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Darcy Fort

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Born
1993 (31 years old)

Birth Place

Geelong, Victoria

Position
Ruckman

Status
Active

Ethnicity
White

Team Number
32

Height
204 cm (6 ft 8 in)

Weight
99 kg (218 lb)

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Team
Brisbane Lions

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Darcy Fort (born 6 August 1993) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). A 2.04-metre ruckman who can also play as a key forward, he played in several state leagues before being drafted by Geelong as a mature-age recruit. He made his AFL debut in round 9 of the 2019 season.

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. He followed Orren Stephenson (2011) and Ryan Abbott (2016) as mature-age ruckmen selected by the club. Fort began his time with Geelong competing with Abbott, Rhys Stanley and Zac Smith for the ruckman position. The proliferation of ruckmen led to him spending more time as a key forward in Geelong's VFL reserves, where he kicked eight goals in four matches and displayed strong marking ability while rucking alongside Abbott. After Stanley withdrew late from Geelong's round 9 match against the Western Bulldogs, Fort replaced him for his first AFL match. He notched 17 hitouts and kicked three goals in combination with Abbott. He played two more matches to complete the 2019 season.

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

Due to first choice ruckman Oscar McInerney's injuries sustained in the preliminary final win against Geelong, Fort was part of the Brisbane Lions 2024 premiership winning team, brought into the team for the Grand Final.