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| Darren Kappler | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Darren Kappler | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-01-23)23 January 1965 (age 60) | ||
| Original team(s) | South Adelaide (SANFL) | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1987–1991 | Fitzroy | 87(51) | |
| 1992–1995 | Sydney Swans | 59(74) | |
| 1996–1998 | Hawthorn | 41(27) | |
| Total | 187 (152) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1998. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Darren Kappler (born 23 January 1965) is a former professionalAustralian rules footballer.
Recruited fromSouth Australian National Football League clubSouth Adelaide, Kappler played 187 games forFitzroy, theSydney Swans andHawthorn in theAustralian Football League. During his AFL career, Kappler built a reputation as a talented and damaging long kicking left footed wingman. He was also a highly regarded sprinter in South Australia, notably winning the prestigious Bay Sheffield 120-metre sprint at Glenelg in 1985.
After retiring from AFL football, Kappler served as playing coach at theMurrumbeena Football Club in theSouthern Football League (SFL) for several seasons before switching first toVictorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) clubCanterbury and then Caulfield Football Club.
In 1999 Kappler spent one season with theGlenorchy Football Club in the now defunctTasmanian Football League. Glenorchy won the Premiership, their first since 1988. The side was coached by formerEssendon playerPaul Hamilton, assisted by current Dodges Ferry coach Danny Ling. Kappler flew in, and flew out of Tasmania, never training with the club.
Kappler's brother David Kappler played over 200 games for South Adelaide.[1]