#3 Darcy "Darcy Parish" Parish - Shiel can play forward pocket instead

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How do you rig it so that Mills has such a good rookie year ? It's got me stumped.

In spite of being the preferred #5 pick amongst many Blitzers, Oliver won the Morrish last year then fell right out of Rising star contention and only managed 13 games at AFL level. Try and figure that one out as well.

Do you have high hopes for Francis even though he only played a few games at AFL level?

Whilst different players, Oliver didn’t play the full season at AFL level for the same reason; his aerobic capacity wasn’t allowing him to run out games and his time on ground had to be managed incredibly.

Players mature at different rates. Oliver showed to all that he has the raw materials to be an absolute gun. He is fearless inside the contest, strong, can burst out of a stoppage and he has the added dimension of being a good overhead mark.

The fact that he doesn’t have the athletic profile to permit him to play out full games and to back up properly meant that he was no chance to win the rising star but MFC will be deservedly excited with what he can become provided they have actually turned the corner with their player development.

This award is not about forecasting how good they will be, just how they played in their first season. Rhys Palmer winning vs Danger and Rioli etc.

Of course my comment was rhetorical. Olivers key averages are almost the same as Darcy. He got zilch votes from 13 games, Darcy played 20 and got 19 votes. Same can be said of Petracca who got maybe 1 or 2 votes ( cant be bothered checking on this)

In reality the voting is about which of the good players get noticed by the judges regularly and that means key games that are telecast on Friday and Saturday nights. .

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How do you rig it so that Mills has such a good rookie year ? It's got me stumped.

In spite of being the preferred #5 pick amongst many Blitzers, Oliver won the Morrish last year then fell right out of Rising star contention and only managed 13 games at AFL level. Try and figure that one out as well.

Do you have high hopes for Francis even though he only played a few games at AFL level?

Whilst different players, Oliver didn’t play the full season at AFL level for the same reason; his aerobic capacity wasn’t allowing him to run out games and his time on ground had to be managed incredibly.

Players mature at different rates. Oliver showed to all that he has the raw materials to be an absolute gun. He is fearless inside the contest, strong, can burst out of a stoppage and he has the added dimension of being a good overhead mark.

The fact that he doesn’t have the athletic profile to permit him to play out full games and to back up properly meant that he was no chance to win the rising star but MFC will be deservedly excited with what he can become provided they have actually turned the corner with their player development.

This award is not about forecasting how good they will be, just how they played in their first season. Rhys Palmer winning vs Danger and Rioli etc.

Of course my comment was rhetorical. Olivers key averages are almost the same as Darcy. He got zilch votes from 13 games, Darcy played 20 and got 19 votes. Same can be said of Petracca who got maybe 1 or 2 votes ( cant be bothered checking on this)

In reality the voting is about which of the good players get noticed by the judges regularly and that means key games that are telecast on Friday and Saturday nights. .

That’s the issue. The award is based on a handful of great games versus a season of consistent good performances. The fact weitering polled above parish highlights this. The buzz around the player seems to play a big part.

All good we landed parish and he is going to end up an elite player.

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I don’t think Parish cares this much about it, I think he’s already focused on ■■■■■■■ Carlton in 2017.

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I just realised this is old. But I will leave it on here in case its not elsewhere in his thread.

PARISH ANOTHER RISING BOMBER
By Robert Beaton Apr 6, 2016

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Receiving the Round 2 Rising Star nomination for season 2016, midfielder Darcy Parish has moved the Bombers back into first place on the all-time nomination list since the award’s inception in 1993.

Parish became the 37th Bomber to receive the gong after collecting 21 disposals, eight tackles, five inside 50s and kicking the sealing goal as Essendon chalked up its first win of the season against Melbourne.

At the start of the season, the Bombers were equal-first with the Demons for total Rising Star nominations before Melbourne youngster Clayton Oliver was handed the Round 1 honour for a stellar debut performance.

With just two AFL matches under his belt, Parish also becomes one of the least experienced Essendon players to receive a Rising Star nomination after Che Cockatoo-Collins (1993), David Zaharakis (2009) and Dyson Heppell (2011) received nominations in their debut match.

Speaking to the media, 18-year-old Parish said he tried to base his game on the club’s only winner of the prestigious award.

“Dyson [Heppell] was someone I really looked up to before I came into Essendon and to learn off him in the first couple of months here at the club was super, so he was someone I definitely looked up to.”

There are some similarities between Parish and Heppell – including the blonde locks. Both excelled in the junior ranks and were picked inside the first eight players in their respective drafts before making an immediate impact at the Bombers.

Essendon teammate and former Cat James Kelly told Triple M radio on Sunday that Parish also shared similar traits with his former captain at Geelong.

