Darren Milburn was born on 15 April 1977 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League.
13 Facts About Darren Milburn
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Darren Milburn was selected in the 2007 All-Australian Team, and was part of Geelong's AFL premiership-winning team in the same year, a feat which has seen him become the first premiership player to play 250 matches for Geelong.
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Darren Milburn had represented the Victorian state team in the AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match, as well as being selected to represent Australia in International rules football.
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Darren Milburn was an assistant coach with the Adelaide Football Club from 2012 to 2015.
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Darren Milburn grew up in the country town of Kilmore, Victoria, where he attended school and played for the Kilmore Football Club.
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Darren Milburn met his future wife, Tania, in his teenage years whilst still at school, and was school friends with another future AFL footballer, Barry Hall, whom he met at a high school he attended in Broadford, Victoria.
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Darren Milburn sarcastically clapped to the vocal Carlton crowd as he came off the field after the incident, fanning further anger.
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Darren Milburn has previously stated that he does not regret the incident.
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Darren Milburn played a pivotal role in Geelong's defence throughout the groundbreaking year, which ended with a premiership medallion for the veteran.
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In 2008, Darren Milburn was a regular fixture in the young Geelong side.
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Darren Milburn then went into coaching straight away and joined the Adelaide Crows for the 2012 AFL season, joining then-new senior coach, Brenton Sanderson.
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Darren Milburn quit the Adelaide Football Club at the end of 2015 to return home to Victoria.
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Darren Milburn is married to his teenage sweetheart, Tania, with whom he has had two children.