| Darcy Daniher | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Aberfeldie / Calder Cannons | ||
| Draft | #39 (F/S), 2007 National Draft, Essendon | ||
| Height/Weight | 191cm / 93kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2008–2009 | Essendon | 6 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics to end of 2009 season .
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Darcy Daniher (born 21 September 1989) is a former Australian rules footballer drafted at pick 39 (Father-Son Rule) in the 2007 AFL Draft by the Essendon Football Club. Darcy was a mid-sized, mobile defender originally from TAC Cup club Calder Cannons. He announced his retirement on 13 August 2011 due to ongoing groin problems.
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Darcy was recruited from Calder Cannons in the 2007 National Draft. Darcy was selected by the Essendon Football Club with its third round selection (39th overall) as a Father-Son recruit in recognition of Darcy's father, Anthony Daniher, who played 118 games for the Bombers. Prior to the 2007 National Draft, the Sydney, Geelong and North Melbourne Football Clubs had shown interest in recruiting the mid-sized defender.
Darcy made his AFL debut on 4 May 2008 against Port Adelaide at the Telstra Dome (now known as Etihad Stadium) in a match where Darcy nearly kicked his first AFL goal. Darcy played in the next two games against Sydney and Richmond before an injury ended his season. Darcy returned on 5 April 2009 against Fremantle and went on to play in the next two games against Carlton and North Melbourne before another injury derailed his season. After two injury-plagued seasons in 2010 and 2011, Darcy announced his retirement on 13 August 2011 due to ongoing groin problems.