Darren McAsey
| Darren McAsey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Darren McAsey | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Finley, New South Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | Spotswood | ||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1985–1991 | Sydney Swans | 34 (23) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1991. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Darren McAsey (born 16 June 1965), also known as Harry McAsey, is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).
Career
[edit]McAsey, the son of 1950s Footscray player Alan McAsey, played his junior football at Spotswood, but was residentially tied to the Swans, which recruited him into the Under 19s in 1982.[1][2] He kicked 60 goals for the Under 19s in his first season and captained the side in 1983.[3] During this time he was also a Victorian Teal Cup representative.[3]
He played reserves football in 1984, then made his senior debut in the opening round of the 1985 VFL season and made a total of 11 league appearances that year.[3][4] Still living in Altona in 1985, McAsey made the move to Sydney the following year.[3]
The 1986 season didn't begin for McAsey until round 20, when he called into the side to play Richmond at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[4] He kicked three goals in a 48-point win, which he followed up with four goals from a forward pocket when Sydney defeated St Kilda in round 21.[3][5] His final two games of the season were both against Fitzroy, the second in a semi-final.[4]
A back injury caused McAsey to miss the entire season in 1987 and he played only two league games in 1988.[2][4] He managed 10 games in 1989, then four in 1990, before being delisted.[2][4] Sydney however redrafted in the 1991 pre-season and he added a further three games to his tally.[4][6]
In six seasons of league football he had four different numbers on his guernsey over the source of his career, 46, 12, 33 and 50.[2]
Before retiring, McAsey played a season with Strathmerton, which were coached by one of his former teammates David Bolton.[2]
McAsey ran the Alexandria Hotel in Sydney until 2015.[2][7]
References
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ a b c d e f Main, Jim (8 February 2012). "Swan Songs - with Darren McAsey". sydneyswans.com.au. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Cockerill, Michael (26 August 1986). "Patient Swan aims for a top finish". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 39. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Darren McAsey - Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ^ "Siren Scores". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 17 August 1986. p. 31. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ^ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
- ^ Robertson, James (30 July 2015). "Community drinks to demolition halt but Alexandria Hotel court battle looms". Sydney Morning Herald.
External links
[edit]- Darren McAsey's playing statistics from AFL Tables