Darcy Gardiner

Darcy Gardiner
Gardiner playing for the Brisbane Lions in 2018
Personal information
Full name Darcy Gardiner
Nicknames Dizzy, Dizz
Born (1995-09-22) 22 September 1995
Queenscliff
Original team Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 22, 2013 national draft
Height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Position Key defender
Club information
Current club Brisbane Lions
Number 27
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2014– Brisbane Lions 183 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2025 season.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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

Early life

Gardiner played as a junior for the Queenscliff Coutas and attended St Joseph's College in Geelong. 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.[1]

AFL career

The Lions drafted Gardiner with their second selection, pick 22, in the 2013 AFL draft.[2] AFL National Talent Manager Kevin Sheehan described Gardiner as the best tall defender in his draft.[3]

Gardiner was in the Lions team that lost the 2023 grand final to Collingwood but missed out on the 2024 premiership win over Sydney due to being sidelined following a knee reconstruction.[4]

Gardiner was part of Brisbane's 2025 premiership side.[5]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2025 season.[6]

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 7 3 2 36 21 57 18 13 0.4 0.3 5.1 3.0 8.1 2.6 1.9
2025# Brisbane Lions 27 18 6 3 124 63 187 78 25 0.3 0.2 6.9 3.5 10.4 4.3 1.4
Career 183 14 7 1336 852 2188 755 335 0.1 0.0 7.3 4.7 12.0 4.1 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

References

  1. ^ "Four skippers, eight All-Australians, one Brownlow ... one school". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Player Profile – Darcy Gardiner". Brisbane Lions website. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  3. ^ "TAC Cup Phantom Draft". CrocMediaTV Australia. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  4. ^ Monteverde, Marco (25 September 2025). "Brisbane Lions defender Darcy Gardiner desperate to taste grand-final glory". News.com.au. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  5. ^ Twomey, Callum. "Lion hearted: Brisbane's second-half blitz seals back-to-back flags". afl.com.au. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Darcy Gardiner". AFL Stats. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
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