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Darcy Fogarty
Fogarty in 2026
Personal information
Full name Darcy Fogarty[1]
Born (1999-09-25) 25 September 1999 (age 26)
Portland, Victoria[2]
Original teams Glenelg (SANFL)
Lucindale Roos (KNTFL)
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 Full-forward
Club information
Current club Adelaide
Number 32
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018– Adelaide 137 (220)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 19, 2026.
Career highlights
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,[3] he is a leader of the club and one of the competition's best young forwards.

Early life

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Fogarty grew up at Lucindale in the southeast of South Australia, though he was born in Portland, Victoria. He grew up playing for local club Lucindale Roos in the Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League.[4] Fogarty completed his high school education at Rostrevor College in Adelaide as a boarding student.[5] He played for Glenelg in his draft year as well as school football.[6] He was drafted by Adelaide Crows with its first selection and twelfth overall in the 2017 national draft.[2]

AFL career

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Early career

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Darcy Fogarty wears the 32 guernsey for the Crows, previously worn by club legends Mark Ricciuto and Patrick Dangerfield.[7]

Fogarty made his debut in the 12-point loss to Essendon at Etihad Stadium in the opening round of the 2018 season.[8] 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[9] and Mitch Grigg.[10] 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.[11]

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.[12] Fogarty 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.[13][14]

Breaking out

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Fogarty equalled his career-high 5 goals in 2023 during the inaugural Gather Round against Carlton.[15] The next week, Fogarty kicked the last goal of the game against Hawthorn to lead by three points following an Izak Rankine dribbler.[16] 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.[17] Fogarty kicked an equal career-high five goals in round 22 against Western Bulldogs in his 100th game,[18] 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.[3] 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.[19]

Fogarty took a backseat to the breakout All-Australian Thilthorpe in 2025 as the Crows won the minor premiership, but Fogarty still equalled his 2024 tally with 41 goals of his own. He experienced an interrupted start to the 2026 season, experiencing an ongoing back issue, only featuring in five of Adelaide's first eleven matches.[20] In the round 13 match against Geelong, Fogarty went goalless but kicked the match-winning behind to secure a one-point victory.[21]

Statistics

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Updated to the end of round 19, 2026.[22]

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
2018Adelaide32 109357278432200.90.35.72.78.43.22.00
2019Adelaide32 4912814422222.30.37.03.510.55.50.51
2020[a]Adelaide32 108141337419220.80.14.13.37.41.92.20
2021Adelaide32 172412954213753211.40.75.62.58.13.11.20
2022Adelaide32 1733141135416775311.90.86.63.29.84.41.82
2023Adelaide32 21342315780237102411.61.17.53.811.34.92.03
2024Adelaide32 23411616585250111351.80.77.23.710.94.81.52
2025Adelaide32 24411618683269115261.70.77.83.511.24.81.10
2026Adelaide32 112110823912153261.90.97.53.511.04.82.40
Career[23] 1372209692445713815822241.60.76.73.310.14.21.68

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

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  1. ↑ Adelaide Football Club [@adelaide_fc]; (8 August 2025). "not sure if all these middle names are real or not 😭". Retrieved 20 September 2025 – via Instagram.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. 1 2 Schmook, Nathan (21 June 2024). "Straight shooters: Every club's set shot accuracy revealed". afl.com.au.
  4. ↑ "Darcy Fogarty's journey to 100: Through the eyes of former Lucindale coaches". afc.com.au. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Pick 12: Darcy Fogarty". afc.com.au. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Fogarty dons famous number". afc.com.au. 28 November 2017.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "SANFL: Fogarty headed to tribunal". Adelaide Football Club. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "Semi-Final Match Review Panel". SANFL. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  11. ↑ Gaskin, Lee (5 January 2020). "Darcy Fogarty's big takeaway from 2019". Adelaide Football Club. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "Adelaide Playing List for 2020". Draftguru. 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  13. ↑ "AFL Tables – Round 15 NM v AD". AFL Tables. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  14. ↑ Newchurch, Jaylon (27 June 2022). "Fogarty nominated for Mark of the Year". afc.com.au. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  15. ↑ Harvey, Daniela (14 April 2023). "Fogarty reveals Nicks' post-game words to players". Adelaide Football Club.
  16. ↑ Welsh, Sophie (23 April 2023). "Power of the Fog: Crows snatch victory from plucky Hawks". AFL. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  17. ↑ Turner, Matt (28 July 2024). "Why the timing is right for captain Fogarty". adelaidenow.com.au. The Advertiser.
  18. ↑ Kimber, Howard (11 August 2024). "Bulldogs back in the pack after big loss to Crows". afl.com.au. Adelaide Oval.
  19. ↑ "Fogarty signs long-term extension". afc.com.au. 22 October 2024.
  20. ↑ AAP (4 May 2026). "Crows forward nears comeback as captain returns to training". AFL Media.
  21. ↑ Hope, Shayne (4 June 2025). "AFL: Adelaide Crows hang tough to silence Geelong Cats in the wet". The Nightly.
  22. ↑ "Darcy Fogarty". AFL Tables. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  23. ↑ "Darcy Fogarty". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
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