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Darcy Vescio

Darcy Vescio (born 3 August 1993) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. As a heavily marketed marquee player, Vescio has been referred to as a "household name" in Australia by ESPN.[1]

Darcy Vescio
Vescio playing for Carlton in March 2017
Personal information
Full name Darcy Anne Vescio
Date of birth (1993-08-03) 3 August 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Markwood, Victoria
Original team(s) Darebin Falcons (VWFL)
Draft Marquee player 2016: Carlton
Debut Round 1, 2017, Carlton vs. Collingwood, at IKON Park
Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Carlton
Number 3
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Carlton 59 (58)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 1, 2023.
Career highlights

AFLW

State

  • 4× VWFL premiership: (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
  • 2× VWFL Grand Final best on ground: (2015, 2016)
  • VWFL Leading Goalkicker: 2018
  • Carlton's Leading Goalkicker: 2018
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Junior and state league football edit

Vescio began playing football with their brother at the age of five.[2] Vescio was a participant in the Auskick program.[3] They stopped playing competitive football at the age of fourteen, when they were no longer allowed to play with the youth boys team.[4]

Vescio started playing again at the age of eighteen, when they moved to Melbourne from their home town of Wangaratta and joined the Darebin Falcons in the Victorian Women's Football League (VWFL).[2][4] They won four premierships with the club in consecutive seasons from 2013 to 2016, and won the Lisa Hardeman Medal for best on ground performances in two of these matches in 2015 and 2016.[5]

Vescio has represented Victoria at the AFL Women's National Championship in 2013 and 2015.[2]

They were drafted by the Western Bulldogs in 2014, and played for the club in exhibition series matches between 2014 and 2016.[2]

In 2018, Vescio played VFLW with the Carlton Football Club and won the club's best and fairest. In the final round of the season, Vescio kicked 9 goals to claim the league's leading goal kicking award.[6]

AFL Women's career edit

Vescio was signed as a marquee player by Carlton in July 2016, ahead of the league's inaugural 2017 season.[7] They made their debut in round 1, 2017, in the club and the league's inaugural match at IKON Park against Collingwood.[8] They kicked a game-high four goals in the match, which was more than Collingwood's overall team score. This was acknowledged by the AFL Players Association, highlighting Vescio as Player of the Week.[9]

At the conclusion of the 2017 season, Vescio was the AFLW leading goalkicker, was nominated by their teammates for the AFLW Players’ Most Valuable Player Award,[10] and was listed in the 2017 All-Australian team.[11] Their mark in front of goal in round five against Western Bulldogs was voted by fans as Mark of the Year.[11]

Carlton signed Vescio for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[12] They played in all seven of Carlton's matches that season and kicked five goals, tying Tayla Harris and sharing the club's leading goalkicker award with her.[13]

For the 2019 season, Vescio was elevated to the leadership group alongside Shae Audley, Kerryn Harrington and Sarah Hosking, with Bri Davey serving as captain and Katie Loynes as vice-captain.[14]

They signed a two-year contract with Carlton on 10 June 2021, after it was revealed the team had conducted a mass re-signing of 13 players.[15] Vescio was awarded with their second All-Australian blazer, named on the interchange bench.[16][17] Vescio achieved selection in Champion Data's 2021 AFLW All-Star stats team, after leading the league for goals in the 2021 AFL Women's season, totalling 1.8 a game.[18]

Statistics edit

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season'[19]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Darcy Vescio AWFL statistics
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2017 Carlton 3 7 14§ 4 39 11 50 13 18 2.0§ 0.6 5.6 1.6 7.1 1.9 2.6 7
2018 Carlton 3 7 5 6 38 9 47 5 17 0.7 0.9 5.4 1.3 6.7 0.7 2.4 0
2019 Carlton 3 9 5 10 50 31 81 17 13 0.6 1.1 5.6 3.4 9.0 1.9 1.4 0
2020 Carlton 3 7 3 1 50 26 76 16 15 0.4 0.1 7.1 3.7 10.9 2.3 2.1 0
2021 Carlton 3 9 16§ 4 56 26 82 28 16 1.8§ 0.4 6.2 2.9 9.1 3.1 1.8
Career 39 44 27 233 103 336 79 79 1.1 0.7 6.0 2.6 8.6 2.0 2.0 7

Personal life edit

Vescio previously worked part-time at the Carlton Football Club as a graphic designer.[2] They were responsible for designing the club's inaugural women's guernsey and pride guernsey.[4]

They were born and raised in the Victorian town of Markwood near Wangaratta and attended school at Wangaratta High School.[20] Vescio is of Italian and Chinese heritage and is an AFL Multicultural Ambassador.[4]

In 2018, the Carlton Football Club made a documentary, Bloodlines: Darcy Vescio, which focused on Vescio's dual heritage.[21]

On 29 December 2021, Vescio publicly came out as non-binary and announced the decision to change their gender pronouns to they/them, expressing that "[s]haring this feels a bit daunting but brings me a lot of warmth and happiness".[22][23]

References edit

  1. ^ Kurdas, Chyloe (6 March 2017). "AFLW sees a wave of young stars coming through". ESPN.com. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e Balales, Danielle (27 July 2016). "Get to know: Darcy Vescio". Carlton Media. Bigpond. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  3. ^ VFL Record Round 1 9 & 10 April 2016 Pg 43
  4. ^ a b c d Matthews, Bruce (29 July 2016). "Marquee Blue Darcy Vescio embraces the club". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Carlton signing Darcy Vescio stars as Darebin Falcons win fourth-straight VFL Women's premiership". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Vescio steals show in VFLW rout". carltonfc.com.au. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  7. ^ Matthews, Bruce (27 July 2016). "Sixteen of the best: women's marquees named". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  8. ^ Guthrie, Ben (2 February 2017). "Blue ribbon day for AFLW as Carlton downs Collingwood". AFL Media. Bigpond. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  9. ^ "AFLW Player of the Week: Round 1". AFLPA. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  10. ^ "AFLW MVP Nominations Revealed". AFL Players Association. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  11. ^ a b Navaratnam, Dinny (28 March 2017). "Lions, Crows dominate AFLW All Australian team - AFL.com.au". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  12. ^ "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  13. ^ "AFL WOMEN'S PREMIERSHIP SEASON - EVERY GOALKICKER". Australian Football. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  14. ^ "AFLW leadership group announced". carltonfc.com.au. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  15. ^ Black, Sarah (10 June 2021). "List changes: Dogs lose their Spark, Pies swoop on big Blue". AFL Women's Media. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  16. ^ "REVEALED: The 2021 AFLW All-Australian team". womens.afl. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  17. ^ Zita, David (20 April 2021). "Two AFLW greats reach footy immortality as All-Australian squad revealed". womens.afl. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  18. ^ Black, Sarah (19 June 2021). "All-Star stats team: Shock leaders, lone Lion makes the cut". womens.afl. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Darcy Vescio–player stats by season". Australian Football. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  20. ^ "Vic Player Profiles - #10 Darcy Vescio". SportsPulse. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  21. ^ Bloodlines | Darcy Vescio - carltonfc.com.au, retrieved 23 January 2019
  22. ^ Laughton, Max (29 December 2021). "'Feels a bit daunting, but...': Carlton AFLW superstar Darcy Vescio reveals they are non-binary". Fox Sports. Australia. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  23. ^ Parsons, Vic (30 December 2021). "'Superstar' footballer Darcy Vescio comes out as non-binary, prompting wave of love and support". PinkNews. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

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