Darren Hulme
| Darren Hulme | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1977 | ||
| Original team(s) | Dandenong Stingrays Frankston Rovers JFC | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1997–2004 | Carlton | 110 (56) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2004. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Darren Hulme (born 19 July 1977) is a former
Hulme played junior football for the Frankston Bombers, and the
Hulme played eight games in his debut season. He went on to be a solid contributor for Carlton over a career spanning eight years, including a fifth-placing in the 2003 Best and Fairest, and tying with Craig Bradley and Adrian Hickmott for the Peter Sullivan Memorial Trophy (most votes in the Brownlow Medal by a Carlton player) in 2001.[1] His career was plagued by injury: a quadriceps injury ruled him out of the 1999 finals series, a knee injury meant he could only play the first 3 games of 2002 and he missed the second half of the 2004 season with a groin injury. He was delisted at the end of 2004.
Since being delisted, Hulme has continued to play state and local football for a wide range of teams:
Sources
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- ^ a b Blueseum, Darren Hulme, Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ Central Vic Footy, Around the traps! Demeo steps up as Coach of the Dominant Demons Archived 25 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine, 17 November 2008, Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ Country Footy Scores, Former AFL players in the VCFL 2007 Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ Clayton Football Club, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All!, 29 December 2008, Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ West, Luke (27 November 2008). "Bombers coup". Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ a b Peninsula & Nepean Record, 9 April 2011, p. 30.
He is currently coaching the U16s ferntreegully team for 2024 where he looks to build on his legacy