Darrel Baldock

Darrel Baldock
Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Division of Wilmot
In office 22 April 1972 – 30 June 1987
Personal details
Born	(1938-09-29)29 September 1938 Devonport, Tasmania
Died	2 February 2011(2011-02-02) (aged 72) Latrobe, Tasmania
Political party	Labor (1972–1987)
Nickname(s)	The Doc, Mr Magic
Australian rules footballer Australian rules football career Personal information Original team(s) East Devonport (NWFU) Latrobe Football Club Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) Weight 84 kg (185 lb) Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1955–1958 East Devonport (NWFU) 71 1959–61, 1969–73 Latrobe (NWFU) 158 1962–1968 St Kilda 119 (237) 1974 New Norfolk (TANFL) 4 (0) Total 352 Representative team honours Years Team Games (Goals) Victoria 10 Tasmania 15 Total 25 Coaching career3 Years Club Games (W–L–D) 1987–1989 St Kilda 62 (18–44–0) 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1968. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1989. Career highlights Club VFL Premiership player: (1966) St Kilda captain: (1963–1968) 3× St Kilda Best & Fairest: (1962, 1963, 1965) 4× St Kilda leading goalkicker: (1962, 1963, 1964, 1965) 2× Runner-Up Brownlow Medal: (1963, 1965) 4× NWFU Premiership player: (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972) 3× Wander Medallist: (1957, 1959, 1969) Latrobe captain-coach: (1969–1973) Honours 2× All-Australian: (1961, 1966 – Captain) Australian Football Hall of Fame Legend St Kilda Team of the Century, Captain St Kilda Hall of Fame, Legend Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame Icon Tasmanian Team of the Century, Captain Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Darrel John Baldock AM (29 September 1938 – 2 February 2011) was an Australian sportsman and state politician. He played Australian rules football for the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL), East Devonport Football Club and Latrobe Football Club in the North West Football Union (NWFU), and New Norfolk Football Club in the Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL). He was also a handy cricketer, successful racehorse trainer and served in the Tasmanian House of Assembly.

Nicknamed "The Doc" and "Mr Magic", Baldock is a legend in the Australian Football Hall of Fame. He represented both Victoria and Tasmania in interstate matches, and captained St Kilda to its first premiership. He also served as senior coach of Latrobe and St Kilda.