AFL Player # 3: Darcy Parish

[Beerfish]

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

 

[fairbump_playon]

His problem is he sucks.

40+ disposals say he doesn’t

 

[BrunoV]

Sucks is a bit harsh.

I feel like he could be Ben Cousins, but frustratingly he's... Matthew Priddis?

Ben Cousins was an animal repeat sprint / endurance athlete who may have played games enhanced by the presence of crystal meth or whatever he was addicted to.

 

[BrunoV]

40+ disposals say he doesn’t

40+ disposals says he gets the ball 40+ times.

Why is that important?

 

[dank420_]

40+ disposals says he gets the ball 40+ times.

Why is that important?

haha anzac medallist go BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

 

[fairbump_playon]

40+ disposals says he gets the ball 40+ times.

Why is that important?

I was just baiting you for my own enjoyment

To be fair - I thought you would get the joke.

 

[Vindicater]

Anyone who thinks he sucks has no idea.

You can believe we would have been better off trading him for capital to help balance out our midfield group and that is perfectly fine.

But thinking he flat out sucks is stupid.

 

[Nifft]

Anyone who thinks he sucks has no idea.

You can believe we would have been better off trading him for capital to help balance out our midfield group and that is perfectly fine.

But thinking he flat out sucks is stupid.

He's a bit of a one way runner, and he also butchers it probably more than he should. However, if we have the right pieces around him he'd be able to shine and I believe be an invaluable player for us.

The question more is can we get the right pieces to make a balanced team, because we haven't had that for a very long time, and that makes all the players look worse than they could be.

 

[BrunoV]

I was just baiting you for my own enjoyment

To be fair - I thought you would get the joke.

Nice troll.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Nice troll.

Look at least they're contested possessions

 

[ant555]

Look at least they're contested possessions

 

[ant555]

 

[DERO]

His problem is he sucks.

Sounds like a you problem, Bruno

 

[dank420_]

I was just baiting you for my own enjoyment

To be fair - I thought you would get the joke.

He baited you lol

 

[Vindicater]

He's a bit of a one way runner, and he also butchers it probably more than he should. However, if we have the right pieces around him he'd be able to shine and I believe be an invaluable player for us.

The question more is can we get the right pieces to make a balanced team, because we haven't had that for a very long time, and that makes all the players look worse than they could be.

I am not sure I agree with the one way runner bit. I think his role and what he does best is run offensively. It just looks bad because we don't have the defensive runners around him. (which is why i said that I am fine with people wanting to trade him to balance out our midfield rotation)

 

[FlyingV]

I for one am just proud our club actually developed a top pick for change.
Parish is exactly the type of player he was projected to be when he was drafted. He’s 100% held up his end of the bargain imo.

 

[Old Campaigner]

Parish is exactly the type of player he was projected to be when he was drafted.

Vanilla?

 

[ant555]

I am not sure I agree with the one way runner bit. I think his role and what he does best is run offensively. It just looks bad because we don't have the defensive runners around him. (which is why i said that I am fine with people wanting to trade him to balance out our midfield rotation)

Has nothing to do with his role. He is a one way runner. Not because he doesn’t want to do it but because he is slow to transition into defensive positioning. He tends to ball watch a bit or try reading the play like an intercept defender which you can not do in the midfield.
Offensive runners can still slot into the defensive effectively if they are switched on .

 

[Lore]

Vanilla?

Vanilla goes well with everything. I don't know that that describes Parish though

 

[FlyingV]

Vanilla goes well with everything. I don't know that that describes Parish though

We just haven’t paired him with a nice hot slice of apple pie. It’s like we’ve just added other scoops of vanilla.

 

[Lore]

We just haven’t paired him with a nice hot slice of apple pie. It’s like we’ve just added other scoops of vanilla.

We have apple pie, what we really need is a bottle of soft-drink to make a spider

 

[FlyingV]

We have apple pie, what we really need is a bottle of soft-drink to make a spider

What we really need is Jesus at this point

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

How do you come to that conclusion?

Hasn’t attended the Arizona trip for starters. Some of his actions and body language out on the field and just the way he plays at times is selfish and not about the team. There’s a reason why he is nowhere near consideration for the leadership group despite being a senior player.

 

[fairbump_playon]

What we really need is Jesus at this point

I feel like Jesus would play a bit like Jeremy Howe. Longer hair obviously.

Don't reckon he would be a proper A grade superstar, but definitely good for some highlights.

Moses on the other hand, field opens up for that dude.

 

[Kong]

Noah might finally be the one to beat defensive flooding.

 

[andleanback]

Hasn’t attended the Arizona trip for starters. Some of his actions and body language out on the field and just the way he plays at times is selfish and not about the team. There’s a reason why he is nowhere near consideration for the leadership group despite being a senior player.

There is also mutiple people / sources who have said players mad coaches have not been happy with parish’s attitude around the club in the past. Was it ant555 thats mentioned this a few times