Darryl Poole (born 1 April 1972) is a former

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er who played for

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in the

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(AFL). Poole, a ruckman who was also used as a tall forward, started his career in the

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(SANFL) at Port Adelaide where suspension cost him a place in the 1996 premiership side. He was a member of the inaugural Port Adelaide squad which entered the AFL in

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and he took part in their opening round loss to Collingwood at the

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, contributing two goals. Poole's AFL career was hampered by a groin injury and he spent most of

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in the SANFL where he claimed Port's 'Best and Fairest' and won the

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for his performance in the Grand Final win that year. Poole was delisted from the Power at the end of the year but continued playing with the

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, as captain from 2000 to 2003.

References

* *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. {{DEFAULTSORT:Poole, Darryl 1972 births Living people Port Adelaide Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) Port Adelaide Magpies players Australian rules footballers from South Australia