AFL Player # 3: Darcy Parish

[Beerfish]

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

 

[TheFrenchCut]

I expect what will happen is Merrett will leave and we'll end up extending Parish. But unless he improves on the outside, he's definitely the guy in our midfield rotation I would be most keen to move on so we can either bring in a genuine bull or a quality outside player (trade or draft).

As he is currently, he does some things well but it's a narrow skillset as a midfielder that with our lack of midfield balance is exposed further.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Has gone backwards.

 

[RearNaked]

If we can get a first rounder take it

 

[fairbump_playon]

How can a man have such a disparity between his handballs and his kicks

Is that you Dylan Clarke?

 

[fairbump_playon]

It’s the easy targets he misses that really catch the eye

 

[Loonerty]

Is that you Dylan Clarke?

Clarke doesn't have hands nearly as good as Parish.

His handballing and vision doing so would be elite. But his kicking is anything but.

 

[yodellinhank]

Delist

 

[Beerfish]

Delist

 

[citizen-erased]

It’s the easy targets he misses that really catch the eye

Its fallen off a cliff. In 2016 it was nowhere near this.

Add to that, with our front running game, a turnover from an inside 50 exposes us. If we're gonna have players all running forward with the ball, we cant miss targets, be it players or the goals

 

[ghostdog]

Its fallen off a cliff. In 2016 it was nowhere near this.

Add to that, with our front running game, a turnover from an inside 50 exposes us. If we're gonna have players all running forward with the ball, we cant miss targets, be it players or the goals

I'm not sold on the idea that we all should be running forward of the ball, but if we are, Parish should be one who is. His set shots are solid.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Its fallen off a cliff. In 2016 it was nowhere near this.

Add to that, with our front running game, a turnover from an inside 50 exposes us. If we're gonna have players all running forward with the ball, we cant miss targets, be it players or the goals

Totally. Every game he will miss at least one 25m chip to a simple target, usually in transition. These days that is literally gifting the opposition a goal.

His ugly inside 50 kicks aren’t great but don’t cost us as much

 

[JT_the_Man]

Jeez, I’m one of his biggest fans but wtf was that?

 

[VelvetSledge]

Had a shocker. Christ

 

[bombadeer]

Kicks it like he’s under pressure, even when he’s not under pressure. Probably needs to be told to take a little longer before disposing of the ball, and try to keep it under 25 metres.

Not the person you want kicking it long inside 50.

 

[Matthew_Lloyd]

Had a horrible game, but he has a golden chance now with Shiel and Caldwell out. He will get more midfield time, but he cannot serve up the rubbish he did yesterday. His disposal has never been a strong point, but yesterday was unforgiveable

 

[raskolnikov]

Disgraceful yesterday. But had a lot of mates.

 

[BrunoV]

If we can get a first rounder take it

That ship sailed 2 years ago

 

[beev]

I expect what will happen is Merrett will leave and we'll end up extending Parish. But unless he improves on the outside, he's definitely the guy in our midfield rotation I would be most keen to move on so we can either bring in a genuine bull or a quality outside player (trade or draft).

As he is currently, he does some things well but it's a narrow skillset as a midfielder that with our lack of midfield balance is exposed further.

Could we turn him into a run-with player?

 

[staaation]

Could we turn him into a run-with player?

too small, usually you want a bigger more athletic type to do a good tagging job

 

[beev]

too small, usually you want a bigger more athletic type to do a good tagging job

Liam Shiels? Matt de Boer?

 

[Schnitzengruben]

What would we get for him now? Surely would have to be worth more than a Caldwell, but obviously not a high end pick either.

 

[quotemokc]

What would we get for him now? Surely would have to be worth more than a Caldwell, but obviously not a high end pick either.

Same value as Melksham when we traded him?

 

[eth-dog]

I'd say a late first

 

[yodellinhank]

I'd say a late first

Deal.

 

[The Donners]

Get games into him and then trade him when he hits his prime years? Dangerous strategy.

He needs to work on his kicking, so did Jobe.