Darryl White | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Darryl White | ||
Date of birth | 12 June 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia | ||
Original team(s) | Pioneer (CAFL) | ||
Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1992–1996 | Brisbane Bears | 90 (106) | |
1997–2005 | Brisbane Lions | 178 (59) | |
Total | 268 (165) | ||
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
1993 | QLD/NT | 1 (1) | |
1995–1998 | Allies | 4 (3) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2005. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Darryl White (born 12 June 1973) is an Australian rules footballer whose career with the Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL) lasted from 1992 to 2005.[1]
An Indigenous Australian, in 2005 he was named at fullback in the Australian rules football Indigenous Team of the Century.[1]
Beyond his AFL career, White continues to be involved in football, having forged one of the most successful careers of any Australian rules footballer, with six premierships across three competitions (AFL, NTAFL and QSL).[2] He is an indigenous role model for many aboriginal Australians.