Darcy Gardiner (born 22 September 1995) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).
| Darcy Gardiner | |||
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 Gardiner playing for the Brisbane Lions in April 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Darcy Gardiner | ||
| Nickname(s) | Dizzy, Dizz | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Queenscliff | ||
| Original team(s) | Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup)Queenscliff Football Club | ||
| Draft | No. 22, 2013 National Draft, Brisbane Lions | ||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Back pocket | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Brisbane Lions | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2014– | Brisbane Lions | 161 (6) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 4, 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
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
editUpdated through round 5 of the 2024 season.[4]
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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 | ||||
| 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
editIndividual
References
edit- ^ "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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Darcy Gardiner.
- Darcy Gardiner's profile on the official website of the Brisbane Lions
- Darcy Gardiner's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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