Darcy Wilmot (born 31 December 2003) is a professional Australian rules football player who plays for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early career He started playing junior football with his local junior club, Yarrambat, Yarrambat is in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. He was invited to try out with the Northern Knights in the (then) NAB League.
Wilmot was the Brisbane Lions' first pick in the 2021 AFL draft.
AFL career He played his first AFL match on 1 September 2022, in the 2022 second elimination final. He kicked a goal on debut.
Wilmot received a nomination for the Rising Star after round 14 of the 2023 season. His teammate Will Ashcroft’s was nominated in Round 2.https://www.lions.com.au/news/1361561/wilmot-named-afl-rising-star-nominee-for-round-14 Wilmot managed to play every game for the season culminating in a Grand final selection.
Wilmot was part of the Brisbane Lions 2024 premiership winning team, in a 60 point victory over the Sydney Swans.
Personal life Wilmot's father Grant Wilmot played five games for Collingwood in 1980.
Statistics Updated to the end of round 22, 2026.
| 2022 || || 44 | 3 || 1 || 0 || 23 || 15 || 38 || 6 || 10 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 7.7 || 5.0 || 12.7 || 2.0 || 3.3 || 0 |- | 2023 || || 44 | 26 || 5 || 4 || 297 || 109 || 406 || 107 || 43 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 11.4 || 4.2 || 15.6 || 4.1 || 1.7 || 0 |- | scope=row bgcolor=F0E68C | 2024# || || 44 | 27 || 0 || 3 || 370 || 164 || 534 || 133 || 46 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 13.7 || 6.1 || 19.8 || 4.9 || 1.7 || 0 |- | scope=row bgcolor=F0E68C | 2025# || || 44 | 27 || 6 || 2 || 373 || 176 || 549 || 160 || 56 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 13.8 || 6.5 || 20.3 || 5.9 || 2.1 || 3 |- | scope=row bgcolor=F0E68C | 2026# || || 44 | 21 || 1 || 1 || 349 || 108 || 457 || 142 || 37 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 16.6 || 5.1 || 21.8 || 6.8 || 1.8 || 0 |- class=sortbottom ! colspan=3 | Career ! 104 !! 13 !! 10 !! 1412 !! 572 !! 1984 !! 548 !! 192 !! 0.1 !! 0.1 !! 13.6 !! 5.5 !! 19.1 !! 5.3 !! 1.8 !! 3
Honours and achievements Team 3× AFL premiership player: 2024, 2025, 2026
Individual AFL Rising Star nominee: 2023 (round 14) 3× 22under22 team: 2024, 2025, 2026
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