Darcy Fogarty

Darcy Fogarty
Fogarty in April 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-09-25) 25 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Portland, Victoria[1]
Original team(s)	Glenelg (SANFL) Rostrevor College
Draft	No. 12, 2017 national draft
Debut	Round 1, 2018, Adelaide vs. Essendon, at Docklands Stadium
Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Position(s)	Full-forward
Club information
Current club	Adelaide
Number	32
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2018–	Adelaide	102 (158)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Career highlights
Adelaide leading goalkicker: 2024
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Darcy Fogarty (born 25 September 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a full-forward, and is currently one of Adelaide's top goalscorers. Known for his set-shot accuracy,^[2] is a leader of the club and one of the competitions best young forwards.

Early life

Fogarty grew up at Lucindale in the southeast of South Australia, though he was born in Portland, Victoria. Fogarty completed his high school at Rostrevor College and played for Glenelg in his draft year as well as school football.^[3] He was drafted by Adelaide with its first selection and twelfth overall in the 2017 national draft.^[1]

AFL career

Early career

Darcy Fogarty wears the 32 guernsey for the Crows, previously worn by club legends Mark Ricciuto and Patrick Dangerfield.^[4]

Fogarty made his debut in the 12 point loss to Essendon at Etihad Stadium in the opening round of the 2018 season.^[5] He struggled to break into the AFL side throughout his first few years at the club. Fogarty gained a reputation in the SANFL for being a rough player, receiving multiple reports during his time in the reserves side, including rough conduct involving Jack Hayes^[6] and Mitch Grigg.^[7] Fogarty struck good form towards the end of 2019, kicking nine goals in the last four games of the season. This return included a break-out game at Optus Stadium against West Coast, when Fogarty kicked 5 of his team's 12 goals.^[8]

Fogarty, just like the Crows and the rest of the forward line, struggled throughout the 2020 season. Playing 10 of a possible 17 games due to COVID-19, Fogarty kicked 8 goals for the year.^[9] Fogarty only improved from his 2020 campaign, kicking 24 and 33 goals in the 2021 and 2022 seasons. A career-high disposal count of 20 in round 15, 2022 against North Melbourne included 4 goals and a Mark of the Year contender.^[10][11]

Breaking out

Fogarty equalled his career-high 5 goals in 2023 during the inaugural Gather Round against Carlton.^[12] The next week, Fogarty kicked the last goal of the game against Hawthorn to lead by three points following an Izak Rankine dribbler.^[13] The goal, kicked from one of the tightest set-shot angles on the field, gave Adelaide a fourth win in a row for the first time since 2019.

In 2024, Fogarty became Adelaide's top target in the forward line, due to the absences of Riley Thilthorpe and Taylor Walker through various injuries. He also captained the Crows in the absence of Jordan Dawson in round 19, despite three vice captains ahead of him.^[14] Fogarty kicked an equal career-high five goals in round 22 against Western Bulldogs in his 100th game,^[15] and became Adelaide's first leading goalkicker other than Walker since 2018. As one of the most accurate forwards of the year, Fogarty kicked 41 goals and only 16 behinds.^[2] A career-best year was capped off with a contract extension until the end of 2031, with Fogarty turning his back on 2025 free agency.^[16]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to end of the 2024 season^[17]

Legend

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
2018	Adelaide	32	10	9	3	57	27	84	32	20	0.9	0.3	5.7	2.7	8.4	3.2	2.0	0
2019	Adelaide	32	4	9	1	28	14	42	22	2	2.3	0.3	7.0	3.5	10.5	5.5	0.5	1
2020[a]	Adelaide	32	10	8	1	41	33	74	19	22	0.8	0.1	4.1	3.3	7.4	1.9	2.2	0
2021	Adelaide	32	17	24	12	95	42	137	53	21	1.4	0.7	5.6	2.5	8.1	3.1	1.2	0
2022	Adelaide	32	17	33	14	113	54	167	75	31	1.9	0.8	6.7	3.2	10.0	4.4	1.8	2
2023	Adelaide	32	21	34	23	157	80	237	102	41	1.6	1.1	7.5	3.8	11.3	4.9	2.0	3
2024	Adelaide	32	23	41	16	165	85	250	111	35	1.8	0.72	7.3	3.7	10.9	4.8	1.5	2
Career			102	158	70	656	335	991	414	172	1.6	0.7	6.4	3.3	9.7	4.1	1.7	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.

References

1. Homfray, Reece (25 November 2017). "From schoolies to Sydney, Darcy Fogarty and mates celebrate as he becomes a Crow". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
2. Schmook, Nathan (21 June 2024). "Straight shooters: Every club's set shot accuracy revealed". afl.com.au.
3. Addinall, Mark (24 November 2017). "AFL: Darcy Fogarty the first South Australian selected in this year's national draft". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
4. "Fogarty dons famous number". afc.com.au. 28 November 2017.
5. Earle, Richard (22 March 2018). "SANFL talent boss says Darcy Fogarty has grunt and skill to ace AFL debut for Adelaide". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
6. "SANFL: Fogarty headed to tribunal". Adelaide Football Club. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
7. "Semi-Final Match Review Panel". SANFL. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
8. Gaskin, Lee (5 January 2020). "Darcy Fogarty's big takeaway from 2019". Adelaide Football Club. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
9. "Adelaide Playing List for 2020". Draftguru. 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
10. "AFL Tables – Round 15 NM v AD". AFL Tables. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
11. Newchurch, Jaylon (27 June 2022). "Fogarty nominated for Mark of the Year". afc.com.au. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
12. Harvey, Daniela (14 April 2023). "Fogarty reveals Nicks' post-game words to players". Adelaide Football Club.
13. Welsh, Sophie (23 April 2023). "Power of the Fog: Crows snatch victory from plucky Hawks". AFL. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
14. Turner, Matt (28 July 2024). "Why the timing is right for captain Fogarty". adelaidenow.com.au. The Advertiser.
15. Kimber, Howard (11 August 2024). "Bulldogs back in the pack after big loss to Crows". afl.com.au. Adelaide Oval.
16. "Fogarty signs long-term extension". afc.com.au. 22 October 2024.
17. "AFL Tables - Darcy Fogarty statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

External links

• Darcy Fogarty's profile on the official website of the Adelaide Football Club
• Darcy Fogarty's playing statistics from AFL Tables