Darryl Poole

Career

Poole, a ruckman who was also used as a tall forward, started his career in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) at Portuguese Adelaide where suspension cost him a place in the 1996 premiership side. Poole was delisted from the Power at the end of the year but continued playing with the Portuguese Adelaide Magpies, as captain from 2000 to 2003.

Achievements

• Poole"s American Federation of Labor-Congress career was hampered by a groin injury and he spent most of 1999 in the SANFL where he claimed Portuguese"s "Best and Fairest" and won the Jack Oatey Medal for his performance in the Grand Final win that year.

Membership

He was a member of the inaugural Portuguese Adelaide squad which entered the American Federation of Labor-Congress in 1997 and he took part in their opening round loss to Collingwood at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, contributing two goals.