Darcy Gardiner

Brisbane Lions

DefenderCentre Half Back #27 Active

Career games: 199
Debut: 2014

Player Information

Height 193 cm

Age 31 years

Date of Birth 22-Sep-1995

AFL Debut 2014

Drafted: Pick #22 — 2013 National Draft by Brisbane Lions

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Player bio

A career in numbers

Darcy Gardiner made his AFL debut for Brisbane Lions in 2014 and has played 199 games for the club. Brisbane Lions selected him with pick 22 in the 2013 national draft.

In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was centre half back. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 4.2 marks and 11.8 disposals per game. He played 17 games in his debut season, averaging 3.6 marks per game. His highest recorded season total is 113 marks, from 20 games in 2018 at an average of 5.7 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 14.90 per game in 2018. The largest total in those seasons is 326 disposals, recorded in 2019.

His honours include 2 premierships in 2025 and 2026.

Selected seasons: disposals
Season	Appearances	Total	Per game
2019	24	326	13.58
2018	20	298	14.90
2025	18	187	10.39
2026	16	152	9.50

About these season figures

Compared 12 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year	Round	Team	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	POS	APOS	#	D	K	HB	M	T	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	FF	FA	IM	1%	TOG	EFF	MIN	SC	DT	MG	GBG	SCL	TO	SP	CD1	CDL%	INT	CBA%	SHACC%	GACC%	SI	PA	KI%	EK	KE%	MOL	APR	D50P	DMP	AMP	Tagged
2026	GF	BRL	@ FRE	W	96-89	MCG	DEF	CHB	27	7	5	2	4	1	0	3	0	1	6	1	0	1	1	4	85%	100%	106	53	32	140	1	0	1	2	5	60	2	0%	0%	0%	1	4	0%	5	100%	1	4	7	0	0	—
2026	PF	BRL	@ HAW	W	131-122	MCG	DEF	CHB	27	5	3	2	2	2	0	0	0	4	3	0	1	0	1	8	93%	100%	125	45	28	18	1	0	0	4	2	50	5	0%	0%	0%	1	4	0%	3	100%	0	6.5	2	5	0	—
2026	SF	BRL	vs ADE	W	144-91	Gabba	DEF	CHB	27	10	7	3	3	1	0	2	1	4	5	1	0	0	1	5	86%	90%	112	47	40	126	4	1	1	4	1	0	5	0%	0%	0%	3	3	0%	6	85.7%	0	7.4	4	5	0	—
2026	QF	BRL	@ SYD	L	88-141	S.C.G.	DEF	CHB	27	4	2	2	2	2	0	2	0	2	3	3	1	3	0	8	89%	100%	118	28	16	14	0	0	0	7	7	28.6	2	0%	0%	0%	2	10	0%	2	100%	1	4.6	2	2	1	—
2026	24	BRL	@ COL	W	159-96	MCG	DEF	HBFL	27	8	6	2	5	1	1	2	0	0	9	2	0	2	2	6	88%	75%	118	42	35	134	0	0	2	5	2	50	2	0%	0%	0%	2	3	0%	5	83.3%	0	1.4	4	2	3	—