AFL Player # 3: Darcy Parish - Back in the side - 25/7

[Beerfish]

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

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Both can be true. We need better clearance players back into the squad, but also we need mids better than 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

to provide them.

A midfield mix of Hobbs, Parish, Caldwell and Merrett won't work. We're kidding ourselves otherwise.

 

[Agronomus]

He'd be the midfielder I'd have as the medical sub instead of Hobbs or Tsatas

 

[ant555]

It is simple really . Parish is an elite clearance player but you either have to have protection for him as he is never going to bash and crash all day and get a lot of footy out or you need a change up guy so the opposition do not just sit on Parish at the CB or stoppage.

 

[Agronomus]

It is simple really . Parish is an elite clearance player but you either have to have protection for him as he is never going to bash and crash all day and get a lot of footy out or you need a change up guy so the opposition do not just sit on Parish at the CB or stoppage.

His lack of physicality is always going to be a problem in finals. We may as well deal with it now

 

[FlyingV]

Whatever we did with Duursma and Ridley do with him. Hopefully these last who weeks were bolted on not becuase of a setback but to ensure he’s cherry ripe like the later. Parish… like Shiel has the tendency to take 2-3 weeks to get going which we can ill afford

 

[NAB777]

Still three weeks away.

 

[Laverdeee]

Still three weeks away.

No need to rush him, we have depth other mids just need to step up and get it done.

 

[Blind Turn]

No need to rush him, we have depth other mids just need to step up and get it done.

Well, at the moment we are using an underperforming Perkins in there and run the risk of over-using Stringer. Having the luxury of using those two in short bursts, as required, sounds far more appealing to me. So while I agree we should take our time with Parish I’d also argue that we don’t have the depth and we are suffering in our team balance because of it. We need him back because our depth is being shown up as being superficial depth.

 

[faible]

Well, at the moment we are using an underperforming Perkins in there and run the risk of over-using Stringer. Having the luxury of using those two in short bursts, as required, sounds far more appealing to me. So while I agree we should take our time with Parish I’d also argue that we don’t have the depth and we are suffering in our team balance because of it. We need him back because our depth is being shown up as being superficial depth.

It's all just junk possession accumulation. Anyone can fill those possessions.

/s

 

[mcgrath_truther]

as per the thread title, he'll be back in 2 weeks. likely comes straight back in

(allegedly, this is from someone at the club)

 

[DERO]

as per the thread title, he'll be back in 2 weeks. likely comes straight back in

(allegedly, this is from someone at the club)

I think he might have to play some reserves before he comes back although I could see him playing the forward/ mid role that Archie is playing as he has done it in the past.

 

[MiguelM]

Would have to be the longest layoff for calf tightness in history!

 

[Call Me Cake]

Any reason why we can't remove the title. Gave me a shock

 

[brutus76]

Congrats Grace and Darcy!

 

[faible]

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Congrats Grace and Darcy!

Grace with the pun too, kudos to the new mum.

 

[eth-dog]

Grace with the pun too, kudos to the new mum.

Aren't the dads supposed to make those jokes?

 

[fairbump_playon]

Would have to be the longest layoff for calf tightness in history!

Turns out it wasn’t tightness, it was awareness which is much more serious

 

[yodellinhank]

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Congrats Grace and Darcy!

Can't believe Doctors published the kid's weight. Already too much pressure on the kid.

 

[Kong]

oh so "injured" is code for not only drug use, but also things like becoming parents. interesting.

 

[I Remember Bluey]

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Congrats Grace and Darcy!

Who said he couldn't tackle

 

[justlookingaround]

Set a reminder for 2042

 

[MiguelM]

oh so "injured" is code for not only drug use, but also things like becoming parents. interesting.

So a baby "bender"?

 

[ant555]

Parental leave .

 

[dank420_]

oh so "injured" is code for not only drug use, but also things like becoming parents. interesting.

I do wonder if they would request some time off.

 

[Kong]

I do wonder if they would request some time off.

I often wonder about the impact on their performance.

Elite sport is a 24/7 job, in terms of preparation etc and parenting is or should be, too.

They're either doing an amazing job to train, play, recover at the same level even with the sleep deprivation, mental fatigue, creaky joints from laying and squatting in awkward positions, and general time devoted to raising a child.

Or they're half arsing the parenting. Hopefully it's the former.