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“Many of us will always remember the many highlights that Renno gave to South Fremantle supporters over many years. His dashing runs through the middle of the ground to set up or kick goals are unforgettable. His passion for South Fremantle both on and off the field will always be admired by team mates, coaches and support staff alike. Throughout his 123 League appearances for SF, Darryn was a fierce competitor who gave his absolute best for his club and team mates- his achievements are testament to that.”(Ben Condon, South Fremantle Football Club Manager, on Darryn Rennick’s retirement from league football at the end of the 2002 season.)A grandson of the legendary Charlie Tyson, who played 245 games at South Fremantle, eighteen for Western Australia, and is an inductee of the Western Australian Football Hall Of Fame, Rennick was a late beginner at league level, debuting at the age of twenty three.  A better than average cricketer, Darryn was intent on making his name as an allrounder at Willeton, where he was playing A Grade in the WACA Pennant competition alongside Mark Lavender, future Minister for Sport “Tuck” Waldron, and later AFL coach Mark Riley at the age of seventeen. He went on to make over seventy appearances before a stress fracture of the back hampered his bowling.  Rennick played football with North Fremantle Amateurs after his junior days at Willeton, and was selected in the State Amateur side in 1993.  When North Fremantle were relegated to B Grade for the 1993 season, they won their way back to A Grade with a premiership, a major factor in the win being four goals from Darryn Rennick, playing on a wing. He won the best player award for his efforts, and was quickly contacted by South Fremantle’s Mark Bayliss, who had been at the big game, and  invited him to Fremantle Oval for pre season training in 1994. After playing the first two games of the 1994 season with the reserves, Rennick was selected to make his league debut against Perth at the WACA ground as a preliminary game for an AFL match. South won by fifty seven points, and Darryn stayed in the side for another five games, but ended the season with the reserves.  The return of John Todd at the helm of the ailing Bulldogs heralded the usual “clean out” of players, and Todd must have taken a liking to Rennick’s approach to the game. Fit and athletic, he could run all day, was very quick off the mark, and was a team player. Initially used in a “run with,” tagging role, he later developed into a damaging onballer, and was noted for his clearing dashes through the midfield. A legacy of his back fracture, hamstring problems plagued Darryn throughout his career, and it was one of these injuries that prevented his selection in the State side after being named in the squad in only his second season of league football. It’s difficult to believe that it would be the closest to State selection that he would get. WJHughes Medallist as South Fremantle’s fairest and best in 2000, he was fourth with twenty seven votes behind Ryan Turnbull(thirty one) in 2001 Sandover Medal voting, and was a solid player over a decade.  1997 was an unforgettable year for Rennick. “That was a real hard fought flag,” he said. “We looked dead and gone when East kicked the first goal of the last quarter, putting them four in front, but we managed to get up.” One of South’s best in the Derby grand final, Darryn was also his side’s best in the preliminary final of that year, in which he was opposed to Perth’s Corey Robertson, a player he regarded as hardest to beat.  Rennick enjoyed his time under the coaching of Peter Sumich, who he regarded as a very good mentor with a footy brain. Following Sumich’s departure for the West Coast Eagles, and the arrival of John Northey, Darryn decided to call it quits in 2002 at the age of thirty two, having notched up a hundred and twenty three games and booting a hundred and nineteen goals. After lining up with former South team mate Ned Fimmano’s Harvey Bulls and reaching a preliminary final, Darryn Rennick decided to hang the boots up.  Married to Catherine, Rennick works at a college these days, and has two lovely daughters, Ashlee and Hannah. He is a keen fisherman and enjoys a round of social golf.  Full back John Porter gets Darryn’s vote as best he’d played with. “A great player who could have played at a higher level.” He recalled a bad day for South when Todd was coach, the team walloped, and Toddy walked up and down, berating all and sundry. “And you, you &*$%, you didn’t do a $%*@ thing,” he shouted at one poor bugger. The recipient of the abuse hadn’t actually set foot on the field, he was sitting on the reserve bench throughout the debacle.     A favourite with supporters, Darryn Rennick was a key player in a South Fremantle premiership, one who gave all every week, with his consistency over a nine year career a feature of his game

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