| Darren Jolly | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Jolly with Collingwood in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | (1981-11-06)6 November 1981 (age 43) | ||
| Original team(s) | North Ballarat (VFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 31,2001 Rookie Draft | ||
| Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 108 kg (238 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruckman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2001–2004 | Melbourne | 48(11) | |
| 2005–2009 | Sydney | 118(59) | |
| 2010–2013 | Collingwood | 71(52) | |
| Total | 237 (122) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of2013. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Darren Jolly (born 6 November 1981) is a former professionalAustralian rules footballer who played for theMelbourne Football Club, theSydney Swans and theCollingwood Football Club in theAustralian Football League (AFL). He is best known for being the ruckman in Sydney's2005 premiership win and also Collingwood's2010 premiership win.
After completing his schooling atDamascus College Ballarat in 1996,[1] and playing for theNorth Ballarat Rebels in theTAC Cup, Jolly spent a year playing for theNorth Ballarat Football Club in theVictorian Football League (VFL) before being drafted by theMelbourne Football Club in the2001 Rookie Draft.[2]
He played 48 games over four seasons for Melbourne, mainly as an understudy toJeff White.[3]
The Demons traded Jolly to Sydney in 2004 for pick 15 inthat year's national draft. Along withJason Ball, in 2005 he was an integral part of Sydney's ruck division and after the retirement of Ball, assumed the number one ruck role at Sydney.
During his time at the Swans Jolly only missed two games, stemming from a suspension following an incident against his old club Melbourne. This run was cut in early 2011 due to an injury suffered playing for Collingwood.
In the early hours of 29 September – one day before the Swans played in the2006 AFL Grand Final – Jolly's wife Deanne gave birth to the couple's first child, Scarlett, which brought relief to coachPaul Roos.[4]
At the end of the 2009 season, Jolly requested a trade be done so he could return to his native Victoria with his family.[5] Collingwood securing a trade in exchange for picks number 14 and 46 in the2009 AFL Draft.[6] Jolly became Collingwood's number one ruckman, and in 2010 was named in the 40-manAll-Australian team squad, but did not make the final team.
Jolly's first two seasons at Collingwood mirrored his first two seasons with the Swans: he was part of Collingwood's premiership team in2010, then part of its losing Grand Final team in2011. Jolly played his 200th AFL game inround 19, 2011.
He was delisted by Collingwood at the conclusion of the2013 AFL season.[7]
Jolly and ex-wife Deanne have two daughters.[citation needed] After being delisted by the Magpies, Darren and Dea competed in theninth season ofThe Block, a reality television series that follows couples as they compete to renovate a house.[8] They returned for thetenth season ofThe Block in 2015, and ultimately won the 2015 series.[9] They have since separated.
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks | H/O | Hit-outs |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | ||||
| 2001 | Melbourne | 41 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 2002 | Melbourne | 11 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 46 | 39 | 85 | 27 | 16 | 100 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 5.6 |
| 2003 | Melbourne | 11 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 72 | 66 | 138 | 47 | 24 | 260 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 13.7 |
| 2004 | Melbourne | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 44 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
| 2005 | Sydney | 16 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 110 | 75 | 185 | 64 | 42 | 442 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 18.4 |
| 2006 | Sydney | 16 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 141 | 68 | 209 | 55 | 46 | 605 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 8.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 24.2 |
| 2007 | Sydney | 16 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 162 | 65 | 227 | 95 | 46 | 458 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 9.9 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 19.9 |
| 2008 | Sydney | 16 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 160 | 111 | 271 | 105 | 47 | 543 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 11.3 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 22.6 |
| 2009 | Sydney | 16 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 134 | 127 | 261 | 92 | 61 | 682 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 11.9 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 31.0 |
| 2010 | Collingwood | 18 | 26 | 24 | 10 | 172 | 155 | 327 | 131 | 58 | 579 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 12.6 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 22.3 |
| 2011 | Collingwood | 18 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 74 | 100 | 174 | 51 | 60 | 383 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 6.3 | 10.9 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 23.9 |
| 2012 | Collingwood | 18 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 94 | 124 | 218 | 58 | 72 | 649 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 10.9 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 32.5 |
| 2013 | Collingwood | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 58 | 106 | 40 | 32 | 209 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 11.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 23.2 |
| Career | 237 | 122 | 63 | 1234 | 1001 | 2235 | 778 | 511 | 4968 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 9.4 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 21.0 | ||
