Darren Flanigan (born 8 March 1962) is a former

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er who played with

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and St Kilda in the Victorian and Australian Football Leagues. Flanigan came to Geelong from the Victorian town of Katamatite and during the early 1980s acted as their back up ruckman. He got more regular game time in

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, the same year he was named in Victoria's interstate team. In 1989 Flanigan appeared in the

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, coming off the bench in the loss to

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. He finished his career with a season at St Kilda in

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. Flanigan is currently the AFL Victoria female football manager.

References

* *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. {{DEFAULTSORT:Flanigan, Darren 1962 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Geelong Football Club players St Kilda Football Club players