Daisy D'Arcy

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Daisy D'Arcy
Personal information
Full name Daisy D'Arcy
Date of birth (2002-12-12) 12 December 2002 (age 21)
Original team(s) Hermit Park (AFL Townsville)
Draft No. 60, 2020 AFL Women's draft
Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Gold Coast
Number 20
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2021– Gold Coast 40 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Daisy D'Arcy (born 12 December 2002) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Gold Coast in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).

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Early life

D'Arcy grew up in Townsville and attended The Cathedral School throughout her upbringing. [1] Her first sporting interests were split between rugby and soccer but her mother forced her to begin playing Australian rules football for the first time in 2017. [2] A talented junior athlete, she represented Queensland in Australian rules football, cricket, rugby sevens and soccer. [3] In 2020, D'Arcy elected to pursue Australian football "because it is a bit of a mix of those other sports" and moved to the Gold Coast to take part in the Gold Coast Suns Academy program on a full-time basis. [4]

AFLW career

At 17 years of age, D'Arcy was drafted to the Gold Coast Suns with pick 60 in the 2020 AFL Women's draft. [5] She became the youngest AFLW player at 18 years and 49 days when she debuted for the Suns in Round 1 of the 2021 AFLW season. [6] It was revealed D'Arcy signed a two year contract extension with Gold Coast on 10 June 2021. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "AFLW: Tigers' Daisy D'Arcy determined to make it to the top". Townsville Bulletin. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Atmosphere the key for rugby player, Daisy D'Arcy". AFL Draft Central. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Tough decision looms for genuine Townsville all-rounder". Townsville Bulletin. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Is there anything she can't do? Three-code star destined for big things". AFL Women's. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "SUNS add Academy ace Daisy D'Arcy". Gold Coast Suns. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "A Season Opener To Remember for 5 Debutants". Gold Coast Suns. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  7. ↑ Black, Sarah (10 June 2021). "List changes: Dogs lose their Spark, Pies swoop on big Blue". AFL Women's Media. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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