Darcy Gardiner

Darcy Gardiner (born 22 September 1995) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Darcy Gardiner
Gardiner playing for the Brisbane Lions in April 2017
Personal information
Full name	Darcy Gardiner
Nickname(s)	Dizzy, Dizz
Date of birth	(1995-09-22) 22 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Queenscliff
Original team(s)	Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup)Queenscliff Football Club
Draft	No. 22, 2013 National Draft, Brisbane Lions
Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Position(s)	Back pocket
Club information
Current club	Brisbane Lions
Number	27
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2014–	Brisbane Lions	161 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 4, 2024.
Career highlights
2014 AFL Rising Star nominee St Joseph’s College Team of Champions
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Recruited from the Queenscliff Coutas, Gardiner was drafted by the Lions with their second selection, pick 22, in the 2013 AFL Draft.^[1] AFL National Talent Manager Kevin Sheehan described Gardiner as the best tall defender in his draft.^[2]

In 2020 he was named in the St Joseph’s College Team of Champions, recognising the best VFL/AFL players to have attended the school.^[3]

Statistics

Updated through round 5 of the 2024 season.^[4]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2014	Brisbane Lions	27	17	2	0	92	100	192	61	31	0.1	0.0	5.4	5.9	11.3	3.6	1.8
2015	Brisbane Lions	27	8	1	0	42	34	76	22	16	0.1	0.0	5.3	4.3	9.5	2.8	2.0
2016	Brisbane Lions	27	18	0	1	107	108	215	45	43	0.0	0.1	5.9	6.0	11.9	2.5	2.4
2017	Brisbane Lions	27	19	1	1	134	110	244	89	44	0.1	0.1	7.1	5.8	12.8	4.7	2.3
2018	Brisbane Lions	27	20	0	0	172	126	298	113	39	0.0	0.0	8.6	6.3	14.9	5.7	2.0
2019	Brisbane Lions	27	24	1	0	239	87	326	112	53	0.0	0.0	10.0	3.6	13.6	4.7	2.2
2020[a]	Brisbane Lions	27	18	0	0	139	60	199	71	25	0.0	0.0	7.7	3.3	11.1	3.9	1.4
2021	Brisbane Lions	27	9	0	0	61	38	99	34	4	0.0	0.0	6.8	4.2	11.0	3.8	0.4
2022	Brisbane Lions	27	21	0	0	168	93	261	100	32	0.0	0.0	8.0	4.4	12.4	4.8	1.5
2023	Brisbane Lions	27	4	0	0	22	12	34	12	10	0.0	0.0	5.5	3	8.5	3.0	2.5
2024	Brisbane Lions	27	3	1	1	13	13	26	8	3	0.3	0.3	4.3	4.3	8.7	2.7	1
Career			161	6	3	1189	781	1970	667	300	0.1	0.0	6.8	4.6	11.4	3.8	1.8

Notes

1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours and achievements

Individual

• AFL Rising Star nominee: 2014 (round 19)

References

1. "Player Profile – Darcy Gardiner". Brisbane Lions website. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
2. "TAC Cup Phantom Draft". CrocMediaTV Australia. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
3. "Four skippers, eight All-Australians, one Brownlow ... one school". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
4. "Darcy Gardiner". AFL Stats. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

External links

• Darcy Gardiner's profile on the official website of the Brisbane Lions
• Darcy Gardiner's playing statistics from AFL Tables