AFL Player 3: Darcy Parish - 'managed' 😱

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Unrestricted free agent 2028 or 2029
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 18, doug85

 

[Squeaky]

part of being a ball hunter means you roll the dice on your man going the other way. was very evident v Freo and the paddock Serong had.
But that's where the team defence is the issue rather than Parish. You don't want a 100% stagnant midfield waiting to respond to their man

Parish is an elite contested ball & clearance player. What we lost was 2 key compliments in Draper and Setterfield that played the defensive stoppage role.
At our best this year it was those, plus Merrett, and Caldwell rolling through

we need our fitness and conditioning up to make use of what i think is a perfectly decent midfiield
And a sharp focus on how we enter our F50.
too little pressure and we let oppositions flood back too much and rebound too easily.

Agree entirely! This is where things started to go south!
Our world for another grunt midfielder

Also agree on the F50 entries - we are horrid!

 

[bombadeer]

someone seems angry about it

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I think you will find that is the triumph emoji… and yes, I’m slightly ashamed that I know this.

 

[jmoo wan]

I think you will find that is the triumph emoji… and yes, I’m slightly ashamed that I know this.

ah gotcha - i’ll give you a clap for that:

 

[citizen-erased]

Agree entirely! This is where things started to go south!
Our world for another grunt midfielder

Also agree on the F50 entries - we are horrid!

Weid was new
Wright was out, Stringer was out, Jones was out.
We spun the likes of Guelfi, Davey, Menzie, Snelling, Caldwell, Hobbs, Shiel, even Merrett down there.
Even Martin went fwd.
Perkins was in and out covering midfield gaps.

if you watched us live, the fwd line was a shambles. Not helped by losing a good line coach too.

 

[cobra land]

He leads our loose ball gets by a mile.

As do you, the "loose" supporter, you must be a joy to live with...

 

[VexOh]

Sigh

 

[ant555]

This is a tremendous victory for all of those who would prefer to keep a player they're attached to over being a good side.

Well it will keep you supplied with plenty of material for the next 5 years

 

[Algorithmic Hot Takes]

Agree entirely! This is where things started to go south!
Our world for another grunt midfielder

Also agree on the F50 entries - we are horrid!

I was thinking he'd slot in nicely to an contending team that had a big body or two. I guess the doggies don't need him as they've got Libba, but there are teams there with big hulks moving through midfield that he'd compliment nicely. We need Setters., Tsatas on the gear naturally maturing, or bring in a big body.

 

[mike ross]

Apart from the money I think what a poor bastard

 

[the PILL]

 

[maskmcgee]

boo

 

[Ati Tude]

He has some things to work on. Glad it is 5 years rather than more. But he does elite things and not many in our side can say that. We had to keep him. Glad we have. If he left, we'd have pick 12 or so for him and we would do far worse with it let alone the time for that player to develop.

 

[Mootsy]

A good signing!!

 

[brain taylor]

if it was a great big juicy super draft and we’d finished lower i might think differently, but i reckon parish on a sensible deal is better than the compo pick. and if i dare to be optimistic, he could get it together and be even better than he was in his AA year, who knows?

 

[ghostdog]

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That hair cut. Sheesh!

 

[ghostdog]

Righteo Darcy. You're one of us.
Get back to work.

 

[DERO]

That was directed at me

 

[DERO]

someone seems angry about it

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That is the midfield bull emoji

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Good for Darcy. He can be very good if the right structure and mix is around him. I trust that Brad knows what this is more than Dodoro, so looking forward to see the plan in action now that Brad has had a full year on information gathering regarding the list and it's capabilities.

His defensive effort was improved at times this year. Another more AFL standard fitness regime (as opposed to previous Essendon standard ones) in the preseason should help with this even more.

I have my doubts about his impact and effectiveness within our system but he is a good player with a few serious talents. All I wanted from the club is to not overpay for him and it seems we may have possibly achieved that.

Now he's re-signed I'll get back on board and hope my doubts are unfounded, that with a more professional club, environment and playing structure around him we can make the most of his talents.

 

[Getratugolea]

with a 5 year deal he can relax now and hit a target .... no pressure to get a stat

 

[Vander18]

• disposal after winning the ball not great.
• disposal into the fwd 50 is not great.
• defensive running is not great.
• leg speed is not great.
• does not hit scoreboard.

Make no mistake. Parish is an absolute Jet. His strengths largely make up for his weaknesses. But if he is going to be a top 5 midfielder in the comp, the above needs to be seriously considered and rectified.

The good news is aside from leg speed, it's all fixable. He just needs to commit to it.

I’ll give you the tip - it’s very unlikely he fixes this stuff at this stage of his career. I suspect he is what he is at this point.

He’s a good player, wouldn’t call him a jet.

 

[fairbump_playon]

He leads our loose ball gets by a mile.

Look just imagine what would happen if all that loose ball was ungot

 

[fairbump_playon]

Parish plays in our next flag

Y/N?

 

[citizen-erased]

Parish plays in our next flag

Y/N?

Ill just be happy to be alive for our next flag, let alone who plays in it

 

[MiguelM]

Parish plays in our next flag

Y/N?

He has already played in a couple of white flag games.