Darcy Macpherson

Darcy Macpherson (born 29 October 1997) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the son of former Footscray player, Stephen Macpherson.^[1] He was drafted by the Gold Coast Football Club with their second selection and twenty-first overall in the 2016 rookie draft.^[2] He made his debut in the 73-point loss against Melbourne in round 7, 2016, at Metricon Stadium.^[3]

Darcy Macpherson
Macpherson playing for Gold Coast in May 2017
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Darca
Date of birth	(1997-10-29) 29 October 1997 (age 27)
Original team(s)	Northern Knights (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 21, 2016 rookie draft
Debut	Round 7, 2016, Gold Coast vs. Melbourne, at Metricon Stadium
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Gold Coast
Number	44
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2016–2024	Gold Coast	97 (29)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2024^[4]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2016	Gold Coast	44	4	2	2	24	23	47	8	22	0.5	0.5	6.0	5.8	11.8	2.0	5.5
2017	Gold Coast	44	8	3	3	47	47	94	27	25	0.4	0.4	5.9	5.9	11.8	3.4	3.1
2018	Gold Coast	44	5	4	2	54	16	70	16	27	0.8	0.4	10.8	3.2	14.0	3.2	5.4
2019	Gold Coast	44	22	12	9	262	149	411	91	134	0.5	0.4	11.9	6.8	18.7	4.1	6.1
2020[a]	Gold Coast	44	12	4	0	80	58	138	26	33	0.3	0.0	6.7	4.8	11.5	2.2	2.8
2021	Gold Coast	44	11	1	6	98	60	158	48	43	0.1	0.5	8.9	5.5	14.4	4.4	3.9
2022	Gold Coast	44	10	0	1	66	40	106	24	25	0.0	0.1	6.6	4.0	10.6	2.4	2.5
2023	Gold Coast	44	23	3	2	306	135	441	128	48	0.1	0.1	13.3	5.9	19.2	5.6	2.1
2024	Gold Coast	44	2	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	1.5	0.0	0.5
Career			97	29	25	938	530	1468	368	358	0.3	0.3	9.7	5.5	15.1	3.8	3.7

1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.