Darcy Parish

Essendon

MidfielderRuck Rover #3 Active

Career games: 179
Debut: 2016

Player Information

Height 181 cm

Age 29 years

Date of Birth 25-Jul-1997

AFL Debut 2016

Drafted: Pick #5 — 2015 National Draft by Essendon

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Player bio

A career in numbers

Darcy Parish made his AFL debut for Essendon in 2016 and has played 179 games for the club. Essendon selected him with pick 5 in the 2015 national draft.

In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was ruck rover. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 24.5 disposals and 4.9 clearances per game. He played 20 games in his debut season, averaging 20.8 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total is 701 disposals, from 23 games in 2021 at an average of 30.5 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 31.31 per game in 2022.

His honours include an All-Australian selection.

Selected seasons: disposals
Season	Appearances	Total	Per game
2021	23	701	30.48
2022	16	501	31.31
2024	12	295	24.58
2026	14	343	24.50

About these season figures

Compared 10 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	B	T	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	FF	FA	M50	1%	GA	TOG	EFF	MIN	SC	DT	MG	GBG	CC	SCL	TO	INT	CBA%	SOG	SHACC%	GACC%	SI	PA	CBA	KI%	EK	KE%	MOL	T50	APR	D50P	DMP	AMP	A50P	Tagged
2026	18	ESS	@ BRL	L	59-149	Gabba	MID	ROV	3	17	10	7	4	0	0	3	1	3	6	11	6	2	1	0	0	0	73%	71%	92	37	55	337	3	1	2	3	0	39.4%	0	0%	0%	2	4	13	0%	7	70%	1	0	2.1	5	5	6	1	—
2026	17	ESS	vs STK	L	50-117	Marvel Stadium	INT	INT	3	15	9	6	0	1	2	2	1	7	8	7	6	0	2	0	0	0	70%	53%	84	26	42	259	7	3	4	4	0	44.4%	1	100%	0%	3	15	12	0%	2	22.2%	0	0	2.9	2	2	10	1	—
2026	16	ESS	@ NME	L	65-79	Marvel Stadium	INT	INT	3	25	13	12	2	1	1	3	2	6	9	16	2	1	0	0	0	1	68%	72%	80	84	75	259	6	3	3	5	1	65.2%	1	100%	0%	6	11	15	0%	7	53.8%	1	0	10.5	8	6	9	2	—
2026	12	ESS	@ WCE	L	55-85	Optus Stadium	MID	C	3	27	10	17	5	0	2	2	0	4	10	18	8	2	2	1	0	0	75%	74%	92	67	83	192	7	0	4	8	1	65.2%	0	0%	0%	2	12	15	0%	4	40%	1	1	4.2	2	16	7	3	—
2026	11	ESS	@ RIC	L	56-74	MCG	MID	C	3	41	22	19	7	2	4	6	2	9	16	27	9	1	5	0	1	0	91%	81%	105	155	129	698	9	4	5	5	3	90.5%	2	100%	0%	9	24	19	0%	17	77.3%	1	1	17.4	7	13	19	4	—