Darryl Herrod (born 2 June 1945) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with

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and

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in the

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(VFL). Herrod came to Geelong from Assumption College, in Kilmore. He made over 75 appearances for the Geelong reserves and won the

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in 1966, but managed just seven senior games.AFL Tables: Darryl Herrod
/ref> At Fitzroy he put together regular senior appearances, with his most productive season coming in 1970 when he appeared in 19 rounds. A half back flanker, he spent 1972 and 1973 in Tasmania, with the

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. He then joined

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, as he was a good friend of former Fitzroy teammate and new Port coach

Norm Brown Norman Brown (6 August 1943 – 1 December 2022) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL. Football Fitzroy (VFL) Brown joined Fitzroy from North Heidelberg in 1962. Known for his size (191 cm), physical str ...

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"Herrod will go to Port"
11 March 1974, p. 10

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Herrod, Darryl 1945 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Geelong Football Club players Fitzroy Football Club players North Hobart Football Club players Port Melbourne Football Club players Living people