Darren Pfeiffer

Darren Pfeiffer

Personal information
Birth	28 September 1987 (1987-09-28) (age 24)
Recruited from	Norwood/Adelaide Crows
Height and weight	183cm/81kg
Playing career¹
Debut	29 March 2008, Carlton v. St Kilda, at Telstra Dome
Team(s)	Carlton (2008) 7 games, 4 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2008 season

Darren Pfeiffer (born 28 September 1987) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League. He plays in the midfield.

Pfeiffer played early football for Norwood in the SANFL under 19s,^[1] before being drafted by the Adelaide Football Club in the 2005 AFL National Draft with its first round selection (#17 overall). After suffering injury setbacks and, by his own admission, a lack of application,^[2] he was delisted at the end of 2007 without playing a senior game. He nominated in the 2008 Pre-Season Draft, and was selected by the Carlton Football Club with its selection (#2 overall), and made his AFL debut in the second round of the 2008 season.

Pfeiffer was a late inclusion into the Carlton team for Round 9 against Fremantle at Telstra Dome. It was Pfeiffer's goal in the dying minutes that sealed a come from behind victory for Carlton. He was delisted at the end of the 2008 season, then redrafted by the Blues with its fourth selection (#51 overall) in the 2009 Rookie Draft.

Pfeiffer experienced an injury interrupted 2009 season, registering only his first senior game in Round 17 for Carlton's {{VFL-affiliate]], the Northern Bullants, before going on to be a member of their losing Grand Final side. He could not gain selection for Carlton during 2009 and was delisted again at the end of the season.^[3]

Pfeiffer moved to Queensland in 2010, spending a one-season stint at Southport in the QAFL, where he finished second in the Grogan Medal.^[4] He returned to his former SANFL team, Norwood, in 2011.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Ross, Mark (20 Dec 2010). "Welcome home Darren Pfeiffer". Norwood Football Club. http://www.norwoodfc.com.au/News/LATESTNEWS/WELCOMEHOMEDARREN.aspx. Retrieved 23 Jun 2011. 
2. ^ AFL Superfooty
3. ^ [1]
4. ^ "Latest News". Queensland Footy. http://www.qldfooty.com/. Retrieved 23 Jun 2011. 

External links

Darren Pfeiffer's statistics from AFL Tables

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Name	Pfeiffer, Darren
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Date of birth	28 September 1987
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