Darcy Tucker (born 23 January 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), after previously playing for the Fremantle Football Club.
| Darcy Tucker | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Darcy Tucker | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1997 | ||
| Original team(s) | North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup)/Horsham Saints Football Club | ||
| Draft | No. 27, 2015 national draft | ||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender/midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | North Melbourne | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2016–2022 | Fremantle | 108 (35) | |
| 2023– | North Melbourne | 41 (9) | |
| Total | 149 (44) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early career
editOriginally from Horsham, Victoria, he played for the North Ballarat Rebels in the TAC Cup Under 18s competition and also for the Horsham Saints Football Club in the Wimmera Football League.[1] He was recruited to Fremantle with their first selection, 27th overall, in the 2015 AFL draft.[2]
AFL career
editHe made his AFL debut in Round 5 of the 2016 AFL season, against Carlton at Domain Stadium, after playing well for Fremantle's reserves team, Peel Thunder, in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).[3] Round 7 of the 2022 AFL season saw Tucker play his 100th game during Fremantle's 3 point win over Geelong at GMHBA Stadium.[4] Tucker was traded to North Melbourne alongside teammate Griffin Logue following the 2022 AFL season.[5]
Darcy missed North Melbourne's first two games of the 2023 AFL season due to a minor injury sustained during the pre-season. He made his debut for the Kangaroos in Round 3 against Hawthorn named as the substitute. He entered the game in the third quarter replacing the injured Hugh Greenwood, and had an immediate impact kicking a goal. He played his first full game for North the next week collecting 24 disposals and four inside 50s.[6]
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of 2024[7]
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
B
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2016 | Fremantle | 18 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 100 | 77 | 177 | 37 | 48 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 8.3 | 6.4 | 14.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Fremantle | 18 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 154 | 135 | 289 | 75 | 45 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 15.2 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2018 | Fremantle | 18 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 124 | 119 | 243 | 52 | 55 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 14.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 2019 | Fremantle | 18 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 199 | 221 | 420 | 73 | 81 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 19.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Fremantle | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 68 | 44 | 112 | 21 | 26 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 14.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2 |
| 2021 | Fremantle | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 120 | 272 | 64 | 29 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2022 | Fremantle | 18 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 87 | 63 | 150 | 43 | 24 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 10.7 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2023 | North Melbourne | 13 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 165 | 128 | 293 | 76 | 28 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 9.2 | 7.1 | 16.3 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2024 | North Melbourne | 13 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 253 | 148 | 401 | 102 | 58 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 6.4 | 17.4 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Career | 149 | 44 | 33 | 1302 | 1055 | 2357 | 543 | 394 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 8.7 | 7.1 | 15.8 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2 | ||
Notes
- ^ 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.
References
edit- ^ Twomey, Callum (26 October 2015). "Going places: Footy nut Darcy Tucker cops the recruiters' blowtorch".
- ^ "Pick 27 - Darcy Tucker". fremantlefc.com.au. 24 November 2015.
- ^ Balme, Ned (22 April 2016). "Humbled Tucker to make AFL debut". fremantlefc.com.au.
- ^ "Freo centurion ready for success". Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ @AFL_House (5 October 2022). "Trade paperwork lodged" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Darcy Tucker Player Profile". nmfc.com.
- ^ Darcy Tucker's player profile at AFL Tables Retrieved 24 March 2019.
External links
edit- Darcy Tucker's profile on the official website of the Fremantle Football Club
- Darcy Tucker's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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