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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Personal information | |||
Full name | Darren Crocker | ||
Date of birth | (1967-03-26) 26 March 1967 (age 55) | ||
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 (AFLW) | 33 (21-11–1) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1998. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of Round 11, 2016. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Crocker played in the 1996 AFL Grand Final against the Sydney Swans.
On 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]
He is married with four children.
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
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 |
Legend | |||||||||||||
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W | Wins | L | Losses | D | Draws | W% | Winning percentage | LP | Ladder position | LT | League teams |
Season | Team | Games | W | L | D | W % | LP | LT |
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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% |
North Melbourne Football Club 1996 AFL premiers | |
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Coach: Pagan |
North Melbourne Football Club (AFL Women's) – current squad | |
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* denotes rookie listed players |
Coaches of the North Melbourne Football Club | |
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VFL/AFL |
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AFL Women's |
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Italics denote caretaker coach |
Current AFL Women's coaches | |
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