Darcy Byrne-Jones

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Darcy Byrne-Jones
Darcy Byrne-Jones 2018.1.jpg
Byrne-Jones playing for Port Adelaide in June 2018
Personal information
Nickname(s) DBJ, Hank, Burnt Toast
Date of birth (1995-09-20) 20 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Victoria
Original team(s) Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 52, 2013 National Draft: Port Adelaide
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s) Half Back, Half Forward
Club information
Current club Port Adelaide
Number 33
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2014– Port Adelaide 186 (42)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 14, 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Darcy Byrne-Jones (born 20 September 1995) is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

He attended Scotch College, Melbourne with fellow draftees Jack Billings, Jake Kelly and Jack Sinclair. [1] He played junior football for Camberwell Sharks in the Yarra Junior Football League.

He made his AFL debut in the third round of the 2016 AFL season, kicking his first goal with blood running down his face due to a previous collision with a teammate. [2]

Byrne-Jones won a NAB Rising Star nomination in Round 10 of the 2016 AFL Season.

Byrne-Jones had a breakout season in 2019, finishing second in Port Adelaide's best and fairest award. He then had another breakout season in 2020, earning his first All-Australian selection and winning the John Cahill Medal.

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References

  1. "A case of Scotch maturing with age". 2 June 2016.
  2. "Video: Port Adelaide debutant Darcy Byrne-Jones kicks first AFL goal despite bloody face". 8 April 2016.