AFL Player # 3: Darcy Parish

[Beerfish]

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

 

[faible]

i suppose that's true, you don't tend to remember good disposals right? just the shockers

His bad ones usually happen at high speed on the move out of a pack, so they look really bad and are really memorable.

 

[DERO]

Think his shockers stand out much more then others because of his speed he often finds plenty of space before he kicks so it looks extra bad.

Not to mention he gets it 40 times a game so is therefore more likely to have a bad one through sheer volume. Even if he goes at 90% that is still 4 bad ones a game

 

[DERO]

Brandon Zerk - Thatcher?

Don’t mind him but he is a bit slow.

 

[Howard Moon]

I think it’s very possible. Jobe Watson went from refusing to kick to being rated the best in the league by Champion Data.

Yeh but peptides have wide ranging benefits

 

[boncer34]

Yeh but peptides have wide ranging benefits

M8

 

[Don Won]

He should just be given the instruction to get it outside to Martin, Merrett, Langford or Redman (even stringer, Caldwell or Durham).

He is also now more likely to get a bit of protection at the stoppages and not feel as pressured to bomb it.

 

[Ambrosia]

He should just be given the instruction to get it outside to Martin, Merrett, Langford or Redman (even stringer, Caldwell or Durham).

He is also now more likely to get a bit of protection at the stoppages and not feel as pressured to bomb it.

Yeah I think Parish is where Merrett was a couple of years ago. Can’t seperate what’s best for the team/winning and what’s best for him getting as many kicks as possible.

Hopefully strong leadership from Merrett drags him into a more team focused game.

 

[Howard Moon]

M8

 

[cobra land]

He should just be given the instruction to get it outside to Martin, Merrett, Langford or Redman (even stringer, Caldwell or Durham).

He is also now more likely to get a bit of protection at the stoppages and not feel as pressured to bomb it.

Doesn't he already do this ? I think you will find that he only bombs it in as his last option..

 

[ant555]

Not to mention he gets it 40 times a game so is therefore more likely to have a bad one through sheer volume. Even if he goes at 90% that is still 4 bad ones a game

I wish he went at 90%
Goes at 60% for kicking and has averaged 14 to 16 kicks a game over the last 3 years so it ends up roughly 6 ineffective kicks a game which would be pretty standard for most midfielders.

 

[BrunoV]

I wish he went at 90%
Goes at 60% for kicking and has averaged 14 to 16 kicks a game over the last 3 years so it ends up roughly 6 ineffective kicks a game which would be pretty standard for most midfielders.

That's 60% because a kick inside 50 goes 40m not because it gets anywhere near a target.

 

[boncer34]

I wish he went at 90%
Goes at 60% for kicking and has averaged 14 to 16 kicks a game over the last 3 years so it ends up roughly 6 ineffective kicks a game which would be pretty standard for most midfielders.

Where's that come from?

 

[Westlo]

Darce will be winning clearances and feeding it to Tsatas too burst away for years to come.

 

[rumply]

 

[NAB777]

If he does his calf again, you'd definitely look at trading him.
Otherwise...he's gotta stay.

 

[Nifft]

That's 60% because a kick inside 50 goes 40m not because it gets anywhere near a target.

The way our midfield is going I'd be surprised if we keep him passed 2024. If the younger players come on we probably won't need him any more.

 

[bombadeer]

If he does his calf again, you'd definitely look at trading him.
Otherwise...he's gotta stay.

Bloody hell, one injury away from the chopping block! Take care Darce!

 

[Duckworth]

Bloody hell, one injury away from the chopping block! Take care Darce!

I wouldn't be running hard to chase down an opponent either if that was the case.

 

[Milanista28]

He comes into a team with a confident Martin, Hobbs and Caldwell, if we can find the right balance rotating them through we become a super strong team.

I heard a stat, we have 14 more goals than any other team from center bounce, that's a great stat.

 

[NAB777]

Bloody hell, one injury away from the chopping block! Take care Darce!

Three calf injures in 12-18 months would be an issue.

 

[Yoda_]

He comes into a team with a confident Martin, Hobbs and Caldwell, if we can find the right balance rotating them through we become a super strong team.

I heard a stat, we have 14 more goals than any other team from center bounce, that's a great stat.

Finding that mix will be Scott's biggest challenge imho. Add in Shiel as another rotation if/when he returns and midfield problems really start to challenge us

 

[Zach Package]

Has undergone a pretty drastic physical transformation in the last couple of years, he’s no longer puppy fat with no definition.

Ps, Reid is an absolutely absurd physical specimen. Give him all the time in the world.

 

[HirdyLannister]

Built like a tank, Ben Cousin physique.

 

[fairbump_playon]

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Has undergone a pretty drastic physical transformation in the last couple of years, he’s no longer puppy fat with no definition.

Ps, Reid is an absolutely absurd physical specimen. Give him all the time in the world.

For real. Parish is ripped. And Reid is getting bigger and bigger! He’ll be Mason Cox by 2025.

 

[BOMBERBLITZ]

Parish is an absolute clearance weapon for us. I'd be gutted if he left when we're on the rise.