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

Darcy Gardiner
Gardiner playing for the Brisbane Lions in April 2017
Personal information
Full name Darcy Gardiner
Nickname(s) Dizzy, Dizz
Date of birth (1995-09-22) 22 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Queenscliff
Original team(s) Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup)Queenscliff Football Club
Draft No. 22, 2013 National Draft, Brisbane Lions
Height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Position(s) Back pocket
Club information
Current club Brisbane Lions
Number 27
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2014– Brisbane Lions 161 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 4, 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Recruited from the Queenscliff Coutas, Gardiner was drafted by the Lions with their second selection, pick 22, in the 2013 AFL Draft.[1] AFL National Talent Manager Kevin Sheehan described Gardiner as the best tall defender in his draft.[2]

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.[3]

Statistics

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Updated through round 5 of the 2024 season.[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
2014 Brisbane Lions 27 17 2 0 92 100 192 61 31 0.1 0.0 5.4 5.9 11.3 3.6 1.8
2015 Brisbane Lions 27 8 1 0 42 34 76 22 16 0.1 0.0 5.3 4.3 9.5 2.8 2.0
2016 Brisbane Lions 27 18 0 1 107 108 215 45 43 0.0 0.1 5.9 6.0 11.9 2.5 2.4
2017 Brisbane Lions 27 19 1 1 134 110 244 89 44 0.1 0.1 7.1 5.8 12.8 4.7 2.3
2018 Brisbane Lions 27 20 0 0 172 126 298 113 39 0.0 0.0 8.6 6.3 14.9 5.7 2.0
2019 Brisbane Lions 27 24 1 0 239 87 326 112 53 0.0 0.0 10.0 3.6 13.6 4.7 2.2
2020[a] Brisbane Lions 27 18 0 0 139 60 199 71 25 0.0 0.0 7.7 3.3 11.1 3.9 1.4
2021 Brisbane Lions 27 9 0 0 61 38 99 34 4 0.0 0.0 6.8 4.2 11.0 3.8 0.4
2022 Brisbane Lions 27 21 0 0 168 93 261 100 32 0.0 0.0 8.0 4.4 12.4 4.8 1.5
2023 Brisbane Lions 27 4 0 0 22 12 34 12 10 0.0 0.0 5.5 3 8.5 3.0 2.5
2024 Brisbane Lions 27 3 1 1 13 13 26 8 3 0.3 0.3 4.3 4.3 8.7 2.7 1
Career 161 6 3 1189 781 1970 667 300 0.1 0.0 6.8 4.6 11.4 3.8 1.8

Notes

  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.

Honours and achievements

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile – Darcy Gardiner". Brisbane Lions website. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  2. ^ "TAC Cup Phantom Draft". CrocMediaTV Australia. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Four skippers, eight All-Australians, one Brownlow ... one school". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Darcy Gardiner". AFL Stats. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
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