Darcy Parish

Darcy Parish
Personal information
Full name Darcy Parish
Date of birth (1997-07-25) 25 July 1997
Place of birth Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia
Original team(s) Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 5, 2015 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2016, Essendon
vs. Gold Coast, at Metricon Stadium
Height / weight 181 cm / 73 kg
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Essendon
Number 3
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2016 Essendon 20 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
Career highlights

Darcy Parish (born 25 July 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Essendon Football Club with the fifth overall selection in the 2015 national draft.[1]

Parish made his debut in the opening round of the 2016 AFL season against Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium.[2] 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.[3] 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 the 2016 season[4]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
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
Career 20 6 5 149 266 415 69 66 0.3 0.3 7.5 13.3 20.8 3.5 3.3

References

  1. Guthrie, Ben (25 November 2015). "Bombers secure ideal top two with Darcy Parish and Aaron Francis". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  2. 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.
  3. Guthrie, Ben (4 April 2016). "Darcy Parish the round two Rising Star nominee". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  4. "Darcy Parish". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 September 2016.

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