Darren Glass
Darren Glass was born in Northam, Western Australia, Australia on May 14th, 1981 and is the Australian Rules Footballer. At the age of 42, Darren Glass biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Darren Glass (born 14 May 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer who competed for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL).
He is now working as an assistant coach for Hawthorn Football Club.
He hails from Northam, Western Australia, and he attended Carine Senior High School.
Glass began his football career with Perth (WAFL) before being recruited by West Coast with the 11th pick in the 1999 National Draft, marking his debut for the club the following season.
Glass, who played mostly as a full-back, was included in the All-Australian squad on four occasions, including as captain of the 2012 team.
In 2008, he was named captain of the West Coast after Chris Juddd was traded to Carlton and received club best and fairest awards in 2007, 2009, and 2011.
Glass retired from football midway through the 2014 season after playing 270 games on the West Coast.
Career
In the 1999 AFL Draft Draft from Perth, he was ranked number 11 draft pick and made his Eagles debut against Adelaide in Round 4, 2000.
Glass, who had a modest profile in a group of well-known names including Ben Cousins, Chris Juddd, and Daniel Kerr, was named as the All-Australian full-back in 2006.
He had another fruitful 2007 season, winning the West Coast's Club Champion Award and his second All-Australian selection.
Glass was appointed as the new captain of West Coast on September 9, 2007 with the departure of Chris Judd to Victoria. Glass was brought on to lead the team's revival after a string of off-field incidents. In his first year as captaincy, West Coast had a rough year, suffering from the departure of Judd and Cousins as well as injuries to key players, including Glass himself.
Glass received his second Club Champion award after a fruitful season in 2009, beating fellow defender Shannon Hurn. He returned from 2011 two years later, winning his third Club Champion award and his third All-Australian selection. Glass was named as the captain of the All-Australian team in 2012, his fourth All-Australian selection and third captain.
Glass announced his resignation due to injury on June 12, 2014, as effective immediately.
In 270 games, Glass kicked just eight goals. Out of more than 200 players who have played in more than 250 VFL/AFL games, only two (Rod Carter and John Rantall) scored fewer goals.
Glass began working at Hawthorn as an assistant coach during the 2017 AFL season. Glass, as the List Manager, returned to the West Coast Eagles at the end of the 2019 AFL season after Brady Rawlings returned to the North Melbourne Football Club. Darren returned to West Coast as a player list manager, heavily involved in the recruitment process in October 2019. Luke Shuey, the newly elected captain of New England, has embraced his return.