Darcy Macpherson (born 29 October 1997) is a former proffesionnal Australian rules footballer who played for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the son of former Footscray player, Stephen Macpherson.[1] He was drafted by the Gold Coast Football Club with their second selection and twenty-first overall in the 2016 rookie draft.[2] He made his debut in the seventy-three point loss against Melbourne in round 7, 2016 at Metricon Stadium.[3]
| Darcy Macpherson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Macpherson playing for Gold Coast in May 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Nickname(s) | Darca | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1997 | ||
| Original team(s) | Northern Knights (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 21, 2016 rookie draft | ||
| Debut | Round 7, 2016, Gold Coast vs. Melbourne, at Metricon Stadium | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Gold Coast | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2016–2024 | Gold Coast | 97 (29) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of 2024[4]
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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 | Gold Coast | 44 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 8 | 22 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 11.8 | 2.0 | 5.5 |
| 2017 | Gold Coast | 44 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 47 | 94 | 27 | 25 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 11.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| 2018 | Gold Coast | 44 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 16 | 70 | 16 | 27 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 10.8 | 3.2 | 14.0 | 3.2 | 5.4 |
| 2019 | Gold Coast | 44 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 262 | 149 | 411 | 91 | 134 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 11.9 | 6.8 | 18.7 | 4.1 | 6.1 |
| 2020[a] | Gold Coast | 44 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 80 | 58 | 138 | 26 | 33 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 11.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
| 2021 | Gold Coast | 44 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 98 | 60 | 158 | 48 | 43 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 8.9 | 5.5 | 14.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | Gold Coast | 44 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 40 | 106 | 24 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 10.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | Gold Coast | 44 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 306 | 135 | 441 | 128 | 48 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 13.3 | 5.9 | 19.2 | 5.6 | 2.1 |
| 2024 | Gold Coast | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Career | 97 | 29 | 25 | 938 | 530 | 1468 | 368 | 358 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 9.7 | 5.5 | 15.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | ||
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
edit- ^ Twomey, Callum (27 October 2015). "Dogs pass on nominating father-son prospect Darcy Macpherson". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ Davis, Greg (20 February 2016). "Darcy Macpherson short odds to be rookie star". The Courier Mail. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ Boswell, Tom (5 May 2016). "Darcy Macpherson to use Suns debut to show Bulldogs what they overlooked". Gold Coast Bulletin. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "Darcy Macpherson". AFLTables. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
External links
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- Darcy Macpherson's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
- Darcy Macpherson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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