Daisy D'Arcy (born 12 December 2002) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Gold Coast in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).
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| Full name | Daisy D'Arcy | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-12-12) 12 December 2002 (age 19) | ||
| Original team(s) | Hermit Park (AFL Townsville) | ||
| Draft | No. 60, 2020 AFL Women's draft | ||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
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| Current club | Gold Coast | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2021– | Gold Coast | 19 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season. | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
D'Arcy grew up in Townsville and attended The Cathedral School throughout her upbringing.[1] Her first sporting interests were split between rugby and soccer but her mother forced her to begin playing Australian rules football for the first time in 2017.[2] A talented junior athlete, she represented Queensland in Australian rules football, cricket, rugby sevens and soccer.[3] In 2020, D'Arcy elected to pursue Australian football "because it is a bit of a mix of those other sports" and moved to the Gold Coast to take part in the Suns' academy program on a full-time basis.[4]
At 17 years of age, D'Arcy was drafted to the Gold Coast Suns with pick 60 in the 2020 AFL Women's draft.[5] She became the youngest AFLW player at 18 years and 49 days when she debuted for the Suns in Round 1 of the 2021 AFLW season.[6] It was revealed D'Arcy signed a two year contract extension with Gold Coast on 10 June 2021.[7]
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