AFL Player # 3: Darcy Parish

[Beerfish]

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

 

[MiguelM]

The fact he has started talks already suggests he most likely onboard and will stay IMO.

 

[footyfanatic111]

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

That’s totally forgetting setterfields big body rotation also, going to be Scott’s biggest challenge!

 

[Call Me Cake]

Built like a tank, Ben Cousin physique.

 

[dank420_]

Yeah but can Parish do it on the marching powder?

 

[ghostdog]

it's 3 including tsatas who'll get good quick, and they're doing pretty well for a young group

If we're talking developing youngsters, it's 4 including ADavey who can play through there and wants to.

 

[ghostdog]

4 and 4 for stoppage clearances with Parish
Compared to 3, 1 draw and 1 loss without him.

I think it's pretty obvious we defend stoppage better with Hobbs and Caldwell in there.

Now look at which teams we played with and without him. Pretty sure we played all of Port, Collingwood, Geelong and St Kilda with him.

 

[ghostdog]

Essendon bigfooty page is the only club full of player critiques. 1 mistake or flaw and the player must be traded!

Mind boggles how Parish became the whipping boy by some. He is elite in most facets and seems onboard this year.

Same people would whinge if he went to Cats and won a Brownlow.

There are people who seem more interested in trading and drafting, and get very excited at even the prospect of draft capital. It's a weird mindset, but maybe also a mental condition caused by being mired in mediocrity.

 

[ghostdog]

And than we add Lord Bewick the prince that was promised (Brownlow, normsmith, flag in his first season)

We'll draft Bewick and trade in Wardlaw in the same season. Bookmark it.

 

[Corleone]

We'll draft Bewick and trade in Wardlaw in the same season. Bookmark it.

Why are people so convinced that Wardlaw will leave north?


Was it the Bruhn vibes on draft night?

 

[carnthedons]

I want to say I've got a man crush but this is borderline Rolf Harris stuff.

Anyway there's something about him that reminds me of Ben Cousins, just the way he moves, hopefully that's onfield only and not extracurricular

Built like a tank, Ben Cousin physique.

It was foretold in the prophesies

 

[ghostdog]

Why are people so convinced that Wardlaw will leave north?
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Was it the Bruhn vibes on draft night?

I feel it in my bones is a legit reason.

 

[MattyB3150]

Yeah but can Parish do it on the marching powder?

He could win the Brownlow if he gets on it. He would be able to run thru walls.

 

[fairbump_playon]

When I look at his sudden buffness all I hear is the phrase "contract year"

 

[Yoda_]

5 more years please

$1m
$1m
$800k
$800k
$650k

 

[VelvetSledge]

Brad Scott confirms he'll be selected this week.

Let's gooooo

 

[Maddogm]

Brad Scott confirms he'll be selected this week.

Let's gooooo

Having immediately forgotten which thread I'd clicked on (It's a skill) my first thought was: Brad's playing?

 

[Dudoro]

Blank cheque write your own figure I really hope we keep him

 

[andleanback]

As good as Darcy is, I like the midfield mix a lot more when he’s not in the side. Had to kick that goal in the 2nd, that’s what’s stopping him from being an elite mid.

 

[ant555]

Was our best player in the first half but for me it also highlights the fact that as a group the others can replicate what he does. He will sign and be part of whatever we can do going forward so they just have to build a midfield group that works what he does best. He is an A grade clearance player so we will have to have a set up that allows his best to be a major factor.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

 

[Red Black and Blue]

It was all through him. This is the case against him. We are better off with players that have less clearances than him but dont give up as much the other way.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Serong gave him an absolute bath. Those TSFS clips weren't even the ones I was thinking of where he basically left Parish for dead offensively, and Parish couldn't (or wouldn't) go with him defensively.

I'll give him a mulligan for his first game back since injury. 14 contested and 9 clearances - both team highs - looks great on the stat sheet but it was a pretty crap game.

 

[cobra land]

Serong gave him an absolute bath. Those TSFS clips weren't even the ones I was thinking of where he basically left Parish for dead offensively, and Parish couldn't (or wouldn't) go with him defensively.

I'll give him a mulligan for his first game back since injury. 14 contested and 9 clearances - both team highs - looks great on the stat sheet but it was a pretty crap game.

I wonder if the Freo supporters were as harsh on their mids in the first halt when Parish was on top ?

His role is win clearances and feed it out to the runners, sometimes when you hunt the ball as hard as he does and you don't win it it can go the other way quite quickly.

I just don't get that he is the only one that gets criticized when we lose in the midfield ?

 

[Keystone agony]

Honestly think you could show clips of most onballers in the comp in cbas getting beaten or having the ball not bounce their way ect

 

[Dudoro]

Sorry but where are all the people attacking me for saying he’s a liability??Awfully quiet now lol