| Darrell Panizza | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Darrell Peter Panizza | ||
| Nickname(s) | Dollar | ||
| Date of birth | (1959-03-11)11 March 1959 (age 66) | ||
| Place of birth | Bunbury, Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Albany Royals | ||
| Position(s) | Wing, defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1979–1986, 1990–1995 | Claremont | 274 (114) | |
| 1987–1989 | Woodville | 74 (?) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1982–1991 | Western Australia | 6 (1) | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1995–1997 | Claremont | ||
| 1997 | Western Australia | 1 (0–1–0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1989. | |||
| Source:AustralianFootball.com | |||
Darrell Peter Panizza (born 11 March 1959[1] inBunbury, Western Australia) is a formerAustralian rules footballer who representedClaremont in theWest Australian Football League (WAFL) and the now-defunctWoodville Football Club in theSouth Australian National Football League (SANFL) during the 1980s and 1990s. He also represented and coachedWestern Australia in interstate football.[2]
Panizza joined Claremont in 1979 from theAlbany Royals and played inWAFL premiership teams in 1981, 1991 and 1993. He retired having played 274 matches in two stints, the first between 1979 and 1986; and the second between 1990 and 1995. He holds the record for the most games played at Claremont.[3]
In 1987 he moved toSouth Australian National Football League (SANFL) club Woodville where he played 74 matches in three seasons.[3]
Panizza played six games forWestern Australia including the 1983 side that won theAustralian Championships.[4]
In 1996, after retiring as a player he coached Claremont to a WAFL premiership.[3]
Rejoining his boyhood club, Panizza took theRoyals to unprecedented success, winning six Great Southern Football League premierships between 1999 and 2004.[5]
Panizza was inducted into the WA Football Hall of Fame in March 2009.[3]
