Darren Holmes (footballer)
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Darren Holmes is a former Australian rules football
er who played with the Sydney Swans
and Fitzroy
in the Australian Football League
(AFL) during the 1990s.
A utility, Holmes had his most productive year in 1992 when he made 19 appearances and after two more seasons was traded to Fitzroy. He was a member of the last ever Fitzroy squad, playing seven games in the 1996 AFL season
.
Holmes had the misfortune of playing in five successive wooden spoon sides, with Sydney from 1992 to 1994 and then at Fitzroy in the next two seasons.
He is perhaps most remembered as the man who tackled the piglet which had been set loose during a game against St Kilda at the Sydney Cricket Ground
in 1993.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with the Sydney Swans
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
and Fitzroy
Fitzroy Football Club
The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL) during the 1990s.
A utility, Holmes had his most productive year in 1992 when he made 19 appearances and after two more seasons was traded to Fitzroy. He was a member of the last ever Fitzroy squad, playing seven games in the 1996 AFL season
1996 AFL season
Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1996.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-Lighting Premiership:...
.
Holmes had the misfortune of playing in five successive wooden spoon sides, with Sydney from 1992 to 1994 and then at Fitzroy in the next two seasons.
He is perhaps most remembered as the man who tackled the piglet which had been set loose during a game against St Kilda at the Sydney Cricket Ground
Sydney Cricket Ground
The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...
in 1993.