| 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 asHarry McAsey, is a formerAustralian rules footballer who played with theSydney Swans in theVictorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).
McAsey, the son of 1950sFootscray playerAlan McAsey, played his junior football atSpotswood, 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 VictorianTeal Cup representative.[3]
He played reserves football in 1984, then made his senior debut in the opening round of the1985 VFL season and made a total of 11 league appearances that year.[3][4] Still living inAltona 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 playRichmond at theMelbourne 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 defeatedSt Kilda in round 21.[3][5] His final two games of the season were both againstFitzroy, 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 howeverredrafted 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 withStrathmerton, which were coached by one of his former teammatesDavid Bolton.[2]
McAsey ran the Alexandria Hotel in Sydney until 2015.[2][7]