Sean Darcy

Sean Darcy (born 12 June 1998) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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 112 kg (247 lb)
Position(s) Ruck
Club information
Current club Fremantle
Number 4
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Fremantle 65 (27)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 5 2022.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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]

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]

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!".
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