AFL Player # 3: Darcy Parish

[Beerfish]

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

 

[lamaros]

Best game of his career?

No.

 

[citizen-erased]

Best game of his career?

we will be asking this week after week
Looks settled.
When he starts sticking his tackles, he's gonna be deadly. Pace, goes hard, hunts well. He and Dev could go for season records soon enough.

 

[vast]

going to be a very good midfielder in a couple of years

 

[Rack Watts]

DP3.
Building.

 

[BrunoV]

I knew this would happen.

Did jack s**t, got talked up and now is basically an All Australian

 

[Lance Uppercut]

Did jack s**t?!!

 

[Ambrosia]

He wasn't amazing but he gives an addition of speed and hardness around the footy.

 

[Yoda_]

Did jack s**t?!!

*looks at stats, sees 23 unobtrusive stats for the game

 

[Eleven 38]

Had 23 most of them good. But I felt he was really good defensively, ie caused a lot of turnovers even though the saints disposal is the worst I've seen this year and they brought a lot on themselves.

 

[Beerfish]

Second in contested possessions.

 

[Espe]

Yeah I thought it was it best game. His vision was first class.

 

[PhoenixBonez]

I knew this would happen.

Did jack s**t, got talked up and now is basically an All Australian

You mean he dominated the s**t Jacks?

 

[Whispering_Jack]

At one stage late in the the third I think, he ran 70m to just put enough pressure on a ball coming in and affected the marking contest. He then spoiled the next kick out of bounds. His defensive game is becoming very very good.

 

[Bombers1234]

Think he will turn out to be a Jason Johnson type player.

 

[BigJoeD_]

He seems bigger and stronger to me since he went down with the injury - whether he’s actually physically put on weight or he’s just playing with more confidence I’m not sure, but he seems stronger

 

[eth-dog]

Think he will turn out to be a Jason Johnson type player.

Nail. Head. Hit.

 

[Doss]

I knew this would happen.

Did jack s**t, got talked up and now is basically an All Australian

Did jack s**t?

You have got to be kidding Bruno.

 

[DERO]

Did jack s**t?

You have got to be kidding Bruno.

I have to admit, I did not notice him a great deal and was surprised when I looked at the stats to find he was smashed out so many clearances. I was also surprised to find Andy McGrath had 30 plus. I also did not really notice Merrett stack on another lazy 30 plus game or Zaharakhis. The Captain on the other hand seemed to be everywhere and I think that is because of his hair.

 

[eDPS]

DP3.
Building.

DPS.
Happy.

 

[DapperJong]

Oh dear is Bruno losing his ability to watch a game???

 

[RedmanWasHere]

DPS.
Happy.

RWH.
Unrhythmic.

 

[Yoda_]

Second in contested possessions.

And clearances!

All whilst going AT 82% DE

 

[DapperJong]

And clearances!

All whilst going AT 82% DE

Code for jack s**t

 

[JayJ20]

To be fair to Bruno, St Kilda do have a lot of players named Jack.

Jack Billings
Jack Newnes
Jack Lonie
Jack Steven
Jack Sinclair
Jack Steele

He did them all.

 

[BrunoV]

Second in contested possessions.

Apparently contested possessions include loose ball gets (or so Ro Co said on SEN after 11:30am last night). That would explain it.

I've now researched it:

"A possession which has been won when the ball is in dispute. Includes looseball-gets, hardball-gets, contested marks, gathers from a hit-out and frees for."

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-12-28/stats-glossary-every-stat-explained

I thought that Parish was brushed aside in almost every situation last night that I thought was "contested" and then I head "will be the best clearance player at the club" and "will be All Australian" and I was wondering what version of his game he has ever shown against adults that would translate to that caliber of player.