Darryl Wintle
Encyclopedia
Darryl Wintle is an Australian rules football
er who played with Adelaide in the Australian Football League
(AFL).
Wintle trained at the Kangaroos
but it was reigning premiers Adelaide who picked him up in the 1999 Pre-Season Draft
, with the third last selection. He made three appearances, early in the 1999 AFL season, but was delisted at the end of the year.
He returned to North Adelaide and in 2002 was appointed club captain. The club finished with the wooden spoon in his second year as captain but he would lead North Adelaide to a grand final in 2007, which they lost to Central District. Wintle is just the third North Adelaide player to captain 100 games, after Ian McKay
and Don Lindner
. He retired at the end of the 2008 season, after playing 186 SANFL games, but has continued playing in the South Australian Amateur Football League
with Broadview, who he also coaches.
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 Adelaide 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).
Wintle trained at the Kangaroos
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
but it was reigning premiers Adelaide who picked him up in the 1999 Pre-Season Draft
1998 AFL Draft
The 1998 AFL Draft consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, a trade period and a rookie elevation. The AFL Draft is the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.In 1998 there...
, with the third last selection. He made three appearances, early in the 1999 AFL season, but was delisted at the end of the year.
He returned to North Adelaide and in 2002 was appointed club captain. The club finished with the wooden spoon in his second year as captain but he would lead North Adelaide to a grand final in 2007, which they lost to Central District. Wintle is just the third North Adelaide player to captain 100 games, after Ian McKay
Ian McKay (footballer)
Ian McKay was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Adelaide in the SANFL. He played a total of 164 games for North Adelaide....
and Don Lindner
Don Lindner
Don Lindner was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Adelaide in the SANFL during the 1950s and 1960s...
. He retired at the end of the 2008 season, after playing 186 SANFL games, but has continued playing in the South Australian Amateur Football League
South Australian Amateur Football League
The South Australian Amateur Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in Adelaide, South Australia. Comprising sixty-seven member clubs playing over one hundred and ten matches per week, the SAAFL is one of Australia's largest and strongest Australian rules football...
with Broadview, who he also coaches.