PROVING A POINT
IN-FORM Suns pressureforward Darcy Macpherson says an overwhelming desire to prove himself is still driving him four years into his AFL career.
Macpherson has battled for every one of his humble 20 AFL games and at every stage of his football career.
The son of Stephen Macpherson, who played 188 games for Footscray, began his career by being overlooked by the Bulldogs.
Macpherson was rookielisted by the Suns and toiled in the reserves between short stints at the top level while many top 10 draft picks walked into the senior side in his opening seasons in Queensland.
The arrival of coach Stuart Dew in 2018 signalled a change in fortune for Macpherson who thrived under the pressure-style football the former Sydney mentor brought to the club but a broken leg after the opening five rounds ended his season.
It was another hurdle but he fought back again, showing enough ability to warrant another contract and an elevation to the senior list for the first time at the end of 2018.
Macpherson has started 2019 the way he left off before his broken leg, earning a spot in the stacked forward line and he is delivering in spades.
“I still want to prove a point because I haven’t played many games,” he said.
“Every game and every training session I still want to be the best and prove a point I can keep getting better and be a better player.
■ SPECULATION has been rife Melbourne clubs are circling Suns midfielder Jack Martin who has enjoyed his own strong start to the 2019 season.
Dew said the club was eager to retain the elite talent but wanted Martin to purely focus on football early in the season.