13 Facts About Darcy Fort

Darcy Fort was born on 6 August 1993 and is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.

Darcy Fort made his AFL debut in round 9 of the 2019 season.

From Geelong, Victoria, Fort originally played for South Barwon as a junior and represented the Geelong Falcons in the TAC Cup.

Over his 10 TAC Cup matches for the season, Darcy Fort averaged 10 disposals, 3.5 marks, 26 hitouts and 3.4 tackles; the Herald Sun reported that he was regarded as among the best ruckmen in the competition, highlighted Darcy Fort's tackling, tenacity and follow-up effort as strengths, and predicted he would be drafted in the late second or early third round.

Darcy Fort was nevertheless overlooked at the 2012 draft and entered a stint in the Victorian Football League with Werribee.

Darcy Fort played four matches of the 2013 season before moving to Footscray.

Darcy Fort played eleven matches and kicked eight goals over the next two years, then switched to South Australian National Football League club Central District ahead of the 2016 season.

Darcy Fort was drafted by Geelong with pick 65 in the 2018 national draft, quitting his job as a civil engineer to play for the club.

Darcy Fort followed Orren Stephenson and Ryan Abbott as mature-age ruckmen selected by the club.

Darcy Fort began his time with Geelong competing with Abbott, Rhys Stanley and Zac Smith for the ruckman position.

Darcy Fort notched 17 hitouts and kicked three goals in combination with Abbott.

Darcy Fort played two more matches to complete the 2019 season.

Darcy Fort was traded to the Brisbane Lions at the conclusion of the 2021 AFL season.