AFL Player # 3: Darcy Parish

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Unrestricted free agent 2028 or 2029
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 18, doug85

 

[andleanback]

i remember someone saying this pre season was our best run of injuries ever.

how *in good.

Ridley now parish.

And baldwin + hunter

 

[jdBombers3598]

He's training today but only doing 50metre jogs, again this is from bomber blitz

 

[carnthedons]

i remember someone saying this pre season was our best run of injuries ever.

how *in good.

Ridley now parish.

It’s ok we have All Australians like Heppell and Shiel to replace them

 

[HirdsTheWord]

It’s ok we have All Australians like Heppell and Shiel to replace them

Shiels injured too?

lol

 

[jdBombers3598]

Haven’t ruled him out’: Essendon midfielder Darcy Parish

3

Darcy Parish

Age

27

Ht

180cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.4

5star

K

9.2

4star

HB

11.2

5star

M

3.2

3star

T

3.3

5star

CL

3.2

5star

D

16.6

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

9.1

5star

M

1.4

2star

T

2.0

3star

CL

3.1

4star

D

22.2

5star

K

7.6

3star

HB

14.6

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

4.4

5star

CL

3.6

5star

still a chance to line up for Hawks clash​

Darcy Parish

3

Darcy Parish

Age

27

Ht

180cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.4

5star

K

9.2

4star

HB

11.2

5star

M

3.2

3star

T

3.3

5star

CL

3.2

5star

D

16.6

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

9.1

5star

M

1.4

2star

T

2.0

3star

CL

3.1

4star

D

22.2

5star

K

7.6

3star

HB

14.6

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

4.4

5star

CL

3.6

5star

is still a chance to line up for the Dons in Round 1 against Hawthorn despite a hamstring issue, with the midfielder coming off a personal-best pre-season.

Prolific Essendon midfielder Darcy Parish

3

Darcy Parish

Age

27

Ht

180cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.4

5star

K

9.2

4star

HB

11.2

5star

M

3.2

3star

T

3.3

5star

CL

3.2

5star

D

16.6

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

9.1

5star

M

1.4

2star

T

2.0

3star

CL

3.1

4star

D

22.2

5star

K

7.6

3star

HB

14.6

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

4.4

5star

CL

3.6

5star

will “give himself every chance” to get over a hamstring issue in time for Saturday’s blockbuster season-opener against Hawthorn.

It comes as the Dons get set to put more trust in young bull Sam Durham.

The Bombers have not put a line through Parish’s chances of facing the club’s traditional rival, with the all-Australian to be put through his paces later in the week.

Ruck Sam Draper will also be monitored late in the week.

Midfield teammate Will Setterfield

12

Will Setterfield

Age

26

Ht

192cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.3

4star

K

9.5

4star

HB

5.8

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

3.6

5star

CL

1.8

4star

D

14.0

3star

K

8.9

4star

HB

5.1

3star

M

1.9

2star

T

4.4

5star

CL

2.9

4star

D

13.4

4star

K

8.0

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.8

5star

CL

1.4

4star

said there was still hope the ball magnet would be right to go.

“They haven’t ruled him out … I think he is a chance,” Setterfield said of Parish.

“I hope he is out there because he had a bloody good pre-season and was going really well and played well in the praccy match. He missed a chunk of footy last year with his calf and he would have been itching to put a full season together so he will definitely give himself every chance.”

Whether Parish plays this week or not, he is likely to spend big minutes alongside Durham this year.

The youngster has been a standout through most of summer and gathered two clearances and 14 disposals in limited minutes in a pre-season loss to Geelong.

With Jade Gresham

11

Jade Gresham

Age

27

Ht

177cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.4

4star

K

10.2

4star

HB

7.2

4star

M

3.2

3star

T

2.7

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

17.5

4star

K

10.8

4star

HB

6.8

4star

M

2.1

2star

T

2.0

3star

G

0.5

4star

D

11.8

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

5.8

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.4

5star

G

0.4

3star

(St Kilda) and Xavier Duursma

28

Xavier Duursma

Age

24

Ht

186cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.5

5star

K

10.0

4star

HB

8.5

5star

M

5.4

5star

T

2.1

4star

CL

1.6

4star

D

13.0

3star

K

8.8

4star

HB

4.3

3star

M

3.8

4star

T

2.3

3star

CL

0.5

3star

D

16.8

4star

K

8.4

4star

HB

8.4

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

2.0

4star

CL

1.6

4star

(Port Adelaide) joining the Bombers over the off-season, the depth in Brad Scott’s midfield group has rapidly expanded.

“I think we just need to find the right balance in there,” Setterfield said.

“Zachy (Merrett) is one of the best midfielder in the comp, as is (Parish) in there.

“(Durham) is a really good power running a good athlete and a bit of a bigger body.”

Setterfield said he had “almost forgotten” about the foot injury that derailed his debut season at Essendon last year, ruling him out form round 9 to the final game of the season.

The former Blue and Giant has not missed a session over summer and said he was ready to play in front of a packed crowd at the MCG, with the Bombers hoping to tip over 80,000 fans.

