Originally from Newborough, Wheildon bagged a seven-goal haul in just his third league game, against the Brisbane Bears at Carrara. One of his best performances came when he kicked six goals and six behinds against a strong Hawthorn team in 1992. The following season, against Sydney at the SCG, he kicked a career best eight goals, in a shoot-out with Simon Minton-Connell who also kicked eight. Wheildon finished the 1992 season with 41 goals, his best ever season tally, but unlike the 29 goals he kicked in 1991 it wasn't enough to top Fitzroy's charts.
From 1990 to 1993, Wheildon was sent to the AFL Tribunal no less than seven times. On one occasion, in 1993, he was fined after being found guilty of shaking a goalpost when an opponent was taking a shot at goal.
Wheildon left Fitzroy after the 1994 season and played at West Adelaide before he was given another chance at AFL, recruited by Essendon with pick 15 in the 1995 AFL Draft. He however never got a chance to play for them after he was hit by a taxi in King Street and badly injured his legs, ending his career.
References
Darren Wheildon's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
February 01, 2023
darren, wheildon, darren, wheildon, born, november, 1970, former, australian, rules, footballer, played, fitzroy, australian, football, league, personal, informationfull, namedate, birth, 1970, november, 1970, original, team, newboroughdraftno, 1987, national,. Darren Doc Wheildon born 11 November 1970 is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Australian Football League AFL Darren WheildonPersonal informationFull nameDarren WheildonDate of birth 1970 11 11 11 November 1970 age 52 Original team s NewboroughDraftNo 43 1987 national draftHeight184 cm 6 ft 0 in Weight90 kg 198 lb Position s ForwardPlaying career1YearsClubGames Goals 1989 94Fitzroy70 160 1995Essendon0 0 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1994 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comOriginally from Newborough Wheildon bagged a seven goal haul in just his third league game against the Brisbane Bears at Carrara One of his best performances came when he kicked six goals and six behinds against a strong Hawthorn team in 1992 The following season against Sydney at the SCG he kicked a career best eight goals in a shoot out with Simon Minton Connell who also kicked eight Wheildon finished the 1992 season with 41 goals his best ever season tally but unlike the 29 goals he kicked in 1991 it wasn t enough to top Fitzroy s charts From 1990 to 1993 Wheildon was sent to the AFL Tribunal no less than seven times On one occasion in 1993 he was fined after being found guilty of shaking a goalpost when an opponent was taking a shot at goal Wheildon left Fitzroy after the 1994 season and played at West Adelaide before he was given another chance at AFL recruited by Essendon with pick 15 in the 1995 AFL Draft He however never got a chance to play for them after he was hit by a taxi in King Street and badly injured his legs ending his career References EditDarren Wheildon s playing statistics from AFL Tables Holmesby Russell and Main Jim 2007 The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers 7th ed Melbourne Bas Publishing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Darren Wheildon amp oldid 1121181702, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
