Daryl Griffiths (born 6 November 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 in the
VFL.
Height: 183 cm, Weight: 82.5 kg.
Goaled with his first kick in VFL football playing as
full forward
Full-forward is a position in Australian rules football and Gaelic football with a key focus on kicking goals.
The Coleman Medal is awarded to the player, often a full-forward, who has kicked the most goals in an Australian Football League seaso ...
, but was flattened by Essendon's
"Bluey" Shelton and left the ground with a broken collarbone in the same match.
Griffiths played with
St Kilda in several positions including as
ruck-rover in the 1966 premiership win.
Club best and fairest winner in 1970 in a talented side.
Later played for
Claremont in the
WAFL.
References
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Saints honour rollProfile from AustralianFootball.comBoyles Football Photos: Daryl Griffiths
External links
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Trevor Barker Award winners
1945 births
Living people
St Kilda Football Club players
St Kilda Football Club Premiership players
Claremont Football Club players
Terang Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players
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