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Sean Darcy

Fremantle

Sean Darcy portrait

AFL career

134 games51 goals

Debut
R14 2017 v GEE25 June 2017
Most recent
R17 2026 v GWS4 July 2026

Stats

AFL

2026
FRE
7
2.7
4.4
7.1
1.0
1.1
1.6
1.7
0.3
0.1
43
48
2025
FRE
17
4.9
4.9
9.8
1.5
1.4
1.8
3.1
0.3
0.1
65
78
2024
FRE
13
4.8
6.6
11.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
2.8
0.5
0.2
72
91
2023
FRE
15
6.3
7.5
13.8
3.4
1.3
1.3
3.2
0.3
0.4
95
105
2022
FRE
21
7.0
7.1
14.1
2.4
1.2
1.7
2.6
0.5
0.4
86
101
2021
FRE
21
7.4
9.2
16.6
4.3
1.0
1.8
3.0
0.6
0.6
94
118
2020
FRE
15
2.8
6.1
8.9
1.6
0.5
1.9
1.7
0.3
0.4
51
78
2019
FRE
11
4.0
7.1
11.1
1.8
0.9
1.6
2.7
0.4
0.6
69
74
2018
FRE
7
2.9
6.4
9.3
2.1
0.4
2.3
4.1
0.3
0.4
73
74
2017
FRE
8
4.5
7.8
12.3
1.5
0.9
1.3
4.5
0.1
0.3
84
79

WAFL

2026
PEL
10
7.1
9.1
16.2
3.0
1.5
1.4
2.4
0.4
0.5
91
128
2025
PEL
1
5.0
7.0
12.0
1.0
0.0
3.0
5.0
0.0
0.0
62
-
2019
PEL
5
4.6
4.0
8.6
2.0
0.6
2.2
3.4
0.4
0.2
74
-
2018
PEL
4
4.0
4.3
8.3
2.5
0.8
1.3
2.3
1.0
0.8
71
-
2017
PEL
14
5.2
5.4
10.6
3.0
0.6
1.4
3.1
0.7
0.4
82
-
League
Season
GWS
CGO
R17
4
4
8
0
2
2
15
0
0.0
31
40
13
0
GCS
OS
R16
2
4
6
0
2
2
20
3
1.0
48
36
6
0
COL
AO
R5
0
5
5
0
1
1
9
0
0.0
17
21
4
0
ADE
AO
R4
5
2
7
2
1
2
22
1
0.0
46
42
14
0
RCH
OS
R3
4
4
8
1
1
1
29
5
1.0
76
96
13
0
MEL
OS
R2
1
5
6
2
0
2
11
2
0.1
33
43
14
0
GEE
GMHBA
R1
3
7
10
2
1
1
22
1
0.0
53
56
16
0

Profile

Born
12 June 1998 (age 28y 131d)
Height
203 cm
Weight
111 kg

Teams

Fantasy

Honours

  • 22 Under 22(2ร—) 2018, 2020
  • WAFL Premiership(2ร—) 2017, 2026
  • Fremantle B&F2021

Family

Recruited from the Geelong Falcons with pick 38 in the 2016 National Draft, Sean Darcy arrived at Fremantle viewed as the long-term successor to club legend Aaron Sandilands. While concerns regarding his endurance caused him to slide to the second round, he quickly adapted to the rigours of AFL football, debuting in his first season and displaying rare physicality for a teenage ruckman. A dominant presence at stoppages, Darcy is known for his superior tap work and ability to use his substantial frame to win contested possession and clearances, establishing himself as a genuine bruising force in the middle rather than an athletic transition runner.

His ascent to the competition's elite was confirmed in 2021 when he claimed the Doig Medal as Fremantle's best and fairest. However, his continuity has often been hampered by a series of knee and soft tissue injuries that have restricted his output in subsequent seasons. Following the high-profile recruitment of Luke Jackson, Darcy has adjusted to a dual-ruck partnership that occasionally requires him to rest forward, though he remains most effective as the primary ruck. Having signed a significant contract extension binding him to the club until the end of 2030, he remains a critical, albeit often injury-managed, component of the Dockers' midfield engine.