Darcy Macpherson

Darcy Macpherson
Macpherson playing for Gold Coast in May 2017
Personal information
Nickname(s) Darca
Date of birth (1997-10-29) 29 October 1997 (age 27)
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)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Darcy Macpherson (born 29 October 1997) is a former professional 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]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2024[4]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
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
  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

  1. ^ Twomey, Callum (27 October 2015). "Dogs pass on nominating father-son prospect Darcy Macpherson". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  2. ^ Davis, Greg (20 February 2016). "Darcy Macpherson short odds to be rookie star". The Courier Mail. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Darcy Macpherson". AFLTables. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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