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Full name
Darren Saunders
Known as
Darren Saunders
Born
16 August 1965 (age 59)
Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 260d
Last game: 27y 348d
Height and weight
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 80 kg
Senior clubs
Footscray; Collingwood
Jumper numbers
Footscray: 39
Collingwood: 46, 31
Recruited from
Footscray (1988)
Club | League | Career span | Games | Goals | Avg | Win % | AKI | AHB | AMK | BV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Footscray | V/AFL | 1986 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 50% | 7.17 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 0 |
Collingwood | V/AFL | 1988-1993 | 44 | 2 | 0.05 | 64% | 8.91 | 4.36 | 1.50 | 0 |
V/AFL | 1986, 1988-1993 | 50 | 2 | 0.04 | 62% | 8.70 | 4.00 | 1.48 | 0 | |
Total | 1986, 1988-1993 | 50 | 2 | 0.04 | 62% | 8.70 | 4.00 | 1.48 | 0 |
AFL: 9,701st player to appear, 4,375th most games played, 8,250th most goals kickedFootscray: 767th player to appear, 787th most games played, 1,016th most goals kickedCollingwood: 911th player to appear, 379th most games played, 742nd most goals kicked
Darren Saunders was a solid defender who played precisely 50 V/AFL games, six with Footscray in 1986 and 44 for Collingwood from 1988 to 1993. Both of his career goals were scored with the Magpies. In between his two stints in the big league he played for East Ballarat. After leaving Collingwood he joined VFA side Werribee where he played six games and scored three goals in 1994.
Author - John Devaney