Darren Jackson | |
Birth Date: | 7 December 1961 |
Originalteam: | Finley (MFL) |
Height: | 188 cm |
Weight: | 79 kg |
Statsend: | 1984 |
Years1: | 1984 |
Club1: | Geelong |
Games Goals1: | 2 (1) |
Darren Jackson (born 7 December 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
A full-forward from Finley, Jackson came to Geelong after winning the Murray Football League's leading goal-kicker award in 1983.[2] [3] He made two senior appearances for Geelong in the 1984 VFL season, against Collingwood at Kardinia Park in round seven and Essendon at Waverley Park in round eight.[4]
Jackson went on to have a long and decorated career at Finley, being the Murray Football League leading-kicker a further three times, in 1986, 1989 and 1997.[3] He also had a stint with South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club South Adelaide.[5]
In 2015 Jackson took on the role of Senior Coach for the Northern Jests (Ardlethan/Ariah Park/Mirrool) in the Farrer Football League.