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Darren McAsey

Darren McAsey
Personal information
Full name Darren McAsey
Date of birth (1965-06-16) 16 June 1965 (age 59)
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)
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

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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

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Main, Jim (8 February 2012). "Swan Songs - with Darren McAsey". sydneyswans.com.au. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Darren McAsey - Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Siren Scores". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 17 August 1986. p. 31. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  6. ^ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
  7. ^ Robertson, James (30 July 2015). "Community drinks to demolition halt but Alexandria Hotel court battle looms". Sydney Morning Herald.
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