Darren Milburn
Encyclopedia
Darren Milburn is an AFL
assistant Coach for the Adelaide Crows
and a retired Australian rules football
er who played for the Geelong Football Club
in the Australian Football League
(AFL). A defender, 1.89 metres (6 ft) tall and weighing 92 kilograms (203 lb), Milburn is renowned for his competitiveness, decision-making and for both his physical and mental strength.
Milburn was selected in the 2007 All-Australian Team
, and was part of Geelong's AFL premiership-winning team in the same year, a feat which has seen him become the first premiership player to play 250 matches for Geelong. He has also represented the Victorian
state team in the AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match
, as well as being selected to represent Australia in International rules football
.
, where he attended school and played for the Kilmore Football Club
. Milburn met his future wife, Tania, in his teenage years whilst still at school, and also was school friends with another future AFL footballer, Barry Hall
, whom he met at a high school he attended in Broadford, Victoria
.
at Skilled Stadium, he racked up 19 disposals in the first quarter, breaking the record for the most number of dispsals in any quarter of football.
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In 2008, Milburn was suspended for one week for rough conduct against Richmond's Shane Edwards. In the incident, Milburn after he pinned Edwards' arms in a tackle and slung him into the ground, causing Edwards' unprotected head hit the ground. Milburn was able to successfully, but controversially, argue the contact should be viewed as body contact rather than head-high contact because Milburn never contacted Edwards' head himself; this reduced his suspension from three matches to one. This case was the most prominent of four cases which led directly to the establishment of "dangerous tackle" as a tribunal charge distinct from "rough conduct" from the 2009 season onwards.
, Tania, with whom he has had two children: a daughter, Imogen, and a son, Jett.
Australian Football League
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assistant Coach for the Adelaide Crows
Adelaide Crows
The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, playing in the Australian Football League ....
and a retired Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played for the Geelong Football Club
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL). A defender, 1.89 metres (6 ft) tall and weighing 92 kilograms (203 lb), Milburn is renowned for his competitiveness, decision-making and for both his physical and mental strength.
Milburn was selected in the 2007 All-Australian Team
2007 All-Australian Team
The 2007 Australian rules football All-Australian selection committee will provide the 40 leading players of the year in their playing positions at the conclusion of the home and away season before announcing the final 22 at a later date during the All Australian Presentation Dinner...
, and was part of Geelong's AFL premiership-winning team in the same year, a feat which has seen him become the first premiership player to play 250 matches for Geelong. He has also represented the Victorian
Victoria Australian rules football team
The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....
state team in the AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match
AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match
The AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match was a one-off all-star game between two representative sides organised by the Australian Football League to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Australian rules football....
, as well as being selected to represent Australia in International rules football
International rules football
International rules football is a team sport consisting of a hybrid of football codes, which was developed to facilitate international representative matches between Australian rules football players and Gaelic football players....
.
Early life
Darren Milburn grew up in the country town of Kilmore, VictoriaKilmore, Victoria
Kilmore is a town in the Australian state of Victoria. Located north of Melbourne, it is contentiously claimed as Victoria's oldest inland settled town...
, where he attended school and played for the Kilmore Football Club
Kilmore Football Club
Kilmore Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is an Australian rules football club affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.The club is located 60 km north of Melbourne in the town of Kilmore.-Competitions:...
. Milburn met his future wife, Tania, in his teenage years whilst still at school, and also was school friends with another future AFL footballer, Barry Hall
Barry Hall
Barry Hall is a former Australian rules footballer. Hall is considered to be one of the best forwards of the modern era, being named All-Australian, leading his club's goalkicking on nine occasions and captaining the Sydney Swans to their 2005 AFL Grand Final victory...
, whom he met at a high school he attended in Broadford, Victoria
Broadford, Victoria
Broadford is a small town in central Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Broadford had a population of 3,054. The town is the headquarters of the Shire of Mitchell Local Government Area and is approximately north of the state capital, Melbourne....
.
2007
In season 2007 he received his first All-Australian guernsey in the back-pocket. Milburn played a pivotal role in Geelong's defence throughout the groundbreaking year, which ended with a Premiership medallion for the veteran.2008
In season 2008 Milburn once again was a regular fixture in the young Geelong side. In Geelong's round 16 game against the Western BulldogsWestern Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
at Skilled Stadium, he racked up 19 disposals in the first quarter, breaking the record for the most number of dispsals in any quarter of football.
Statistics
- Statistics are correct as of 1 August 2009 (Round 18, 2009 season). Averages are in brackets.
