Darren Crocker (born 26 March 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who is currently the coach of the North Melbourne AFL Women's team.[2] He formerly played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
| Darren Crocker | |||
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 Crocker in 2007 as an assistant coach | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Darren Crocker | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1967 | ||
| Original team(s) | Belgrave[1] | ||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Half-forward/Forward pocket | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1985–1998 | North Melbourne | 165 (119) | |
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 2009; 2015; 2016 | North Melbourne | 15 (6–8–1) | |
| 2021– | North Melbourne (W) | 47 (30–16–1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1998. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 2023. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Playing career
editCrocker played in the 1996 AFL Grand Final against the Sydney Swans.
Coaching career
editOn 16 June 2009, he was appointed caretaker senior coach of the North Melbourne Football Club after the resignation of Dani Laidley. On 17 August 2009 the North Melbourne Football Club appointed Brad Scott as their senior coach, thus Crocker was not retained as North Melbourne coach for the 2010 season. However, he remained as assistant coach at North Melbourne Football Club. In 2015, Crocker again served as acting coach when Scott underwent back surgery,[3] and again for one match in 2016 when Scott was ill.[4]
On 4 June 2020, Crocker was appointed as coach of the North Melbourne AFL Women's side, following the departure of inaugural coach Scott Gowans.[2]
Personal life
editHe is married with four children.
Statistics
editPlaying statistics
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 1985 | North Melbourne | 49 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 111 | 62 | 173 | 49 | — | 0.6 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 4.8 | 13.3 | 3.8 | — | 0 |
| 1986 | North Melbourne | 14 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 94 | 45 | 139 | 43 | — | 0.7 | 0.4 | 8.5 | 4.1 | 12.6 | 3.9 | — | 0 |
| 1987 | North Melbourne | 27 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 177 | 74 | 251 | 59 | 29 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 11.8 | 4.9 | 16.7 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 7 |
| 1988 | North Melbourne | 27 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 1989 | North Melbourne | 27 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 75 | 34 | 109 | 37 | 14 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 8.3 | 3.8 | 12.1 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 1990 | North Melbourne | 27 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 154 | 60 | 214 | 43 | 18 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 11.0 | 4.3 | 15.3 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 8 |
| 1991 | North Melbourne | 27 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 147 | 73 | 220 | 56 | 10 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 14.7 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 2 |
| 1992 | North Melbourne | 27 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 290 | 141 | 431 | 82 | 32 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 13.2 | 6.4 | 19.6 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 3 |
| 1993 | North Melbourne | 27 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 152 | 61 | 213 | 47 | 26 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 10.9 | 4.4 | 15.2 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 1994 | North Melbourne | 27 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 128 | 98 | 226 | 50 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 9.1 | 7.0 | 16.1 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 1995 | North Melbourne | 27 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 1996† | North Melbourne | 27 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 94 | 29 | 123 | 42 | 15 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 8.2 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 1997 | North Melbourne | 27 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0 |
| Career | 165 | 119 | 90 | 1522 | 735 | 2257 | 542 | 174 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 9.2 | 4.5 | 13.7 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 28 | ||
Coaching statistics
edit| Legend | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Wins | L | Losses | D | Draws | W% | Winning percentage | LP | Ladder position | LT | League teams | ||
| Season | Team | Games | W | L | D | W % | LP | LT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | North Melbourne | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 35.0% | 13 | 16 |
| 2015 | North Melbourne | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — |
| 2016 | North Melbourne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | — | — |
| Career totals | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 43.3% | |||
References
edit- ^ Sportingpulse: AFL/VFL Draftees
- ^ a b "AFLW: Gowans to depart". North Melbourne Football Club. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Kangaroos coach Scott out for a month, will undergo back surgery". ABC News. June 2015.
- ^ Laughton, Max (3 June 2016). "North Melbourne coach Brad Scott hospitalised with viral illness, won't coach Roos against Richmond in Round 11". Fox Sports Australia. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ Darren Crocker's player profile at AFL Tables
- ^ Darren Crocker's coaching profile at AFL Tables
External links
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- Darren Crocker's playing statistics from AFL Tables