Darcy Tucker (footballer)
Australian rules footballer (born 1997)
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Darcy Tucker (born 23 January 1997) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle and North Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL).
| Darcy Tucker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Darcy Tucker | ||
| Born | 23 January 1997 | ||
| Original team | North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup)/Horsham Saints Football Club | ||
| Draft | No. 27, 2015 national draft | ||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Position | Defender/midfielder | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2016–2022 | Fremantle | 108 (35) | |
| 2023–2025 | North Melbourne | 48 (9) | |
| Total | 156 (44) | ||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early career
Originally from Horsham, Victoria, he played for the North Ballarat Rebels in the TAC Cup Under 18s competition and also for the Horsham Saints Football Club in the Wimmera Football League.[1] He was recruited to Fremantle with their first selection, 27th overall, in the 2015 AFL draft.[2]
AFL career
He made his AFL debut in Round 5 of the 2016 AFL season, against Carlton at Domain Stadium, after playing well for Fremantle's reserves team, Peel Thunder, in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).[3] Round 7 of the 2022 AFL season saw Tucker play his 100th game during Fremantle's 3 point win over Geelong at GMHBA Stadium.[4] Tucker was traded to North Melbourne alongside teammate Griffin Logue following the 2022 AFL season.[5]
Tucker missed North Melbourne's first two games of the 2023 AFL season due to a minor injury sustained during the pre-season. He made his debut for the Kangaroos in Round 3 against Hawthorn named as the substitute. He entered the game in the third quarter replacing the injured Hugh Greenwood, and had an immediate impact kicking a goal. He played his first full game for North the next week collecting 24 disposals and four inside 50s.[6]
Tucker was delisted by North Melbourne at the end of the 2025 AFL season, having spent three seasons at the club.[7]
Statistics
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2016 | Fremantle | 18 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 100 | 77 | 177 | 37 | 48 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 8.3 | 6.4 | 14.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Fremantle | 18 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 154 | 135 | 289 | 75 | 45 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 15.2 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2018 | Fremantle | 18 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 124 | 119 | 243 | 52 | 55 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 14.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 2019 | Fremantle | 18 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 199 | 221 | 420 | 73 | 81 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 19.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Fremantle | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 68 | 44 | 112 | 21 | 26 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 14.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2 |
| 2021 | Fremantle | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 120 | 272 | 64 | 29 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2022 | Fremantle | 18 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 87 | 63 | 150 | 43 | 24 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 10.7 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2023 | North Melbourne | 13 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 165 | 128 | 293 | 76 | 28 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 9.2 | 7.1 | 16.3 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2024 | North Melbourne | 13 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 253 | 148 | 401 | 102 | 58 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 6.4 | 17.4 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | North Melbourne | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 42 | 93 | 26 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 13.3 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0 |
| Career[8] | 156 | 44 | 33 | 1353 | 1097 | 2450 | 569 | 404 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 8.7 | 7.0 | 15.7 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2 | ||
Notes
- 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.
