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| Full name | Darren Jolly | ||||||
| Birth | 6 November 1981 | ||||||
| Recruited from | North Ballarat, VFL | ||||||
| Draft | 2001 Rookie Draft: #21 (Melbourne)
2004 Trade Week: Traded for pick #15 (Sydney) 2009 Trade Week: Traded for picks #14 and #46 (Collingwood) |
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| Height | 200cm | ||||||
| Weight | 104kg | ||||||
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| Position(s) | Ruckman | ||||||
| Club | Collingwood | ||||||
| Number | 18 | ||||||
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| Years | Team | Pld | G | ||||
| 2001–2004 | Melbourne | 48 | 11 | ||||
| 2005–2009 | Sydney | 118 | 59 | ||||
| 2010– | Collingwood | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 166 | 70 | |||||
Darren Jolly (born 6 November 1981) is an Australian rules footballer who has played for Melbourne and the Sydney Swans in the AFL. He has been drafted to play for the Collingwood Football Club from 2010.
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Early career
After player for the North Ballarat Rebels in the TAC Cup, Jolly spent a year playing for the North Ballarat Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) before being drafted by the Melbourne Football Club in the 2001 Rookie Draft.[1] He played 48 games over four seasons for Melbourne, mainly as an understudy to Jeff White.[2]
Sydney career
The Demons traded Jolly to Sydney in 2004 for pick 15 in the national draft. Along with Jason Ball, in 2005 he was an integral part of Sydney's ruck division and after the retirement of Ball, assumed the number one ruck role at Sydney.
In the early hours of 29 September - one day before the Swans played in the 2006 AFL Grand Final, Jolly's wife Deanne gave birth to the couple's first child, Scarlett, which brought relief to coach Paul Roos, as Jolly had said he would not play in the Grand Final if his wife was to give birth on the day of the game.[3]
Jolly holds the record of most hitouts in a game by a current AFL player, amassing 53 against Collingwood on June 20, 2009. He beat his previous record of 49 and overall is ranked second since statistics have been kept (1987), one hitout behind Matthew Burton.[4]
At the end of the 2009 season, Jolly requested a trade be done so he could return to his native Victoria with his family.[5] Many clubs expressed initial interest in securing a senior ruckman, with Collingwood satisfying Sydney's requirements, trading picks 14 and 46 in the 2009 AFL Draft.[6]
References
- ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 332. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
- ^ Lovett, Michael, ed (2005). AFL Record 2005 Guide to Season. pp. 279. ISBN 0-9580300-6-5.
- ^ Grant, Robert; Cooper, Adam (September 29, 2006). "Jolly good news for Swans". http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,20496563-23211,00.html. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ^ Player Game Records AFL Tables
- ^ Denham, Greg (5 October 2009). "Darren Jolly set for shock switch to Magpies". http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26164117-2722,00.html. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ^ Broad, Ben (8 October, 2009). "Jolly Pie-bound with two-pick deal". AFL.com.au. http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/85865/default.aspx. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
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