Darcy Fogarty

Early life 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. Fogarty completed his high school education at Rostrevor College in Adelaide as a boarding student. He played for in his draft year as well as school football. He was drafted by Adelaide Crows with its first selection and twelfth overall in the 2017 national draft.

AFL career Early career (2018–2022) Darcy Fogarty wears the 32 guernsey for the Crows, previously worn by club legends Mark Ricciuto and Patrick Dangerfield.

Fogarty made his debut in the 12-point loss to at Etihad Stadium in the opening round of the 2018 season. 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 and Mitch Grigg. 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 , when Fogarty kicked 5 of his team's 12 goals.

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. 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 included 4 goals and a Mark of the Year contender.

Breaking out (2023–2024) Fogarty equalled his career-high 5 goals in 2023 during the inaugural Gather Round against . The next week, Fogarty kicked the last goal of the game against to lead by three points following an Izak Rankine dribbler. 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. Fogarty kicked an equal career-high five goals in round 22 against in his 100th game, 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.

Finals contention (2025–present) 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. In the round 13 match against , Fogarty went goalless but kicked the match-winning behind to secure a one-point victory.

Fogarty experienced an interrupted first half to the 2026 season, suffering an ongoing back injury which saw him miss six consecutive games. His form improved following the mid-season bye, and he kicked five goals against and four against . Another four-goal haul came in the away win against in what was a best-on-ground performance. However, during the match, Fogarty struck Swan Harry Cunningham, resulting in a three-match suspension.

Statistics Updated to the end of round 22, 2026.

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