Darcy Macpherson
{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Darcy Macpherson
| image = Darcy Macpherson 2017.1.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Macpherson playing for Gold Coast in May 2017
| fullname =
| nickname = Darca
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|10|29|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| originalteam = Northern Knights (TAC Cup)
| draftpick = No. 21, 2016 rookie draft
| debutdate = Round 7, 2016
| debutteam = {{AFL GC}}
| debutopponent = {{AFL Mel}}
| debutstadium = Metricon Stadium
| height = 174 cm
| weight = 72 kg
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = {{AFL GC}}
| guernsey = 44
| years1 = 2016–2024
| club1 = {{AFL GC}}
| games_goals1 = 97 (29)
| statsend = 2024
| careerhighlights =
}}
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 {{AFL Foo}} player, Stephen Macpherson.{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-10-27/dogs-pass-on-nominating-fatherson-prospect-darcy-macpherson|title=Dogs pass on nominating father-son prospect Darcy Macpherson|last=Twomey|first=Callum|date=27 October 2015|work=AFL.com.au|publisher=Bigpond|access-date=17 July 2016}} He was drafted by the Gold Coast Football Club with their second selection and twenty-first overall in the 2016 rookie draft.{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/gold-coast/darcy-macpherson-short-odds-to-be-rookie-star/news-story/9285c2f0f3d0e879a13525c349d5b9a1|title=Darcy Macpherson short odds to be rookie star|last=Davis|first=Greg|date=20 February 2016|work=The Courier Mail|publisher=News Corp Australia|access-date=17 July 2016}} He made his debut in the 73-point loss against {{AFL Mel}} in round 7, 2016, at Metricon Stadium.{{cite news|url=http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/sport/afl/darcy-macpherson-to-use-suns-debut-to-show-bulldogs-what-they-overlooked/news-story/0ab2612a8009a8487f964e81aa82aedb|title=Darcy Macpherson to use Suns debut to show Bulldogs what they overlooked|last=Boswell|first=Tom|date=5 May 2016|work=Gold Coast Bulletin|publisher=News Corp Australia|access-date=17 July 2016}}
Statistics
: Statistics are correct to the end of 2024{{cite web|title=Darcy Macpherson|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/D/Darcy_Macpherson.html|work=AFLTables|access-date=5 April 2022}}
{{AFL player statistics legend}}
{{AFL player statistics start}}
|-
| 2016 || {{AFL GC}} || 44
| 4 || 2 || 2 || 24 || 23 || 47 || 8 || 22 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 6.0 || 5.8 || 11.8 || 2.0 || 5.5
|-
| 2017 || {{AFL GC}} || 44
| 8 || 3 || 3 || 47 || 47 || 94 || 27 || 25 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 5.9 || 5.9 || 11.8 || 3.4 || 3.1
|-
| 2018 || {{AFL GC}} || 44
| 5 || 4 || 2 || 54 || 16 || 70 || 16 || 27 || 0.8 || 0.4 || 10.8 || 3.2 || 14.0 || 3.2 || 5.4
|-
| 2019 || {{AFL GC}} || 44
| 22 || 12 || 9 || 262 || 149 || 411 || 91 || 134 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 11.9 || 6.8 || 18.7 || 4.1 || 6.1
|-
| 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 GC}} || 44
| 12 || 4 || 0 || 80 || 58 || 138 || 26 || 33 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 6.7 || 4.8 || 11.5 || 2.2 || 2.8
|-
| 2021 || {{AFL GC}} || 44
| 11 || 1 || 6 || 98 || 60 || 158 || 48 || 43 || 0.1 || 0.5 || 8.9 || 5.5 || 14.4 || 4.4 || 3.9
|-
| 2022 || {{AFL GC}} || 44
| 10 || 0 || 1 || 66 || 40 || 106 || 24 || 25 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 6.6 || 4.0 || 10.6 || 2.4 || 2.5
|-
| 2023 || {{AFL GC}} || 44
| 23 || 3 || 2 || 306 || 135 || 441 || 128 || 48 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 13.3 || 5.9 || 19.2 || 5.6 || 2.1
|-
| 2024 || {{AFL GC}} || 44
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 1.0 || 1.5 || 0.0 || 0.5
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=3| Career
! 97 !! 29 !! 25 !! 938 !! 530 !! 1468 !! 368 !! 358 !! 0.3 !! 0.3 !! 9.7 !! 5.5 !! 15.1 !! 3.8 !! 3.7
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{GCplayer| link = darcy-macpherson}}
- {{AFL Tables|ref=D/Darcy_Macpherson.html}}
{{2016 AFL rookie draft}}
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Category:Gold Coast Football Club players
Category:Northern Knights players
Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
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