Darrell Panizza
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer and coach}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Darrell Panizza
| image =
| fullname = Darrell Peter Panizza
| nickname = Dollar
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|03|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bunbury, Western Australia
| death_date =
| death_place =
| originalteam = Albany Royals
| height =
| weight =
| position = Wing, defender
| statsend = 1989
| years1 = 1979–1986, 1990–1995
| club1 = Claremont
| games_goals1 = 274 (114)
| years2 = 1987–1989
| club2 = Woodville
| games_goals2 = 74 (?)
| sooyears1 = 1982–1991
| sooteam1 = Western Australia
| soogames_goals1 = 6 (1)
| coachyears1 = 1995–1997
| coachclub1 = Claremont
| coachgames_wins1 =
| coachyears2 = 1997
| coachclub2 = Western Australia
| coachgames_wins2 = 1 (0–1–0)
| careerhighlights =
}}
Darrell Peter Panizza (born 11 March 1959{{cite web|url=http://www.wafl.com.au/players/view/1726 |title=Darrell Panizza |work=WAFLonline |publisher=West Australian Football Commission |accessdate=2018-02-06 |url-status=live |df=dmy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206002648/http://www.wafl.com.au/players/view/1726 |archive-date=6 February 2018 }} in Bunbury, Western Australia) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented {{WAFL|Cla}} in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and the now-defunct Woodville Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) during the 1980s and 1990s. He also represented and coached Western Australia in interstate football.{{cite web |url= http://www.footygoss.com/index.php/main/columns/memory/view/where_are_they_now_darrell_panizza/ | title =Where Are They Now?: Darrell Panizza}}
Playing career
=Claremont=
Panizza joined Claremont in 1979 from the Albany Royals and played in WAFL premiership teams in 1981, 1991 and 1993. He retired having played 274 matches in two stints, the first between 1979 and 1986; and the second between 1990 and 1995. He holds the record for the most games played at Claremont.
=Woodville=
In 1987 he moved to South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club Woodville where he played 74 matches in three seasons.
=Western Australia=
Panizza played six games for Western Australia including the 1983 side that won the Australian Championships.{{cite web | url=http://www.wafootball.com.au/resources/doc_download/4-hall-of-fame-inductees | title=WEST AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME Playing Record of all Members @ March 2012 | publisher=West Australian Football Commission | date=March 2012 |page=3 | accessdate=20 July 2012}}
Coaching career
=Claremont=
=Royals=
Rejoining his boyhood club, Panizza took the Royals to unprecedented success, winning six Great Southern Football League premierships between 1999 and 2004.{{cite web|url=http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/great_southern_football_league1.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708134714/http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/great_southern_football_league1.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=8 July 2007|title=Great Southern Football League|publisher=Full Points Footy|accessdate=2009-03-12}}
Hall of Fame
Panizza was inducted into the WA Football Hall of Fame in March 2009.{{cite news | url= http://www.watoday.com.au/sport/fame-never-stops-for-winmar-20090309-8t7b.html | title= Fame never stops for Winmar | first= Tim | last= Clarke | date= 10 March 2009 | url-status= dead | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20141006134934/http://www.watoday.com.au/sport/fame-never-stops-for-winmar-20090309-8t7b.html | archivedate= 6 October 2014 | df= dmy-all }}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{AustralianFootball}}
- {{WAFL FootyFacts}}
{{1983 Western Australia State of Origin players}}
{{1984 Western Australia State of Origin players}}
{{1986 Western Australia State of Origin players}}
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Category:Claremont Football Club players
Category:Claremont Football Club coaches
Category:Woodville Football Club players
Category:Australian rules footballers from Western Australia