| Darren Handley | |
| Fullname: | Darren James Handley |
| Birth Date: | 18 December 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Mount Beauty |
| Originalteam: | Myrtleford |
| Height: | 177 cm |
| Weight: | 76 kg |
| Statsend: | 1988 |
| Years1: | 1986 |
| Club1: | Collingwood |
| Games Goals1: | 12 (10) |
| Years2: | 1987–1988 |
| Club2: | Fitzroy |
| Games Goals2: | 10 (7) |
| Games Goalstotal: | 22 (17) |
Darren Handley (born 18 December 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Originally playing for Dederang-Mt Beauty Football Club then moved onto Myrtleford, Handley played one season at Collingwood, in 1986.[1] [2] He debuted in round 10 and missed only one game for the rest of the year.[2] His best performance came in Collingwood's win over Fitzroy at Waverley Park, earning three Brownlow Medal votes for 28 disposals and four goals.[2] [3]
Handley played 10 games for Fitzroy, two in 1987 and eight in 1988.[2] He announced in 1989 that he was taking a break from football in order to recover from a chronic groin injury.[4]
He coached Victorian Amateur Football Association club Old Essendon Grammarians in 2006 and 2007.[5]