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 193 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 22, 2026.
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 round 22, 2026.[6]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
  #  
 Played in that season's 
premiership team
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2014Brisbane Lions27 17209210019261310.10.05.45.911.33.61.80
2015Brisbane Lions27 81042347622160.10.05.34.39.52.82.00
2016Brisbane Lions27 180110710821545430.00.15.96.011.92.52.40
2017Brisbane Lions27 191113411024489440.10.17.15.812.84.72.30
2018Brisbane Lions27 2000172126298113390.00.08.66.314.95.72.00
2019Brisbane Lions27 241023987326112530.00.010.03.613.64.72.20
2020[a]Brisbane Lions27 18001396019971250.00.07.73.311.13.91.40
2021Brisbane Lions27 9006138993440.00.06.84.211.03.80.40
2022Brisbane Lions27 210016893261100320.00.08.04.412.44.81.50
2023Brisbane Lions27 40022123412100.00.05.53.08.53.02.50
2024Brisbane Lions27 73236215718130.40.35.13.08.12.61.90
2025#Brisbane Lions27 18631246318778250.30.26.93.510.44.31.40
2026Brisbane Lions27 100072401125280.00.07.24.011.25.20.80
Career 193147140889223008073430.10.07.34.611.94.21.80

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 Tables. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
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