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Full name
Darren Holmes
Known as
Darren Holmes
Born
3 September 1970 (age 53)
Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 265d
Last game: 25y 264d
Height and weight
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 83 kg
Jumper numbers
Sydney: 31, 19
Fitzroy: 19
Recruited from
Sydney (1995)
Club | League | Career span | Games | Goals | Avg | Win % | AKI | AHB | AMK | BV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sydney | AFL | 1991-1994 | 42 | 6 | 0.14 | 17% | 6.38 | 4.57 | 1.74 | 0 |
Fitzroy | AFL | 1995-1996 | 21 | 3 | 0.14 | 14% | 7.14 | 6.33 | 3.19 | 0 |
AFL | 1991-1996 | 63 | 9 | 0.14 | 16% | 6.63 | 5.16 | 2.22 | 0 | |
Total | 1991-1996 | 63 | 9 | 0.14 | 16% | 6.63 | 5.16 | 2.22 | 0 |
AFL: 10,249th player to appear, 3,675th most games played, 5,247th most goals kickedSydney: 1,208th player to appear, 387th most games played, 598th most goals kickedFitzroy: 1,141st player to appear, 454th most games played, 584th most goals kicked
Darren Holmes’ AFL career lasted six seasons, in five of which the team he was representing finished last. Of his 63 games, all but 10 were losses. Nevertheless, he was a handy utility, and gave solid service to Sydney (42 games, six goals, 1991-4) and Fitzroy (21 games, three goals, 1995-6).
Author - John Devaney