“That’s the beauty of playing at a massive club like Essendon, we have a massive supporter base and really passionate fans and that is certainly something we love and want to thrive on this year,” he said.

“It is the absolute beauty of playing for a club like Essendon.”

 

[Happyskeret]

Haven’t ruled him out’: Essendon midfielder Darcy Parish still a chance to line up for Hawks clash​

Darcy Parish is still a chance to line up for the Dons in Round 1 against Hawthorn despite a hamstring issue, with the midfielder coming off a personal-best pre-season.

Prolific Essendon midfielder Darcy Parish will “give himself every chance” to get over a hamstring issue in time for Saturday’s blockbuster season-opener against Hawthorn.

It comes as the Dons get set to put more trust in young bull Sam Durham.

The Bombers have not put a line through Parish’s chances of facing the club’s traditional rival, with the all-Australian to be put through his paces later in the week.

Ruck Sam Draper will also be monitored late in the week.

Midfield teammate Will Setterfield said there was still hope the ball magnet would be right to go.

“They haven’t ruled him out … I think he is a chance,” Setterfield said of Parish.

“I hope he is out there because he had a bloody good pre-season and was going really well and played well in the praccy match. He missed a chunk of footy last year with his calf and he would have been itching to put a full season together so he will definitely give himself every chance.”

Whether Parish plays this week or not, he is likely to spend big minutes alongside Durham this year.

The youngster has been a standout through most of summer and gathered two clearances and 14 disposals in limited minutes in a pre-season loss to Geelong.

With Jade Gresham (St Kilda) and Xavier Duursma (Port Adelaide) joining the Bombers over the off-season, the depth in Brad Scott’s midfield group has rapidly expanded.

“I think we just need to find the right balance in there,” Setterfield said.

“Zachy (Merrett) is one of the best midfielder in the comp, as is (Parish) in there.

“(Durham) is a really good power running a good athlete and a bit of a bigger body.”

Setterfield said he had “almost forgotten” about the foot injury that derailed his debut season at Essendon last year, ruling him out form round 9 to the final game of the season.

The former Blue and Giant has not missed a session over summer and said he was ready to play in front of a packed crowd at the MCG, with the Bombers hoping to tip over 80,000 fans.

“That’s the beauty of playing at a massive club like Essendon, we have a massive supporter base and really passionate fans and that is certainly something we love and want to thrive on this year,” he said.

“It is the absolute beauty of playing for a club like Essendon.”

Setters has been flying under the radar a bit imo. I do think he compliments Parish as well.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

 

[Call Me Cake]

“I hope he is out

there"

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

 

[ghostdog]

If there's even a shadow of a doubt I'd prefer we look after him and only bring him back when he's 100%.

It will be a good opportunity to get some midfield minutes into Caldwell, Hobbs and Duz.

 

[Milanista28]

He probably shouldn't play, just give him the extra week. Trust Caldwell, Hobbs, Tsatas and Durham to pick up the slack.

Trust in the depth we think we're building.

 

[MiguelM]

Get him right IMO. The Hawks game is one of the few early games where we have the best chance of winning without Parish.

Save him for Swans!

 

[Darealrath]

Would be a massive loss but be nuts to risk him.

 

[Fayab99]

Play him, every win matters as we march towards finishing 8th and just scraping into the finals only to be beaten by 15 goals by 5th Place Sydney away

 

[citizen-erased]

He probably shouldn't play, just give him the extra week. Trust Caldwell, Hobbs, Tsatas and Durham to pick up the slack.

Trust in the depth we think we're building.

Its not often you get an opportunity to test the depth against bottom 3 opposition, so agree with this.
Admittedly, we're not that much better, but this is the game to give Cox a chance to show if he can replace Ridley. And Tsatas to cover Parish.

Assume Durham, Hobbs and Caldwell were always going to play

 

[fairbump_playon]

Play him, every win matters as we march towards finishing 8th and just scraping into the finals only to be beaten by 15 goals by 5th Place Sydney away

Yeah good one. That would never happen.

 

[cAsEy_18]

If he's at least 70%, you play him.

 

[Atavistic]

Play him, every win matters as we march towards finishing 8th and just scraping into the finals only to be beaten by 15 goals by 5th Place Sydney away

That's gold.

 

[dank420_]

If he's at least 70%, you play him.

lolwot

 

[ant555]

If there's even a shadow of a doubt I'd prefer we look after him and only bring him back when he's 100%.

It will be a good opportunity to get some midfield minutes into Caldwell, Hobbs and Duz.

Agree. Do not need to see him in round 1.

 

[cAsEy_18]

lolwot

I dunno, just the last 20 posts had all been some version of “don’t risk it”, “don’t play him if he’s not 100%” which is very obvious that I just wanted to throw the opposite out there, create some discussion haha.

 

[dank420_]

I dunno, just the last 20 posts had all been some version of “don’t risk it”, “don’t play him if he’s not 100%” which is very obvious that I just wanted to throw the opposite out there, create some discussion haha.

That's fair enough

 

[DonsRule]

 

[Fayab99]

Sad, he looked incredible in that pre season game.

 

[MiguelM]

Why is it when other teams list Hamstring tightnes they barely miss a week. We always cop 2-3!