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Australian rules football player (born 2003)

Australian rules footballer

Sam Darcy
Personal information
Full name	Sam Darcy
Date of birth	(2003-07-19) 19 July 2003 (age 21)
Original team(s)	Oakleigh Chargers (Talent League)/Scotch College(APS)
Draft	No. 2, 2021 AFL draft
Height	208 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Ruckman, Forward
Club information
Current club	Western Bulldogs
Number	10
Playing career
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2022–	Western Bulldogs	28 (41)
Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season.
Career highlights
AFL Rising Star nominee: 2024 22under22 team: 2024
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Sam Darcy (born 19 July 2003) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL)

Darcy grew up in Melbourne’s inner eastern suburbs and studied at Scotch College. The 205-cm monster scored six goals in an U19s trial match, continuing his excellent play throughout Vic Metro matches. In his 3 NAB League games, Darcy averaged 16 touches, 6 marks, and 6 hit outs. He was drafted at pick number 2 in the 2021 AFL Draft under the father–son rule. His father, Luke Darcy, and grandfather David Darcy both played for the Bulldogs. His maternal grandfather David Shaw played for Essendon. He played junior football for Hawthorn Citizens and Glen Iris Gladiators in the Yarra Junior Football League. He received a Rising Star nomination after Round 4 of the 2024 season.

Honours and achievements

Individual

AFL Rising Star nominee: 2024
22under22 team: 2024

References

"Sam Darcy | AFL".
Gabelich, Josh (31 March 2024). "Burst blood vessels, hole in the lung: Dog's challenging start to career". Australian Football League. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
"Dog's debut delight: Father–son prodigy named to face Freo". afl.com.au. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
admin_essendon (2021-11-25). "Congratulations to the Darcy and Shaw families – Essendonfcpastplayers". Retrieved 2024-04-07.
"Darcy's day: Young gun nominated for Rising Star". westernbulldogs.com.au. 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2024-04-13.

External links

Sam Darcy's profile on the official website of the Western Bulldogs
Sam Darcy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Sam Darcy at AustralianFootball.com

v t e Western Bulldogs – current squad
1 Treloar 2 Ugle-Hagan 3 Weightman 4 Bontempelli (c) 5 Busslinger 6 Hynes 7 Lobb 8 M. Kennedy 9 Sanders 10 Darcy 11 Jaques 12 Gallagher 13 Baker* 14 West 15 Duryea* 16 Croft 17 Coffield 18 O'Donnell* 19 L. Jones 20 Richards 21 Liberatore 22 Harmes 23 Vandermeer 24 Khamis 25 Poulter* 26 Dolan 27 Freijah 28 Scott 29 Bramble* 30 McNeil* 31 Dale 32 A. Jones 33 Naughton 34 Williams 35 L. Kennedy 36 Cleary 37 O'Driscoll 38 Garcia 39 Johannisen 40 Smith 42 Davidson 43 Gardner 44 English Coach: Beveridge * denotes rookie listed players

Western Bulldogs – current squad

1 Treloar
2 Ugle-Hagan
3 Weightman
4 Bontempelli (c)
5 Busslinger
6 Hynes
7 Lobb
8 M. Kennedy
9 Sanders
10 Darcy
11 Jaques
12 Gallagher
13 Baker*
14 West
15 Duryea*
16 Croft
17 Coffield
18 O'Donnell*
19 L. Jones
20 Richards
21 Liberatore
22 Harmes
23 Vandermeer
24 Khamis
25 Poulter*
26 Dolan
27 Freijah
28 Scott
29 Bramble*
30 McNeil*
31 Dale
32 A. Jones
33 Naughton
34 Williams
35 L. Kennedy
36 Cleary
37 O'Driscoll
38 Garcia
39 Johannisen
40 Smith
42 Davidson
43 Gardner
44 English

Coach: Beveridge

* denotes rookie listed players

v t e 2021 AFL national draft
First round	1. Jason Horne-Francis 2. Sam Darcy (F/S) 3. Finn Callaghan 4. Nick Daicos (F/S) 5. Mac Andrew 6. Josh Rachele 7. Josh Ward 8. Jye Amiss 9. Josh Gibcus 10. Neil Erasmus 11. Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera 12. Josh Sinn 13. Ben Hobbs 14. Campbell Chesser 15. Leek Aleer 16. Darcy Wilmot 17. Tom Brown 18. Angus Sheldrick 19. Jacob van Rooyen 20. Kai Lohmann
Second round	21. Matthew Johnson 22. Josh Goater 23. Sam Butler 24. Toby Conway 25. Mitch Knevitt 26. Connor MacDonald 27. Jesse Motlop 28. Tyler Sonsie 29. Sam Banks 30. Judson Clarke 31. Brady Hough 32. James Willis 33. Mitch Owens (academy selection) 34. Matthew Roberts 35. Paul Curtis 36. Jake Soligo 37. Rhett Bazzo 38. Miller Bergman 39. Blake Howes
Third round	40. Corey Warner 41. James Tunstill 42. Josh Fahey (academy selection) 43. Arthur Jones 44. Zac Taylor 45. Arlo Draper 46. Alastair Lord 47. Marcus Windhager (academy selection) 48. Flynn Kroeger 49. Cooper Murley 50. Garret McDonagh 51. Oscar Adams 52. Harvey Harrison
Fourth round	53. Jai Serong 54. Eric Benning (academy selection) 55. Hugh Jackson 56. Dante Visentini 57. Jack Williams 58. Lachlan Rankin 59. Jackson Archer (F/S) 60. Jase Burgoyne (F/S) 61. Luke Cleary 62. Greg Clark 63. Charlie Constable 64. Cooper Whyte 65. Taj Woewodin (F/S)

v t e 2024 AFL Rising Star nominees
Opening Round: Roberts Rd 1: Dempsey Rd 2: Wardlaw Rd 3: Gallagher Rd 4: Darcy Rd 5: Reid Rd 6: Wilson Rd 7: Rogers Rd 8: Windsor Rd 9: McKercher Rd 10: Lohmann Rd 11: Harrison Rd 12: Uwland Rd 13: Nankervis Rd 14: Thomas Rd 15: Morris Rd 16: Graham Rd 17: Jones Rd 18: Humphries Rd 19: Watson Rd 20: Draper Rd 21: Archer Rd 22: Caddy Rd 23: Dear Rd 24: Evans
Italics denote winner

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