fullname years clubs position statsend name originalteam birth_date article_title heightweight
darren wheildon 1989-94 fitzroy forward 1994 darren wheildon newborough 11 november 1970 darren wheildon
 184 cm / 90 kg
darren wheildon

darren ` doc ' wheildon -lrb- born 11 november 1970 -rrb- is a former australian rules footballer who played for fitzroy in the australian football league -lrb- afl -rrb- .
originally from newborough , wheildon bagged a seven goal haul in just his third league game , against the brisbane bears at carrara .
one of his best performances came when he kicked six goals and six behinds against a strong hawthorn team in 1992 .
the following season , against sydney at the scg , he kicked a career best eight goals , in a shoot-out with simon minton-connell who also kicked eight .
wheildon finished the 1992 season with 41 goals , his best ever season tally , but unlike the 29 goals he kicked in 1991 it was n't enough to top fitzroy 's charts .
from 1990 to 1993 , wheildon was sent to the afl tribunal no less than seven times .
on one occasion , in 1993 , he was fined after being found guilty of shaking a goalpost when an opponent was taking a shot at goal .
wheildon left fitzroy after the 1994 season and played at west adelaide before he was given another chance at afl , recruited by essendon with pick 15 in the 1995 afl draft .
he however never got a chance to play for them after he was hit by a taxi in king street and badly injured his legs , ending his career .
