly, a bit of a Dasher". Herald Sun. Australia. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21598,24306561-5016215,00.html. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
- ^ Boulton, Martin (20 July 2008). "Cats give Dogs a bone to chew on". realfooty.com.au. http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfmatchreport/cats-give-dogs-a-bone-to-chew-on/2008/07/19/1216163236069.html. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ^ "Darren Milburn statistics". AFL Tables. http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/D/Darren_Milburn.html. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ^ a b "Darren Milburn of the Geelong Cats Career AFL Stats". footywire.com. http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/pc-geelong-cats--darren-milburn. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ^ "Tribunal History in Season 2001". AFL Historical Statistics. http://stats.afl.com.au/public/statistics/tribunal/1/2001/All/tribunal_1_all_2001.shtml?competition_group_idIndex=0&season_idIndex=8&guiltyIndex=0&AFLstatisticMenu=1. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ^ a b c "Darren Milburn, Geelong Cats @ FanFooty". FanFooty. http://www.fanfooty.com.au/players/profile.php?firstname=Darren&surname=Milburn. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ^ "Tribunal History in Season 2007". AFL Historical Statistics. http://stats.afl.com.au/public/statistics/tribunal/1/2007/All/tribunal_1_all_2007.shtml?competition_group_idIndex=0&season_idIndex=2&guiltyIndex=0&AFLstatisticMenu=1. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ^ Matthews, Bruce (21 August 2007). "Steven Baker suspended for seven weeks". Herald Sun. Australia. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22285614-661,00.html. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ^ Lyon, Karen (21 August 2007). "Magpie set to accept six-game ban". realfooty.com.au. http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/magpie-set-to-accept-sixgame-ban/2007/08/20/1187462176262.html. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ^ "Tribunal History in Season 2008". AFL Historical Statistics. http://stats.afl.com.au/public/statistics/tribunal/1/2008/All/tribunal_1_all_2008.shtml?competition_group_idIndex=0&season_idIndex=1&guiltyIndex=0&AFLstatisticMenu=1. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ^ "Darren Milburn cops one-match ban at AFL Tribunal". Geelong Advertiser. 6 August 2008. http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2008/08/06/16914_gfc.html. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ^ Thompson (16 Oct 2008). "Tribunal Review to sort out dangerous tackle anomaly". Circulars. http://www.circulars.com.au/circulars-articles/2008/10/16/tribunal-review-to-sort-out-dangerous-tackle-anomaly/. Retrieved 9 Sep 2011.
External links
- Darren Milburn's profile on the Official AFL Website of the Geelong Football Club
- Darren Milburn's statistics from AFL Tables
Geelong Football Club 2007 AFL Premiers Geelong Cats 24.19 (163) defeated Port Adelaide 6.8 (44), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Coach: Thompson Geelong Football Club 2009 AFL Premiers Geelong Cats 12.8 (80) defeated St Kilda 9.14 (68), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Coach: Thompson 2007 All-Australian team Defenders
Matthew Scarlett (Geelong) • Darren Glass (West Coast) • Darren Milburn (Geelong)
Andrew McLeod (Adelaide) (captain) • Matthew Egan (Geelong) • Campbell Brown (Hawthorn)Forwards
Steve Johnson (Geelong) • Jonathan Brown (Brisbane) (vice-captain) • Brent Harvey (North Melbourne)
Brad Johnson (Western Bulldogs) • Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle) • Cameron Mooney (Geelong)Interchange
Brendon Lade (Port Adelaide) • Dustin Fletcher (Essendon) • Joel Corey (Geelong) • Cameron Ling (Geelong)Victorian Team – 2008 Hall of Fame Tribute Match Australian squad – 2005 International Rules Series 1995 AFL Draft 1. Clive Waterhouse • 2. Matthew Primus • 3. Brendon Fewster • 4. Scott Bamford • 5. Brendan Krummel • 6. Daniel Healy • 7. Ben Edwards • 8. Jared Crouch • 9. Allen Jakovich • 10. Simon Prestigiacomo • 11. Donald Cockatoo-Collins • 12. Andrew Gowling • 13. Brad Rowe • 14. Luke Trew • 15. Darren Wheildon • 16. Shane Clayton • 17. Scott Welsh • 18. Brent Williams • 19. Barry Hall • 20. Nick Carter • 21. Clinton King • 22. Joe McLaren • 23. Jay Burton • 24. Paul Licuria • 25. Daniel Chick • 26. Chris Groom • 27. Kane Johnson • 28. Nick Trask • 29. Todd Curley • 30. Craig Smoker • 31. Andrew Ukovic • 32. Nigel Credlin • 33. Sam McFarlane • 34. Jason Snell • 35. Brad Smith • 36. Andrew Lamb • 37. Scott Grainger • 38. Jason Cripps • 39. Glenn Kilpatrick • 40. Luke Godden • 41. Ryan Grinter • 42. Troy Johnson • 43. Mark West • 44. Jonson Clifton • 45. Scott Hodges • 46. Ben Moore • 47. Brent Harvey • 48. Darren Milburn • 49. Ronnie Burns • 50. Brad Cassidy • 51. Kane Fraser • 52. Tony Campbell • 53. Adam Ugrinic • 54. Adam Ansell • 55. Mark Bradly • 56. Daniel Bradshaw • 57. Paul Whitelaw • 58. Peter Berbakov • 59. Ewan Thompson • 60. Darren O'Brien • 61. Daniel Lowther • 62. Adrian Burdon • 63. Jacob Anstey • 64. Matthew Carr • 65. Eric Lissenden • 66. Neil Marshall • 67. Michael Raidis • 68. Brady Anderson • 69. Daniel Marshall • 70. Ashley Fernee • 71. Jason Bevan • 72. Ashley Gehling • 73. Stuart Lamond • 74. Mark Bradley • 75. Clint Bizzell • 76. Ben Kemp • 77. Steven PittCategories:- 1977 births
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria
- Geelong Football Club players
- Living people
- All-Australians
- Calder Cannons players
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