Darryl Herrod is a former Australian rules football

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 Geelong

Geelong Football Club

The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...

 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 Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL).

Herrod came to Geelong from Assumption College

Assumption College, Kilmore

Assumption College is a Roman Catholic, secondary, co-educational, day and Boarding school, located in Kilmore, Victoria, Australia.Founded in 1893, the college first took boarders in 1901, and was a boys' school until 1982, when it became coeducational. The current principal is Mr...

, in Kilmore

Kilmore, Victoria

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. He made over 75 appearances for the Geelong reserves and won the Gardiner Medal

Gardiner Medal

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 in 1966, but managed just seven senior games.

At Fitzroy he put together regular senior appearances, with his most productive season coming in 1970 when he appeared in 19 rounds.

A half back flanker, he spent 1972 and 1973 in Tasmania, with the North Hobart Football Club. He then joined Port Melbourne

Port Melbourne Football Club

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, as he was a good friend of former Fitzroy teammate and new Port coach Norm Brown

Norm Brown

Norm Brown was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL.Brown joined Fitzroy from North Heidelberg in 1962. Known for his size , physical strength and courage, he was not particularly pretty to watch...

.