Toast The Curious Case of Jack Darling

[Mop]

Ahhh Jack.

The AFL community couldn't believe our luck when he slipped as far as he did. A few school camp antics perhaps gifted us a race horse for pennies.

He's still got the potential to be a very good pressure but hot damn he's a frustrating player.
He seldom wins a 1 on 1 contest, he misses a lot of very kickable set shots and when the team plays bad he's even worse.

What's the solution? Play him until he snaps out of it or is it time for a WAFL stint?
I don't see anyone banging down the door to replace him but I don't see how we can carry him either.

Thoughts? Am I being harsh?

 

[Ochre]

Yep, forwards are the issue today.

 

[robbo 39]

His weak as piss. Looks like Tarzan plays like Jane.

 

[Ok Boomer]

Yep, forwards are the issue today.

I doubt this thread is taking just "today" into account.

 

[Crimson King]

He has just gone into safe mode like alot of our players. Just wants a long, stable career where he can get by each week doing the bare minimum and still pick up his pay cheque.

 

[Mop]

Yep, forwards are the issue today.

Where anywhere in my post did I say this was based exclusively on today? It isn't

 

[kaiserchief13]

He has just gone into safe mode like alot of our players. Just wants a long, stable career where he can get by each week doing the bare minimum and still pick up his pay cheque.

Yes seems like he enjoys playing well but doesn't want to risk injury. Don't win a flag playing like that

 

[Ochre]

Where anywhere in my post did I say this was based exclusively on today? It isn't

You made a thread at half time, they generally arent preplanned

 

[MWPP]

More like the curious case of this thread
He has been one of our better or rather least bad players today

 

[Mop]

You made a thread at half time, they generally arent preplanned

I've been around on for forum for around 10 years. Go through my history and look at my thread creations.
I'm not a knee-jerk type.

It's something I've noticed and seen a thread created notification come up on my phone and I've remembered to make it.

Take a bath pal, you're clutching at straws.

 

[Eaglespur]

Not relevant but Hurn is worse. Undroppable even though he is completely ineffectual

 

[kaII]

Yeah I'm not a fan at this point. He's consistently far too vanilla given his athletic ability.

 

[Altum Volantes]

Was a better player in 2012.

 

[domo]

Least of our worries was Darling today

 

[ChampRevesby]

All the numbers, once again, point directly at our pathetic midfield.

 

[Pat_Footy]

He's lost his confidence when kicking for goal, but is still a very valuable player. You know Darling is going to go in hard and provide an option.

leCras, McInnes, Masten.... just embarrassing. If Priddis isn't on the bottom of packs - what exactly is he doing? I'm sick of seeing that waddle he calls a run.

 

[eagles rule]

I have been a critic but he tried to impact a little harder today and was ok but still a little soft with his goal kicking ..

 

[Max zero]

He was inaccurate but he was still involved in the play.

Our forward and back lines are not the problem.

 

[WCErevival]

Bizarre time to post this. Was good today apart from being inaccurate and he isn't alone there.

I don't know why everyone thinks he is athletic too. Sure he has good straight line speed but he has no agility and an average leap.

 

[ChampRevesby]

Bizarre time to post this. Was good today apart from being inaccurate and he isn't alone there.

I don't know why everyone thinks he is athletic too. Sure he has good straight line speed but he has no agility and an average leap.

The thing is he used to be able to turn on a dime and his forward pressure was unprecedented. That's all gone now.

 

[Quinz]

Pressure used to come naturally to him. I didn't see the game today but that has dropped right out of his game. That's just work rate and effort, nothing about skill.

 

[Eagleboy68]

He could have kept us in the game if he had kicked straight.
8 shots on goal for a 1 goal return?

Not entirely his fault though, just worth noting that games like today can turn on the effectiveness of 1 player sometimes.

 

[ziad]

He was inaccurate but he was still involved in the play.

Our forward and back lines are not the problem.

This is so obvious - we have to rebuild the midfield. Simmo knows this but he sits behind years of woodhouse recruiting

 

[JackDoff]

Yes seems like he enjoys playing well but doesn't want to risk injury. Don't win a flag playing like that

He likes bruise free football

 

[ziad]

A flanker playing as a key forward is half his problem.