Darcy Gardiner (born 22 September 1995) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Recruited from the Queenscliff Coutas, Gardiner was drafted by the Lions with their second selection, pick 22, in the 2013 AFL Draft.[1] AFL National Talent Manager Kevin Sheehan described Gardiner as the best tall defender in his draft.[2]
In 2020 he was named in the St Joseph’s College Team of Champions, recognising the best VFL/AFL players to have attended the school.[3]
Statistics
Updated through round 5 of the 2024 season.[4]
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| 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 | ||||
| 2014 | Brisbane Lions | 27 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 100 | 192 | 61 | 31 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 11.3 | 3.6 | 1.8 |
| 2015 | Brisbane Lions | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 34 | 76 | 22 | 16 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 9.5 | 2.8 | 2.0 |
| 2016 | Brisbane Lions | 27 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 108 | 215 | 45 | 43 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 11.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 2017 | Brisbane Lions | 27 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 134 | 110 | 244 | 89 | 44 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 12.8 | 4.7 | 2.3 |
| 2018 | Brisbane Lions | 27 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 126 | 298 | 113 | 39 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 6.3 | 14.9 | 5.7 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | Brisbane Lions | 27 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 239 | 87 | 326 | 112 | 53 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 3.6 | 13.6 | 4.7 | 2.2 |
| 2020[a] | Brisbane Lions | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 60 | 199 | 71 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 3.3 | 11.1 | 3.9 | 1.4 |
| 2021 | Brisbane Lions | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 38 | 99 | 34 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 11.0 | 3.8 | 0.4 |
| 2022 | Brisbane Lions | 27 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 93 | 261 | 100 | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 4.4 | 12.4 | 4.8 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | Brisbane Lions | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 3 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | Brisbane Lions | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 8.7 | 2.7 | 1 |
| Career | 161 | 6 | 3 | 1189 | 781 | 1970 | 667 | 300 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 11.4 | 3.8 | 1.8 | ||
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ "Player Profile – Darcy Gardiner". Brisbane Lions website. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "TAC Cup Phantom Draft". CrocMediaTV Australia. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Four skippers, eight All-Australians, one Brownlow ... one school". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "Darcy Gardiner". AFL Stats. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
External links
- Darcy Gardiner's profile on the official website of the Brisbane Lions
- Darcy Gardiner's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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