Darren Milburn

Darren Milburn
Darren Milburn
Personal information
Full name Darren Milburn
Nickname(s) Dasher[1]
Date of birth 15 April 1977 (1977-04-15) (age 34)
Place of birth Victoria, Australia
Original team Kilmore / Calder U18 (TAC Cup)
Draft 48th overall, 1995
Geelong
Height/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

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.

Contents

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:

  • Geelong Football Club:
  • TAC Cup:
    • Team of the Year: 1995

Milestones:

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

  1. ^ 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. 
  2. ^ 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. 
  3. ^ 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. 
  4. ^ 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. 
  5. ^ "Darren Milburn statistics". AFL Tables. http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/D/Darren_Milburn.html. Retrieved 1 August 2009. 
  6. ^ 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. 
  7. ^ "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. 
  8. ^ 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. 
  9. ^ "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. 
  10. ^ 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. 
  11. ^ 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. 
  12. ^ "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. 
  13. ^ "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. 
  14. ^ 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. 

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