Daisy D'Arcy (born 12 December 2002) is an

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er playing for Gold Coast in the

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competition (AFLW).

Early life

D'Arcy grew up in

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and attended The Cathedral School throughout her upbringing. Her first sporting interests were split between

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and

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but her mother forced her to begin playing

for the first time in 2017. A talented junior athlete, she represented Queensland in Australian rules football,

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and soccer. In 2020, D'Arcy elected to pursue Australian football "because it is a bit of a mix of those other sports" and moved to the Gold Coast to take part in the

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program on a full-time basis.

AFLW career

At 17 years of age, D'Arcy was drafted to the

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with pick 60 in the

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. She became the youngest AFLW player at 18 years and 49 days when she debuted for the Suns in Round 1 of the 2021 AFLW season. It was revealed D'Arcy signed a two-year contract extension with on 10 June 2021.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:DArcy, Daisy 2002 births Living people Sportswomen from Queensland Australian rules footballers from Queensland Gold Coast Football Club (AFLW) players