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Disposals | Kicks Kick (football) Kicking is a method used by many types of football, including:* Association football* Australian rules football* International rules football* American football* Canadian football* Gaelic football* Rugby league* Rugby union... |
Handballs Handball (Australian rules football) Handball is a term in the sport of Australian rules football which describes a method of disposing of possession of the football by hand. It is the most frequently used alternative to kicking the ball... |
Marks Mark (Australian football) A mark is a skill in Australian rules football where a player cleanly catches a kicked ball that has travelled more than 15 metres without anyone else touching it or the ball hitting the ground.... |
Tackles Tackle (football move) Most forms of football have a move known as a tackle. The primary purposes of tackling is to disposses an opponent of the ball, to stop the player from gaining ground towards goal or to stop them from carrying out what they intend.... |
Goals | Behinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 1997 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1997.The Port Adelaide Power joined the competition.The Brisbane Lions also joined the competition after the merger of the and .... |
Geelong | 39 | 10 | 130 (13.0) | 79 (7.9) | 51 (5.1) | 44 (4.4) | 20 (2.0) | 5 (0.5) | 3 (0.3) |
| 1998 | 15 | 196 (13.1) | 118 (7.9) | 78 (5.2) | 55 (3.7) | 35 (2.3) | 5 (0.4) | 5 (0.3) | ||
| 1999 | 21 | 390 (18.6) | 240 (11.4) | 150 (7.1) | 91 (4.3) | 50 (2.4) | 15 (0.7) | 8 (0.4) | ||
| 2000 | 17 | 323 (19.0) | 179 (10.5) | 144 (8.5) | 82 (4.8) | 44 (2.6) | 13 (0.8) | 6 (0.4) | ||
| 2001 2001 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2001.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-National Cup:Port Adelaide defeated Brisbane Lions 17.9 to 3.8 in the Final.... |
22 | 398 (18.1) | 227 (10.3) | 171 (7.8) | 131 (6.0) | 53 (2.4) | 5 (0.2) | 4 (0.2) | ||
| 2002 2002 AFL season -Round 2:-Round 3:-Round 4:-Round 5 :-Ladder:All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 176... |
15 | 214 (14.3) | 106 (7.1) | 108 (7.2) | 63 (4.2) | 31 (2.1) | 1 (0.1) | — | ||
| 2003 2003 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2003.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-National Cup:... |
20 | 297 (14.8) | 144 (7.2) | 153 (7.6) | 73 (3.6) | 40 (2.0) | 5 (0.2) | 4 (0.2) | ||
| 2004 2004 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2004.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-Wizard Home Loans Cup:The Wizard Home Loans Cup Final saw St... |
23 | 429 (18.6) | 233 (10.1) | 196 (8.5) | 134 (5.8) | 66 (2.9) | 3 (0.1) | 5 (0.2) | ||
| 2005 2005 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2005.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-National Cup:... |
23 | 455 (19.8) | 284 (12.4) | 171 (7.4) | 146 (6.4) | 76 (3.3) | 15 (0.6) | 8 (0.4) | ||
| 2006 2006 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2006.-National Cup: 3.10.5 defeated 1.10.15 in the 2006 NAB Cup Final... |
22 | 451 (20.5) | 242 (11.0) | 209 (9.5) | 167 (7.6) | 49 (2.2) | 8 (0.4) | 4 (0.2) | ||
| 2007 2007 AFL season The 2007 AFL Season was the 111th season of the Australian Football League, the highest-level professional Australian rules football league in Australia... |
25 | 562 (22.5) | 274 (11.0) | 288 (11.5) | 179 (7.2) | 57 (2.3) | 5 (0.2) | 8 (0.3) | ||
| 2008 2008 AFL season -Round 1 :-Round 2:-Round 3 :-Round 4:-Round 5:-Round 6 :-Round 7:-AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match:-Round 8:... |
22 | 442 (20.1) | 242 (11.0) | 200 (9.1) | 155 (7.0) | 47 (2.1) | 7 (0.3) | 1 (0.0) | ||
| 2009 2009 AFL season -Round 1 :-Round 2:-Round 3 :-Round 4:-Round 5 :-Round 6:-Round 7:-Round 8:-Round 9 :-Round 10:... |
21 | 311 (20.7) | 179 (11.9) | 132 (8.8) | 86 (5.7) | 26 (1.7) | 3 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) | ||
| Career totals | 255 | 4598 (18.4) | 2547 (10.2) | 2051 (8.2) | 1406 (5.6) | 594 (2.4) | 90 (0.4) | 57 (0.2) | ||
Honours and achievements
| Brownlow Medal Brownlow Medal The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game... votes |
|
| Season | Votes |
|---|---|
| 1997 | — |
| 1998 | — |
| 1999 | 5 |
| 2000 | — |
| 2001 2001 Brownlow Medal The 2001 Brownlow Medal was awarded to Jason Akermanis from the Brisbane Lions for being the best and fairest player during the 2001 Australian Football League home and away season.-Leading votegetters:... |
2 |
| 2002 2002 Brownlow Medal The 2002 Brownlow Medal was awarded to Simon Black from the Brisbane Lions during the 2002 Australian Football League home and away season.-Leading votegetters:... |
6 |
| 2003 2003 Brownlow Medal The 2003 Brownlow Medal was awarded to Nathan Buckley from the Collingwood Magpies, Adam Goodes from the Sydney Swans and Mark Ricciuto from the Adelaide Crows for all three being the best and fairest players during the 2003 Australian Football League home and away season.-Leading votegetters: ... |
2 |
