Darcy Gardiner

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Darcy Gardiner
Darcy Gardiner Lions vs Port Adelaide, April 2017.jpg
Gardiner playing for the Brisbane Lions in April 2017
Personal information
Full name Darcy Gardiner
Nicknames Dizzy, Dizz
Born (1995-09-22) 22 September 1995 (age 30)
Queenscliff
Original team Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup)Queenscliff Football Club
Draft No. 22, 2013 National Draft, Brisbane Lions
Height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Position Back pocket
Club information
Current club Brisbane Lions
Number 27
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2014– Brisbane Lions 183 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2025.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Darcy Gardiner (born 22 September 1995) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Early life

Gardiner played as a junior for the Queenscliff Coutas and attended St Joseph's College in Geelong. In 2020, he was named in the St Joseph's College Team of Champions, recognising the best VFL/AFL players to have attended the school. [1]

AFL career

The Lions drafted Gardiner with their second selection, pick 22, in the 2013 AFL draft. [2] AFL National Talent Manager Kevin Sheehan described Gardiner as the best tall defender in his draft. [3]

Gardiner was in the Lions team that lost the 2023 grand final to Collingwood but missed out on the 2024 premiership win over Sydney due to being sidelined following a knee reconstruction. [4]

Gardiner was part of Brisbane's 2025 premiership side. [5]

Statistics

Updated through round 5 of the 2024 season. [6]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2014 Brisbane Lions 2717209210019261310.10.05.45.911.33.61.8
2015 Brisbane Lions 2781042347622160.10.05.34.39.52.82.0
2016 Brisbane Lions 27180110710821545430.00.15.96.011.92.52.4
2017 Brisbane Lions 27191113411024489440.10.17.15.812.84.72.3
2018 Brisbane Lions 272000172126298113390.00.08.66.314.95.72.0
2019 Brisbane Lions 27241023987326112530.00.010.03.613.64.72.2
2020 [a] Brisbane Lions 2718001396019971250.00.07.73.311.13.91.4
2021 Brisbane Lions 279006138993440.00.06.84.211.03.80.4
2022 Brisbane Lions 27210016893261100320.00.08.04.412.44.81.5
2023 Brisbane Lions 2740022123412100.00.05.538.53.02.5
2024 Brisbane Lions 2773236215718130.40.35.13.08.12.61.9
2025 # Brisbane Lions 2718631246318778250.30.26.93.510.44.31.4
Career183147133685221887553350.10.07.34.712.04.11.8

Notes

  1. ↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours and achievements

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Four skippers, eight All-Australians, one Brownlow ... one school". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Player Profile – Darcy Gardiner". Brisbane Lions website. Retrieved 20 January 2014.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "TAC Cup Phantom Draft". CrocMediaTV Australia. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Monteverde, Marco (25 September 2025). "Brisbane Lions defender Darcy Gardiner desperate to taste grand-final glory". News.com.au. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  5. ↑ Twomey, Callum. "Lion hearted: Brisbane's second-half blitz seals back-to-back flags". afl.com.au. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Darcy Gardiner". AFL Stats. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
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