Darren Carlson

Darren Carlson
Personal information
Full name	Darren Graham Carlson
Date of birth	6 May 1967
Original team(s)	Surfers Paradise
Height / weight	180 cm / 77 kg
Position(s)	Wingman
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1987–1990	Southport[1] Brisbane Bears West Adelaide	25 (7) 105
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of final.

Darren Graham Carlson (born 6 May 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).

Carlson played his junior football at Surfers Paradise and then participated in three QAFL premierships with Southport, in 1985, 1986 and 1987. In the last of those years he also made his first VFL appearances for Brisbane in their inaugural league season, playing every game from round 11.^[2] He averaged 19 disposals a game that year and was "best on ground" against North Melbourne at Carrara Oval, with three Brownlow Medal votes.^[2] The following year he represented Queensland in the 1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival.

Leg injuries restricted his progress and he could only add a further 14 games over the next three seasons.^[2]

A wingman, he went to West Adelaide in 1991 and was named in the "The Advertiser' Team of the Year".^[3]

References

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
2. AFL Tables: Darren Carlson
3. "Darren Carlson - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 August 2015.