Darcy Tucker (footballer)

Darcy Tucker (born 23 January 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), after previously playing for the Fremantle Football Club.

Darcy Tucker
Personal information
Full name Darcy Tucker
Date of birth (1997-01-23) 23 January 1997 (age 27)
Original team(s) North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup)/Horsham Saints Football Club
Draft No. 27, 2015 national draft
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s) Defender/midfielder
Club information
Current club North Melbourne
Number 13
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2016–2022 Fremantle 108 (35)
2023– North Melbourne 12 (5)
Total 120 (40)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 18, 2023.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early career edit

Originally from Horsham, Victoria, he played for the North Ballarat Rebels in the TAC Cup Under 18s competition and also for the Horsham Saints Football Club in the Wimmera Football League.[1] He was recruited to Fremantle with their first selection, 27th overall, in the 2015 AFL draft.[2]

AFL career edit

He made his AFL debut in Round 5 of the 2016 AFL season, against Carlton at Domain Stadium, after playing well for Fremantle's reserves team, Peel Thunder, in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).[3] Round 7 of the 2022 AFL season saw Tucker play his 100th game during Fremantle's 3 point win over Geelong at GMHBA Stadium.[4] Tucker was traded to North Melbourne following the 2022 AFL season.[5]

Statistics edit

Statistics are correct to the end of round 18, 2023[6]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2016 Fremantle 18 12 3 4 100 77 177 37 48 0.2 0.3 8.3 6.4 14.8 3.1 4.0 0
2017 Fremantle 18 19 8 4 154 135 289 75 45 0.4 0.2 8.1 7.1 15.2 3.9 2.4 0
2018 Fremantle 18 17 8 6 124 119 243 52 55 0.5 0.4 7.3 7.0 14.3 3.1 3.2 0
2019 Fremantle 18 22 10 7 199 221 420 73 81 0.5 0.3 9.0 10.0 19.1 3.3 3.7 0
2020[a] Fremantle 18 8 4 2 68 44 112 21 26 0.5 0.3 8.5 5.5 14.0 2.6 3.3 2
2021 Fremantle 18 16 0 2 152 120 272 64 29 0.0 0.1 9.5 7.5 17.0 4.0 1.8 0
2022 Fremantle 18 14 2 5 87 63 150 43 24 0.1 0.4 6.2 4.5 10.7 3.1 1.7 0
2023 North Melbourne 13 12 5 2 109 84 193 53 15 0.4 0.2 9.1 7.0 16.1 4.4 1.3 TBA
Career 120 40 32 993 863 1856 418 323 0.3 0.3 8.3 7.2 15.5 3.5 2.7 2

Notes

  1. ^ 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

  1. ^ Twomey, Callum (26 October 2015). "Going places: Footy nut Darcy Tucker cops the recruiters' blowtorch".
  2. ^ "Pick 27 - Darcy Tucker". fremantlefc.com.au. 24 November 2015.
  3. ^ Balme, Ned (22 April 2016). "Humbled Tucker to make AFL debut". fremantlefc.com.au.
  4. ^ "Freo centurion ready for success". Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  5. ^ @AFL_House (5 October 2022). "Trade paperwork lodged" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Darcy Tucker's player profile at AFL Tables Retrieved 24 March 2019.

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