A career-best season saw Darcy Macpherson finish the year third in the SUNS Club Champion award. The fourth year SUN managed to play every single game of the season and established himself as a regular midfielder in 2019. Known for his exceptional defensive pressure, Macpherson brought that skillset into his new midfield role and finished the year as the seventh-most prolific tackler in the AFL. The midfielder also averaged 18 disposals, four marks and six tackles per game in 2019 after being upgraded off the rookie list at the end of the 2018 season.