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
Personal information
Full name Darren Minchington
Date of birth (1993-12-09) 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 04 0(2)
Total 32 (24)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL career

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
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2012St Kilda41 0———————————————
2013St Kilda41 22110717821.00.55.03.58.54.01.00
2014St Kilda41 34120828741.30.36.72.79.32.31.30
2015St Kilda41 56424234710151.20.84.84.69.42.03.00
2016St Kilda41 1365638314626540.50.44.86.411.22.04.20
2017St Kilda41 54429406913200.80.85.88.013.82.64.00
2018St Kilda41 0———————————————
2019Hawthorn38 0———————————————
2020[lower-alpha 1]Hawthorn38 422241539650.50.56.03.89.81.51.30
Career 322417170176346701000.80.55.35.510.82.23.10

Notes

  1. 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
  1. Phelan, Jason (10 August 2013). "Hawks, easily". The Age. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013.
  2. McEvoy, Simon (7 May 2012). "Saint flies high". Herald Sun. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  3. "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.
  4. Ryan, Peter (1 November 2018). "Hawthorn land former Saint Darren Minchington". The Age. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  5. "Hawks confirm list changes".
  6. "Minchington: It's been a rollercoaster to say the least".
  7. "TEAMS: Shock Fyfe replacement, Pop dropped, veteran Crows in squad".
  8. "Hawks confirm list changes". Hawthorn Hawks Media. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.


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