Patrick Parnell

Patrick Parnell is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Early life

As a young man, Parnell played many sports, but eventually chose football over athletics, tennis, and cricket.
Parnell, who comes from Albury in New South Wales, played 122 games with the Murray Bushrangers between 2019 and 2021. He was recruited by in the 2021 mid-season rookie draft as a replacement for Tyson Stengle. Parnell was the first-ever mid-season rookie drafted to Adelaide.

AFL career

Parnell made his league debut in 2022 against, featuring in 11 games during the second half of the season. Parnell was nominated for the 2023 Mark of the Year following a spectacular grab against in round 9. It was a career best game for Parnell, who had 25 disposals for 100 AFL Fantasy points.
In his one and only game of 2024 [Adelaide Football Club season|2024], Parnell injured his shoulder against, and did not recover for the remainder of the season after requiring a shoulder reconstruction. After 17 games at AFL level, Parnell was informed that Adelaide would not be offering him a contract for 2025. Parnell wore the guernsey number 37, previously worn by Tyson Edwards.