Darren Pfeiffer

Personal information
Birth	28 September 1987 (1987-09-28) (age 22)
Recruited from	Norwood/Adelaide Crows
Height and weight	183cm/83kg
Playing career¹
Debut	29 March 2008, Carlton vs. St Kilda, at Telstra Dome
Team(s)	Carlton (2008-2009) 7 games, 4 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2008 season
Career highlights

Darren Pfeiffer (born 28 September 1987) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League. He plays in the midfield.

Pfeiffer was drafted by the Adelaide Football Club in the 2005 AFL National Draft with its first round selection (#17 overall). After suffering injury setbacks and, by his own admission, a lack of application^[1], he was delisted at the end of 2007 without playing a senior game. He nominated in the 2008 Pre-Season Draft, and was selected by the Carlton Football Club with its selection (#2 overall), and made his AFL debut in the second round of the 2008 season.

Pfeiffer was a late inclusion into the Carlton team for round 9 against Fremantle at Telstra Dome. It was Pfeiffer's goal in the dying minutes that sealed a come from behind victory for Carlton. He was delisted at the end of the 2008 season, then redrafted by the Blues with its fourth selection (#51 overall) in the 2009 Rookie Draft. However, he could not gain selection during 2009 and was delisted again at the end of the season.[1]

[edit] AFLQ: Joins Southport Sharks

After an injury interrupted 2009 playing for the Northern Bullants (VFL) only registering his first senior game in Round 17 before going on to be a member of the losing Grand Final side, Darren Pfeiffer joined QAFL powerhouse, Southport Sharks along with former Richmond Tigers player, Cleve Hughes , Grogan Medallist Matt Payne and VAFA representative Cameron MacLaren (Marcellin Old Collegians)

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