Darcy Parish
| Darcy Parish | |||
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 Parish playing for Essendon in April 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Darcy Parish | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Winchelsea, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | Melbourne | ||
| Original team(s) | Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 5, 2015 national draft | ||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Essendon | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2016– | Essendon | 80 (34) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 5, 2020. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Darcy Parish (born 25 July 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). was recruited by the Essendon Football Club with the fifth overall selection in the 2015 national draft.[1]
AFL career
Parish was recruited by the Essendon Football Club with the fifth overall selection in the 2015 national draft.[2] He was considered one of the best midfielders in the 2015 draft crop, showing tremendous form averaging 28 disposals at TAC Cup level (16 contested and 12 uncontested), plus seven clearances and five inside-50 entries, showing his all-round quality for the Geelong Falcons. He was named All-Australian in 2014 and backed it up with another selection after the 2015 AFL Under 18 Championships, and was a member of the NAB AFL Academy squad.
He made his debut in the opening round of the 2016 AFL season against Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium.[3] He was rewarded with a nomination for the 2016 AFL Rising Star after he collected 21 disposals, 13 handball receives, eight tackles, and five inside-50s whilst kicking his first goal in the dying stages to seal a 13-point win against Melbourne.[4] He played 20 games in his debut season, polling 19 votes to finish fourth in the Ron Evans Medal.
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of round 23, 2019[5]
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
B
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2016 | Essendon | 3 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 149 | 266 | 415 | 69 | 66 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 13.3 | 20.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| 2017 | Essendon | 3 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 195 | 226 | 421 | 79 | 65 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 9.8 | 11.3 | 21.1 | 4.0 | 3.3 |
| 2018 | Essendon | 3 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 141 | 164 | 305 | 45 | 52 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 20.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| 2019 | Essendon | 3 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 223 | 210 | 433 | 61 | 80 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 10.6 | 10.0 | 20.6 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
| Career | 76 | 30 | 13 | 708 | 866 | 1574 | 254 | 263 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 9.3 | 11.3 | 20.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | ||
References
- ^ Guthrie, Ben (25 November 2015). "Bombers secure ideal top two with Darcy Parish and Aaron Francis". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ Guthrie, Ben (25 November 2015). "Bombers secure ideal top two with Darcy Parish and Aaron Francis". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ Beveridge, Riley (23 March 2015). "Jacob Weitering, Josh Schache, Callum Mills, Clayton Oliver, Darcy Parish set to debut in Round 1". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ Guthrie, Ben (4 April 2016). "Darcy Parish the round two Rising Star nominee". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Darcy Parish". AFL Tables. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
External links
- Darcy Parish's profile on the official website of the Essendon Football Club
- Darcy Parish's playing statistics from AFL Tables