Darren Minchington
Darren Minchington is a former Australian rules football player who played with the St Kilda Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League.
| Darren Minchington | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Darren Minchington | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1993 | ||
| Original team(s) | Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 65, 2012 rookie draft | ||
| Debut | Round 20, 2013, St Kilda vs. Hawthorn, at Etihad Stadium | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2012–2018 | St Kilda | 28 (22) | |
| 2019–2020 | Hawthorn | 4 (2) | |
| Total | 32 (24) | ||
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
AFL career edit
He made his debut on 9 August 2013 against Hawthorn in Round 20 of the 2013 AFL season.[1]
Originally from Dromana, Victoria, Minchington attended Padua College.[2] He started his senior football career at St Kilda's VFL affiliate club Sandringham in 2012, but suffered a hip injury after playing nine games, ending his season. He kicked two goals in two games for the St Kilda Football Club. He was dropped after his second game against the Sydney Swans.[3]
Munchington has had a career ridden with injuries over seven season career at St Kilda, he only played 28 games at AFL level.
Minchington was delisted at the end of the 2018 season, and signed with Hawthorn as a delisted free agent.[4] He was delisted from Hawthorn a year later without playing a game. [5]
Minchington signed a one-year rookie contract as part of the pre-season supplemental selection period (SSP) following a long-term knee injury to Will Golds. [6] Minchington made his Hawks debut and played his first AFL game since round 10, 2017. He was selected to play Melbourne at the Sydney Showground Stadium. [7] Minchington was delisted at the conclusion of the 2020 AFL season, after playing 4 games with the Hawks.[8]
Statistics edit
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2012 | St Kilda | 41 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | St Kilda | 41 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | St Kilda | 41 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2015 | St Kilda | 41 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 10 | 15 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | St Kilda | 41 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 63 | 83 | 146 | 26 | 54 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 11.2 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2017 | St Kilda | 41 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 40 | 69 | 13 | 20 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 13.8 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | St Kilda | 41 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Hawthorn | 38 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020[a] | Hawthorn | 38 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 9.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Career | 32 | 24 | 17 | 170 | 176 | 346 | 70 | 100 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 10.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 0 | ||
Notes
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
References edit
- ^ Phelan, Jason (10 August 2013). . The Age. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013.
- ^ McEvoy, Simon (7 May 2012). "Saint flies high". Herald Sun. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "Check out who's in and who's out ahead of another action-packed round of football". Herald Sun. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ^ Ryan, Peter (1 November 2018). "Hawthorn land former Saint Darren Minchington". The Age. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Hawks confirm list changes".
- ^ "Minchington: It's been a rollercoaster to say the least".
- ^ "TEAMS: Shock Fyfe replacement, Pop dropped, veteran Crows in squad".
- ^ "Hawks confirm list changes". Hawthorn Hawks Media. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
External links edit
- Darren Minchington's playing statistics from AFL Tables