Darren Minchington is a former

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player who played with the

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and

Hawthorn Football Club The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Mulgrave, Victoria, that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was founded in 1902 in the inner-east suburb of Hawt ...

in the

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AFL career

He made his debut on 9 August 2013 against Hawthorn in Round 20 of the

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. Originally from

Dromana, Victoria Dromana is a seaside suburb on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Dromana recorded a population of ...

, Minchington attended Padua College. He started his senior football career at St Kilda's VFL affiliate club

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in 2012, but suffered a hip injury after playing nine games, ending his season. He kicked two goals in two games for the

. He was dropped after his second game against the

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. Munchington has had a career ridden with injuries over seven season career at , he only played 28 games at AFL level. Minchington was delisted at the end of the 2018 season, and signed with as a delisted free agent. He was delisted from Hawthorn a year later without playing a game. Minchington signed a one-year rookie contract as part of the pre-season supplemental selection period (SSP) following a long-term knee injury to Will Golds. Minchington made his Hawks debut and played his first AFL game since round 10, 2017. He was selected to play at the Sydney Showground Stadium. Minchington was delisted at the conclusion of the

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, after playing 4 games with the Hawks.

Statistics

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* 1993 births Living people Dandenong Stingrays players Sandringham Football Club players St Kilda Football Club players Hawthorn Football Club players Box Hill Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Melbourne {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub People educated at Padua College (Melbourne) People from Dromana, Victoria