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Player bio
A career in numbersKate Darby made her AFLW debut for Carlton in 2017 and played 59 games, including 2 for Carlton in 2017 and 57 for Geelong between 2019 and 2025.
Her primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2017 to 2025 was right forward pocket. Across her recorded games, she averaged 1.8 marks and 2.8 tackles per game and scored 17 goals and 14 behinds. Her highest recorded season total was 45 tackles, from 11 games in 2024 at an average of 4.1 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 7.57 per game in 2019. The largest total in those seasons is 83 disposals, recorded in 2024.
| Season | Appearances | Total | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | 83 | 7.55 |
| 2019 | 7 | 53 | 7.57 |
| 2025 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 |
About these season figures
Compared 6 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.
Recent Games
-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.
| Year | Round | Team | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | POS |
APOS
|
# | D | K | HB | M | G | B | T | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | FF | FA | CM | M50 | 1% | BO | GA | TOG | EFF | MIN | DT | MG | CC | SCL | TO | INT | SOG | GACC% | SI | T50 | Age | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 |
vs
MEL
|
L | GMHBA Stadium | INT | INT | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47% | 33% | 40 | 43 | 134 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 34.95 | Cloudy | ||
| 2025 | 11 |
@
WBD
|
W | Mars Stadium | INT | INT | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23% | 67% | 18 | 36 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 34.94 | Rain Storm | ||
| 2025 | 10 |
@
WCE
|
L | Sullivan Logistics Stadium | INT | INT | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40% | 100% | 31 | 23 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 34.91 | Mostly sunny | ||
| 2025 | 7 |
vs
HAW
|
L | GMHBA Stadium | INT | INT | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 53% | 100% | 44 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 34.85 | Shower or two | ||
| 2025 | 1 |
vs
NME
|
L | GMHBA Stadium | FWD | FPR | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 34.74 | Shower or two |