Darren Crocker
Crocker in 2007 as an assistant coach
Personal information
Full name Darren Crocker
Date of birth (1967-03-26) 26 March 1967
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 (W) 47 (30–16–1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1998.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of 2023.
Career highlights
  • AFL Premiership player: 1996
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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]

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 4913861116217349—0.60.58.54.813.33.8—0
1986 North Melbourne 141184944513943—0.70.48.54.112.63.9—0
1987 North Melbourne 27151151777425159290.70.311.84.916.73.91.97
1988 North Melbourne 274023614501120.00.59.03.512.52.80.50
1989 North Melbourne 279125753410937141.30.68.33.812.14.11.60
1990 North Melbourne 27145111546021443180.40.811.04.315.33.11.38
1991 North Melbourne 2715431477322056100.30.29.84.914.73.70.72
1992 North Melbourne 2722161529014143182320.70.713.26.419.63.71.53
1993 North Melbourne 271410101526121347260.70.710.94.415.23.42.30
1994 North Melbourne 2714731289822650150.50.29.17.016.13.61.14
1995 North Melbourne 27351171027941.70.35.73.39.03.01.30
1996† North Melbourne 27152015942912342151.31.06.31.98.22.81.04
1997 North Melbourne 279104251439641.10.43.12.96.01.10.70
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 1036135.0%1316
2015 North Melbourne 422050.0%——
2016 North Melbourne 1100100.0%——
Career totals 15 6 8 1 43.3%

References

  1. ↑ Sportingpulse: AFL/VFL Draftees
  2. 1 2 "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
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