AFL Player # 3: Darcy Parish

[Beerfish]

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

 

[ant555]

And when the season does commence, Cooney said Essendon's top draft pick Darcy Parish could be a contender for the senior line-up.

The two-time under 18 All-Australian was secured by the Bombers with their first pick in November’s National Draft and Cooney said he has made an immediate impression.

“There has been a few really good pick ups,” he said.

“You can usually tell one or two first year players when they come in that they’re going to make an impact straight away.

“I remember Marcus Bontempelli was the one at the Bulldogs a few years ago. As soon as he walked in the door, you just knew he was going to make an impact straight away and it was a bit like that with Darcy Parish.

“He’s a little bit skinnier and a little bit small but when he’s got the footy in his hands he really uses it well. I think we’ll see him pretty early on in the season.”



The exact words from the Cooney interview.

 

[Rack Watts]

Being compared to Bont, HNNNG

 

[JDavey]

Being compared to Bont, HNNNG

I don't read it as being compared to Bont's play style or whether or not he will be as good as the Bont. Just that he is already ready for AFL level. That's all I took out of that...

 

[Conor Mckenna]

eat, sleep, train repeat

Surely he can find time for a Tosca.

 

[Bombermania]

I don't read it as being compared to Bont's play style or whether or not he will be as good as the Bont. Just that he is already ready for AFL level. That's all I took out of that...

Agree, Cooney was trying to think of a good example of a young guy who from day one looked ready, although he could have said just like Hepp.

 

[carnthedons]

Agree, Cooney was trying to think of a good example of a young guy who from day one looked ready, although he could have said just like Hepp.

Except he was at footscray when the bont started and not at Essendon when Heppell did.

 

[Beerfish]

Except he was at footscray when the bont started and not at Essendon when Heppell did.

Good point that.

 

[Rack Watts]

I don't read it as being compared to Bont's play style or whether or not he will be as good as the Bont. Just that he is already ready for AFL level. That's all I took out of that...

That is a comparison.

 

[Bombermania]

Except he was at footscray when the bont started and not at Essendon when Heppell did.

Yes but I was thinking of other examples of a player who pretty much walked straight into the side.

 

[Rack Watts]

Off season.

 

[Resistor]

Dump the house on this Rising Star!!

 

[Matt loves Essendon]

Dump the house on this Rising Star!!

He's not gonna have the big bodies around him

 

[Andronicus]

Dump the house on this Rising Star!!

Thought Laverde would be a safer bet.

 

[JDavey]

Thought Laverde would be a safer bet.

You'd think there's a great chance Laverde goes into the guts for us this year and wins the Rising Star if he plays every game.

 

[Fear Boner]

You'd think there's a great chance Laverde goes into the guts for us this year and wins the Rising Star if he plays every game.

This

 

[Matt loves Essendon]

You'd think there's a great chance Laverde goes into the guts for us this year and wins the Rising Star if he plays every game.

They shouldn't allow Laverde or an Essendon youngster to win it because they wouldn't have been given such crucial roles if their players weren't serving drug bans.

/s

 

[Mr_McBoogerBalls]

They shouldn't allow Laverde or an Essendon youngster to win it because they wouldn't have been given such crucial roles if their players weren't serving drug bans.

/s

That's ridiculous

 

[Matt loves Essendon]

That's ridiculous

Certainly is.

/s means sarcasm man. I was joking about the pretty poor arguments about us not getting the number one pick.

 

[Mr_McBoogerBalls]

Certainly is.

/s means sarcasm man. I was joking about the pretty poor arguments about us not getting the number one pick.

Ohhh, sorry mate my bad!

 

[Seagrave_Holmes]

The training pics posted on Blitz show him developing quite the rig.

 

[Matt loves Essendon]

The training pics posted on Blitz show him developing quite the rig.

Link?

 

[Seagrave_Holmes]

Link?

Image by Karmabomber on Blitz.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Smashing the pre season by the looks of things *giggity*

 

[Shane Hird]

Will have a lil Gazza body in 3 years time.

 

[doug85]

Image by Karmabomber on Blitz.
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Wasn't the big knock on him that he was too small?

Looks OK for 18.