AFL Player 3: Darcy Parish

[Beerfish]

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

 

[ant555]

Delist. Could not provide the marking power we needed on Friday.

 

[I Remember Bluey]

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Montagna: “Their talent is there. You look across the board and there’s talent everywhere, but what’s the best mix? Where do they play? I’m looking at the midfield and I think there’s a lot of names in this midfield – Parish, Hobbs, Caldwell, Setterfield, Durham’s been thrown in there, Tsatas, Shiel, Perkins – but what’s their best combination? For me, it has to be built around Darcy Parish

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Darcy Parish

Age

28

Ht

180cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.4

5star

K

9.2

4star

HB

11.2

5star

M

3.2

3star

T

3.3

5star

CL

3.2

5star

D

16.6

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

9.1

5star

M

1.4

2star

T

2.0

3star

CL

3.1

4star

D

22.2

5star

K

7.6

3star

HB

14.6

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

4.4

5star

CL

3.6

5star

. I think he’s their No. 1 man in the midfield. He actually rates as one of the best midfielders in the game. Fourth for average clearances, third for disposals, third for score involvements, which would surprise some people. He’s their clearance man, he’s their Lachie Neale

9

Lachie Neale

Age

32

Ht

177cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

27.0

5star

K

11.5

4star

HB

15.5

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.7

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

28.3

5star

K

13.9

5star

HB

14.4

5star

M

4.6

4star

T

4.0

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

12.0

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

7.4

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

CL

0.4

3star

. I think they need to build their midfield around him.”

 

[citizen-erased]

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Montagna: “Their talent is there. You look across the board and there’s talent everywhere, but what’s the best mix? Where do they play? I’m looking at the midfield and I think there’s a lot of names in this midfield – Parish, Hobbs, Caldwell, Setterfield, Durham’s been thrown in there, Tsatas, Shiel, Perkins – but what’s their best combination? For me, it has to be built around Darcy Parish. I think he’s their No. 1 man in the midfield. He actually rates as one of the best midfielders in the game. Fourth for average clearances, third for disposals, third for score involvements, which would surprise some people. He’s their clearance man, he’s their Lachie Neale. I think they need to build their midfield around him.”

Spot on, and probably also worth noting there isn't another spot on the field for him where his production would be worth shifting him.

He is #1 picked in the middle for me, and our plans should go from there.

Whereas Merrett i can see being valuable on a wing, off HB, at HF

 

[dank420_]

I love Darcy with all my heart.

 

[andleanback]

Most good teams have that though. Petracca Oliver, Cripps Walsh, Rozee Butters etc etc

You need to be winning 16+ to be able to have 2 big vote getters in your team.

 

[Beerfish]

You need to be winning 16+ to be able to have 2 big vote getters in your team.

Not playing for Essendon helps too I think as with AA selection.

 

[MiguelM]

Was a class above today. Cherry ripe going into the season.

 

[Petrify]

Genuine Brownlow smokey

 

[TheFrenchCut]

It is a pre-season match obviously with less heat on, so I'll hold off on saying he's changed.

But across this, the intraclub, and to a lesser extent the match sim against STK, he looks like he has made strides at absorbing contact in genuine contested ball situations and fighting through it. It'd be a massive improvement if this could become part of his game every week.

Thought his kicking was pretty good on the outside today too.

 

[Call Me Cake]

 

[jdBombers3598]

Has anyone heard rumours of a hamstring issue? This is coming from bomberblitz

 

[JayJ20]

Has anyone heard rumours of a hamstring issue? This is coming from bomberblitz

No and I don't want or need to hear it a day after yesterday's game. I can only take so much misery within 24 hours.

 

[jdBombers3598]

 

[andleanback]

Has anyone heard rumours of a hamstring issue? This is coming from bomberblitz

Apparently came off the track with hamstring tightness. Hasn’t got a scan yet, guess we’ll find out next week.
Perfect timing for a guy who was ready to explode.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Wouldn’t be a season opener without some injury bad news. Ridley and Parish …great

 

[Lore]

If we are any good at player development and recruiting it shouldn’t be the end of the world. Would’ve liked him to have a fair tilt at top10 in the Brownlow though.

 

[Call Me Cake]

Let's hope it's a corky but damn, just START THE FREAKIN SEASON ALREADY

 

[Beerfish]

Was it tightness or awareness?

 

[faible]

Was it tightness or awareness?

Awareness of tightness?

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Was it tightness or awareness?

I'm still trying to understand how a hamstring can have awareness.

 

[MiguelM]

Damn, that evens things up if he misses. Was looking a class above too.

Even tightness a week out is risky to play.

 

[yodellinhank]

Apparently came off the track with hamstring tightness. Hasn’t got a scan yet, guess we’ll find out next week.
Perfect timing for a guy who was ready to explode.

Players exploding? Is that how bad it has to get before we sack the strength and conditioning department?

 

[Shanghaistu]

No and I don't want or need to hear it a day after yesterday's game. I can only take so much misery within 24 hours.

Last night’s result was definitely a shocker, but don’t worry, I personally can’t wait to see how our boys respond after we’re 46 points down in the second quarter at the gabba

 

[MiguelM]

Players exploding? Is that how bad it has to get before we sack the strength and conditioning department?

Maybe in time we will be the first club ever to have a player spontaneously combust on the track!

 

[Fayab99]

Even though Parish looked great pre-season

One of our best games last season was when Parish was out and caldwell/Hobbs played in the middle.