| Darren McAsey | |
| Fullname: | Darren McAsey |
| Birth Date: | 16 June 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Finley, New South Wales |
| Originalteam: | Spotswood |
| Height: | 189 cm |
| Weight: | 81 kg |
| Statsend: | 1991 |
| Years1: | 1985–1991 |
| Club1: | Sydney Swans |
| Games Goals1: | 34 (23) |
Darren McAsey (born 16 June 1965), also known as Harry McAsey, is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).
McAsey, the son of 1950s Footscray player Alan McAsey, played his junior football at Spotswood, but was residentially tied to the Swans, which recruited him into the Under 19s in 1982.[1] [2] He kicked 60 goals for the Under 19s in his first season and captained the side in 1983.[3] During this time he was also a Victorian Teal Cup representative.[3]
He played reserves football in 1984, then made his senior debut in the opening round of the 1985 VFL season and made a total of 11 league appearances that year.[3] [4] Still living in Altona in 1985, McAsey made the move to Sydney the following year.[3]
The 1986 season didn't begin for McAsey until round 20, when he called into the side to play Richmond at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[4] He kicked three goals in a 48-point win, which he followed up with four goals from a forward pocket when Sydney defeated St Kilda in round 21.[3] [5] His final two games of the season were both against Fitzroy, the second in a semi-final.[4]
A back injury caused McAsey to miss the entire season in 1987 and he played only two league games in 1988.[2] [4] He managed 10 games in 1989, then four in 1990, before being delisted.[2] [4] Sydney however redrafted in the 1991 pre-season and he added a further three games to his tally.[4] [6]
In six seasons of league football he had four different numbers on his guernsey over the source of his career, 46, 12, 33 and 50.[2]
Before retiring, McAsey played a season with Strathmerton, which were coached by one of his former teammates David Bolton.[2]
McAsey ran the Alexandria Hotel in Sydney until 2015.[2] [7]