Sean Darcy

Sean Darcy (born 12 June 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). At 203 centimetres (6 ft 8 in) tall and weighing 110 kilograms (240 lb), Darcy competes in the ruck as well as the forward line.

Sean Darcy
Darcy in 2019
Personal information
Full name Sean Darcy
Date of birth (1998-06-12) 12 June 1998
Original team(s) Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup)/Cobden Football Club/Xavier College
Draft No. 38, 2016 national draft
Height 203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 110 kg (243 lb)
Position(s) Ruck
Club information
Current club Fremantle
Number 4
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Fremantle 88 (35)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 5, 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Originally from South Purrumbete, a farming area near Cobden, Darcy is the youngest of four children and attended Xavier College as a boarder. As a junior, Darcy played for the Cobden Football Club and was also a talented swimmer. In 2016 he played for the Geelong Falcons in the TAC Cup Under 18s competition, his school and for Victoria Country in the 2016 AFL Under 18 Championships.[1]

AFL career

He was recruited by Fremantle with their second selection, 38th overall, in the 2016 AFL draft. He made his AFL debut in Round 14 of the 2017 AFL season, against Geelong at Simonds Stadium, after playing well for Fremantle's reserves team, Peel Thunder, in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). Darcy amassed 40 hit-outs in his debut game.[2] Due to his physical size and playing style, he is often compared to Shane Mumford.[3] A breakout performance during the 2021 AFL season saw Darcy win his first Best and fairest award, the Doig Medal.[4] Western Derby 55 saw Darcy amass a derby record 56 hit-outs during Fremantle's 24 point win over the West Coast Eagles.[5]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 5, 2023.[6]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
H/O
 Hit-outs
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T H/O G B K H D M T H/O
2017Fremantle4 81236629812362720.10.34.57.812.31.54.534.00
2018Fremantle4 72320456515292330.30.42.96.49.32.14.133.30
2019Fremantle4 1147447812220303000.40.64.07.111.11.82.727.30
2020[lower-alpha 1]Fremantle4 1556429213425263300.30.42.86.18.91.71.722.00
2021Fremantle4 21121215619334990645990.60.67.49.216.64.33.028.57
2022Fremantle4 2110914715029751557120.50.47.07.114.12.42.633.96
2023Fremantle4 51336437918172040.20.67.28.615.83.63.4TBC
Career 883542494674116823626426500.40.55.47.512.82.62.929.513

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.

Honours and achievements

Individual

References
  1. McCullagh-Beasy, Justine (10 November 2016). "AFL draft contender Sean Darcy rates Warrnambool swimming career a plus".
  2. O’Donoghue, Craig (25 June 2017). "Sean Darcy steps up to as Fremantle's ruckman of the future". The West Australian.
  3. Chadwick, Justin (13 June 2017). "Fremantle hopes ex-Geelong Falcons ruckman Sean Darcy will soon become long-term replacement for Aaron Sandilands". Geelong Advertiser. AAP. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  4. "Sean Darcy wins the 2021 Doig Medal!".
  5. "Fremantle Dockers coach Justin Longmuir praises Sean Darcy's 'aggressive' performance in western derby win". thewest.com.au. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  6. "Sean Darcy". AFL Tables. Retrieved 25 May 2022.}
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