Ian Dargie
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Ian Dargie is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda and West Coast Eagles
in the Australian Football League
(AFL). He also played in the West Australian Football League
(WAFL) with Subiaco
.
Dargie was picked up by St Kilda at pick 85 in the 1988 VFL Draft
and made his debut the following season in the St Kilda's Round 16 match against the Brisbane Bears. In 1991 he moved back to his home state of Western Australia and joined the West Coast Eagles but managed just one game and spent most of the season playing with Subiaco. His performances for Subiaco that year were so impressive that he won a Sandover Medal
and in 1994 he won the award again to join Haydn Bunton, Sr as the only players from the club to win it twice.
West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...
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). He also played in the West Australian Football League
West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
(WAFL) with Subiaco
Subiaco Football Club
The Subiaco Football Club, nicknamed the Lions, is an Australian rules football club in the West Australian Football League . It was founded in 1896, and admitted to the WAFL in 1901, along with North Fremantle...
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Dargie was picked up by St Kilda at pick 85 in the 1988 VFL Draft
1988 VFL Draft
The 1988 VFL National Draft was the third annual National draft held by the Victorian Football League . It consisted of a pre-season draft and a national draft....
and made his debut the following season in the St Kilda's Round 16 match against the Brisbane Bears. In 1991 he moved back to his home state of Western Australia and joined the West Coast Eagles but managed just one game and spent most of the season playing with Subiaco. His performances for Subiaco that year were so impressive that he won a Sandover Medal
Sandover Medal
The Sandover Medal is an Australian rules football award, given annually since 1921 to the fairest and best player in the West Australian Football League...
and in 1994 he won the award again to join Haydn Bunton, Sr as the only players from the club to win it twice.