| 2004 2004 Brownlow Medal The 2004 Brownlow Medal was awarded to Chris Judd from the West Coast Eagles for being the best and fairest player during the 2004 Australian Football League home and away season.-Leading votegetters:... |
3 |
| 2005 2005 Brownlow Medal The Brownlow Medal was awarded in 2005 to Ben Cousins from the West Coast Eagles for being the best and fairest player during the 2005 Australian Football League home and away season. It is the most prestigious individual award in Australian rules football and was held at the Crown Palladium in... |
4 |
| 2006 2006 Brownlow Medal The 2006 Brownlow Medal was awarded to Adam Goodes from the Sydney Swans for being the best and fairest player during the 2006 Australian Football League home and away season. It is the most prestigious individual award in Australian rules football and was held at the Crown Palladium in... |
1 |
| 2007 2007 Brownlow Medal Round 2 Round 3 Round 4Round 5-Rounds 6–10:Round 6Round 7Round 8Round 9 Round 10-Rounds 11–15:Round 11Round 12 Round 13Round 14 Round 15-Rounds 16–20:... |
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| 2008 2008 Brownlow Medal The 2008 Brownlow Medal was awarded to Adam Cooney of the Western Bulldogs, who was adjudged to have been the best and fairest player during the 2008 Australian Football League home and away season. It is the most prestigious individual award in Australian rules football and was held at the Crown... |
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| Total | 23 |
| Key: | |
| Red / Italics = Ineligible | |
Team:
- AFL Premiership (Geelong): 2007, 2009
- AFL McClelland Trophy (Geelong): 2007, 2008
- AFL NAB Cup (Geelong): 2006, 2009
Individual:
- AFL:
- All-Australian: 2007
- Australian representative honours in international rules footballInternational rules footballInternational rules football is a team sport consisting of a hybrid of football codes, which was developed to facilitate international representative matches between Australian rules football players and Gaelic football players....
: 2005 - All-Australian nomination: 2008
- AFL Rising Star nomination: 1998
- Geelong Football Club:
- Member of the Geelong F.C. Hall of Fame
- Geelong F.C. "Best team and most constructive player" award: 2005
- TAC Cup:
- Team of the Year: 1995
Milestones:
- AFL debut: Round 1, 1997 (vs. ) at the MCG (Geelong lost by 9 points)
- Finals debut: Qualifying final, 1997 (vs. ) at the MCG (Geelong lost by 18 points)
- 50th game: Round 4, 2000 (vs. ) at the Telstra Dome (Geelong lost by 5 points)
- 100th game: Round 18, 2002 (vs. ) at Skilled Stadium (Geelong lost by 64 points)
- 150th game: Round 8, 2005 (vs. ) at Telstra Dome (Geelong won by 70 points)
- 200th game: Round 12, 2007 (vs. ) at Skilled Stadium (Geelong won by 50 points)
- 250th game: Round 18, 2009 (vs. ) at Skilled Stadium (Geelong won by 2 points)
Tribunal history
| Season | Round | Charge category (level) | Victim | Result | Verdict | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22 | Charging | Stephen Silvagni Stephen Silvagni Stephen Silvagni is a former Australian rules footballer for the Carlton Football Club.During his long VFL/AFL career, from his debut in 1985, until his retirement in 2001, he gained the reputation as one of the greatest ever full-backs to play the game and was named as full-back in the AFL Team... |
Guilty (lost at tribunal) | 3 matches suspension | |
| 2007 | 20 | Interference with opponent | Shannon Grant Shannon Grant Shannon Grant is a retired Australian rules footballer who was known as one of the premier midfielders in the AFL. He began his career at the Sydney Swans in 1995 before moving to the Kangaroos in 1998 and being a part of their 1999 premiership side, in which he also won the Norm Smith Medal for... |
Guilty (early plea) | $600 fine | |
| 2008 | 18 | Rough conduct (4) | Shane Edwards Shane Edwards Shane Edwards is an Australian rules football player for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League .A wingman from the North Adelaide Football Club, he was taken at pick 26 in the 2006 AFL Draft... |
Guilty (won at tribunal) | 1 match suspension |
In 2008, Milburn was suspended for one week for rough conduct against Richmond's Shane Edwards. In the incident, Milburn after he pinned Edwards' arms in a tackle and slung him into the ground, causing Edwards' unprotected head hit the ground. Milburn was able to successfully, but controversially, argue the contact should be viewed as body contact rather than head-high contact because Milburn never contacted Edwards' head himself; this reduced his suspension from three matches to one. This case was the most prominent of four cases which led directly to the establishment of "dangerous tackle" as a tribunal charge distinct from "rough conduct" from the 2009 season onwards.
Personal life
Milburn is married to his teenage sweetheartChildhood sweetheart
Childhood sweetheart is a reciprocating phrase for a relationship between young persons, traditionally of the opposite sex occurring in their formative years...
, Tania, with whom he has had two children: a daughter, Imogen, and a son, Jett.