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).

Playing career

Crocker played in the 1996 AFL Grand Final against the Sydney Swans.

Coaching career

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]

On 30 November 2024, Crocker was head coach of the North Melbourne AFL Women's side that won the 2024 AFLW Grand Final against the Brisbane Lions AFL Women's side.

Personal life

He is married with four children.

Statistics

Playing statistics

[5]
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
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

Coaching statistics

[6]
Legend
 W  Wins  L  Losses  D  Draws  W%  Winning percentage  LP  Ladder position  LT  League teams
Season Team Games W L D W % LP LT
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%

References

  1. ^ Sportingpulse: AFL/VFL Draftees
  2. ^ a b "AFLW: Gowans to depart". North Melbourne Football Club. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Kangaroos coach Scott out for a month, will undergo back surgery". ABC News. June 2015.
  4. ^ Laughton, Max (3 June 2016). "North Melbourne coach Brad Scott hospitalised with viral illness, won't coach Roos against Richmond in Round 11". Fox Sports Australia. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  5. ^ Darren Crocker's player profile at AFL Tables
  6. ^ Darren Crocker's coaching profile at AFL Tables
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darren_Crocker
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