“He reminds me a little bit of Joel Selwood when he first started,” Kelly said.

“He is not a project player or anything, he is able to have an impact straight away and he will just keep rolling on.

“He has a long way to go to be Joel Selwood, but he has that sort of demeanour around the place.”

Parish made his AFL debut in Round 1, collecting 25 touches, six tackles and six clearances as Essendon went down to the Gold Coast Suns at Metricon Stadium. He is also the club’s leading tackler in the first two weeks of the season.

He becomes the club’s fourth nominee since the start of 2014, following teammates Zach Merrett and Joe Daniher in 2014 and Orazio Fantasia in 2015.

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Edit - So much for being able to vote for the boys…the 22under22 comp ended on the 6th!

Season review: Darcy Parish

Simon Conway September 12, 2016 12:45 PM

It didn’t take long for Darcy Parish to endear himself to the Essendon faithful.

The high prized recruit was secured by the Bombers with the fifth overall pick in last November’s National Draft.

A two-time All-Australian at under 18 level, the former Geelong Falcon came through the same underage system that has produced Gary Ablett Jnr, Patrick Dangerfield, Luke Hodge and Travis Boak.

Michael Turner, an accomplished AFL player in his own right and member of Geelong’s Team of the Century, is the Region Manager for the Falcons and spoke glowingly of Parish upon his selection.

“He’s got a great attitude, he’s a hard worker, he’s coachable, plays for the team and he obviously wins the football and makes good decisions,” Turner said.

“He doesn’t test extremely high. He’s probably about average, but the one thing you can’t test is reading the ball. It’s the same as Dyson Heppell who is a great player because he reads the ball so well. Darcy is similar to that.

“He makes the decision and reads the play so quickly, he’s gone before the other players have thought about it.

“He’s as good as any player that has gone through the Falcons and when I say that I mean at the same age.

“As a 17 and 18 year old he’s achieved the same as Jimmy Bartel in being a two-time All-Australian.

“I’m sure as long as he works hard – and I’m sure he will – he’ll turn into an elite AFL player."

Parish picked up 25 possessions in his debut for the Bombers in round one against Gold Coast.

A week later he kicked the goal that sealed Essendon’s first win of the season against Melbourne.

That 21 disposal and eight tackle effort earned him a Rising Star nomination (an award he would eventually finish fourth in).

Parish played 20 games for the season and averaged 21 disposals. Only Zach Merrett picked up more contested possessions for the Bombers throughout the season and Parish also finished fourth for tackles.

The 19 year old was one of five Bombers named in the AFLPA’S 22under22 squad and also finished in the top 10 for the Best and Fairest.

Click here to vote for Parish in the 22under22

“Very quickly he had to step up to become one of the main midfielders for us throughout the year,” Essendon Coach John Worsfold said.

“His contested ball, his clean hands and his pace to hit the contest and take the ball cleanly was outstanding.”

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BUMP - just cos it’s friggin awesome

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BUMP - just cos it’s friggin awesome

That right there is what reminds me of Ben Cousins

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Hope he enjoys his holiday with shotgun mathieson.

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Hope he enjoys his holiday with shotgun mathieson.

Speaking of Rhys, he was at the Essendon huddle yesterday at 1/4 time.

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Hope he enjoys his holiday with shotgun mathieson.
Speaking of Rhys, he was at the Essendon huddle yesterday at 1/4 time.
Sounds like we need a new thread…
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The AFLPA MVP is on tonight.
The players get to chose the best first year player this time. Its Darcy against the usual suspects.
I also think Woosha is a possible best coach winner.

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Dea obviously hasn’t yet learned that we don’t shepherd at EFC.

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any word on contract here?

Redman re-signed, Francis back in, Langford

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Should be the number one signing priority.

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Gone.

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Am I missing some hilarious joke or is he not contracted for 2017?

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Am I missing some hilarious joke or is he not contracted for 2017?

It’s the hilarious joke option.

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Am I missing some hilarious joke or is he not contracted for 2017?

It’s the hilarious joke option.

Darcy Cabbage?

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Hope he enjoys his holiday with shotgun mathieson.
Speaking of Rhys, he was at the Essendon huddle yesterday at 1/4 time.
Sounds like we need a new thread…

Good mates with Nash Holmes. Or Hash Nolmes, as he should be known.

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His peers (AFL MVP awards) voted him better than Weitering ;)

Best First Year Player 2016 – presented by Ladder

  1. Callum Mills – 328 votes

  2. Darcy Parish – 137 votes

  3. Jacob Weitering – 108 votes

  4. Jade Gresham – 40 votes

  5. Marcus Adams – 30 votes

Not good enough for a vote from Gil in Rising Star.