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Darcy Gardiner

{{short description|Australian rules footballer (born 1995)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}

{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Darcy Gardiner

| image = Darcy Gardiner Lions vs Port Adelaide, April 2017.jpg

| image_size = 150px

| alt =

| caption = Gardiner playing for the Brisbane Lions in April 2017

| fullname = Darcy Gardiner

| nickname = Dizzy, Dizz

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|9|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Queenscliff

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup)Queenscliff Football Club

| draftpick = No. 22, 2013 National Draft, {{AFL BL}}

| height = 192 cm

| weight = 87 kg

| position = Back pocket

| currentclub = {{AFL BL}}

| guernsey = 27

| years1 = 2014–

| club1 = {{AFL BL}}

| games_goals1 = 161 (6)

| statsend = round 4, 2024

| careerhighlights =

}}

Darcy Gardiner (born 22 September 1995) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Recruited from the Queenscliff Coutas, Gardiner was drafted by the Lions with their second selection, pick 22, in the 2013 AFL Draft.{{cite web|url=http://www.lions.com.au/player-profile/darcy-gardiner|title=Player Profile – Darcy Gardiner|publisher=Brisbane Lions website|access-date=2014-01-20}} AFL National Talent Manager Kevin Sheehan described Gardiner as the best tall defender in his draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ7s6vQo_2c|title=TAC Cup Phantom Draft|publisher=CrocMediaTV Australia|access-date=2014-01-20}}

In 2020 he was named in the St Joseph’s College Team of Champions, recognising the best VFL/AFL players to have attended the school.{{Cite web |title=Four skippers, eight All-Australians, one Brownlow ... one school |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/501266/st-josephs-best-22/amp |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=www.afl.com.au}}

Statistics

Updated through round 5 of the 2024 season.{{cite web|title=Darcy Gardiner|url=https://www.afl.com.au/stats/players?playerId=CD_I296269|work=AFL Stats|access-date=5 April 2024}}

{{Australian rules football statistics legend}}

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|-

| 2014 || {{AFL BL}} || 27

| 17 || 2 || 0 || 92 || 100 || 192 || 61 || 31 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 5.4 || 5.9 || 11.3 || 3.6 || 1.8

|-

| 2015 || {{AFL BL}} || 27

| 8 || 1 || 0 || 42 || 34 || 76 || 22 || 16 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 5.3 || 4.3 || 9.5 || 2.8 || 2.0

|-

| 2016 || {{AFL BL}} || 27

| 18 || 0 || 1 || 107 || 108 || 215 || 45 || 43 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 5.9 || 6.0 || 11.9 || 2.5 || 2.4

|-

| 2017 || {{AFL BL}} || 27

| 19 || 1 || 1 || 134 || 110 || 244 || 89 || 44 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 7.1 || 5.8 || 12.8 || 4.7 || 2.3

|-

| 2018 || {{AFL BL}} || 27

| 20 || 0 || 0 || 172 || 126 || 298 || 113 || 39 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 8.6 || 6.3 || 14.9 || 5.7 || 2.0

|-

| 2019 || {{AFL BL}} || 27

| 24 || 1 || 0 || 239 || 87 || 326 || 112 || 53 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 10.0 || 3.6 || 13.6 || 4.7 || 2.2

|-

| 2020{{efn|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.}} || {{AFL BL}} || 27

| 18 || 0 || 0 || 139 || 60 || 199 || 71 || 25 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 7.7 || 3.3 || 11.1 || 3.9 || 1.4

|-

| 2021 || {{AFL BL}} || 27

| 9 || 0 || 0 || 61 || 38 || 99 || 34 || 4 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 6.8 || 4.2 || 11.0 || 3.8 || 0.4

|-

| 2022 || {{AFL BL}} || 27

| 21 || 0 || 0 || 168 || 93 || 261 || 100 || 32 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 8.0 || 4.4 || 12.4 || 4.8 || 1.5

|-

| 2023 || {{AFL BL}} || 27

| 4 || 0 || 0 || 22 || 12 || 34 || 12 || 10 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 5.5 || 3 || 8.5 || 3.0 || 2.5

|-

| 2024 || {{AFL BL}} || 27

| 3 || 1 || 1 || 13 || 13 || 26 || 8 || 3 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 4.3 || 4.3 || 8.7 || 2.7 || 1

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! colspan=3 | Career

! 161 !! 6 !! 3 !! 1189 !! 781 !! 1970 !! 667 !! 300 !! 0.1 !! 0.0 !! 6.8 !! 4.6 !! 11.4 !! 3.8 !! 1.8

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Notes

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Honours and achievements

Individual

References

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External links

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  • {{Brisplayer}}
  • {{AFL Tables|ref=D/Darcy_Gardiner.html}}

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{{2013 AFL national draft}}

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Category:1995 births

Category:Living people

Category:Brisbane Lions players

Category:Geelong Falcons players

Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)

Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen

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