Player Watch #27: Jack Darling

[DarkPhoenix]

If west Coast ask for more than a 10th round rookie pick, we should tell them to sit on a thumb. Don't care if he's already put a downpayment on a card board box off lygon.

 

[Fish Sticks]

I'm happy to go on record and say this is a terrible idea that we will be regretting in 12 months time

What’s to regret though?
If he was coming in & taking games off a young developing key forward then sure, but we don’t have a young developing key forward on our list.
Comben & perhaps Will Dawson could be in our plans to play forward next season, in which case Darling will be a great educator for them.

 

[Del191229]

I don't see how this is a bad idea. Not going to cost too much and we're struggling to get to the minimum cap anyway. If he really is cooked then he doesn't play but he still gets to teach the young forwards a lot about forward craft and Gym work. But if a new environment helps him re-discover somewhere near his best then we have an absolute bargain. People were adamant Taylor Walker was cooked 3 years ago when he was Darling's age, and he was All Australian last year.

Yes, good point. A second lease of life not beyond Darling, especially at Marvel imo

 

[Event Horizon]

Other than Cadman, who were our options?

Caddy I suppose. Either with the Duursma pick or by trading down a few spots

 

[Firebat]

Haha I’m down, let’s go Jack!

 

[BlueRoos]

 

[Event Horizon]

Waite 2014 v Darling 2024

14.4 possessions pg
6.3 marks pg
1.8 goals pg

10 possessions pg
3.2 marks pg
1 goal pg

Waite was playing in a better side

 

[Flawed Genius]

Let's do this. Excited for him to kick 2 goals in the first four weeks and this board implodes on itself

 

[Grogg]

**** me North, you're making it hard, real hard....

 

[Duck the GOAT]

If I was Duursma I'd be going all David Goggins this summer.

 

[Shermanator]

 

[Fish Sticks]

Was thinking this too. However, maybe Richmond are asking for crazy compensation?

Tom Lynch looks to be just about done. He has played 4 games in each of the last 2 seasons.
He also plays a very similar role as Larkey.
Darling plays a higher role, with Josh Kennedy playing deep in their prime.
Darling has always been a great relief option coming out of the backline with long leads up to wing or half back to take a mark.
Whilst Darling also looks to be past it, he & Lynch are different players & IMO we have been crying out for a ‘Darling type’ to play this role.
Lynch may also not want to come or Richmond don’t want to trade him.

 

[Grogg]

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Cannot say I am too thrilled about this move for many of the reasons listed by others (never been a leader, beyond cooked, likely to be more of a hinderance to our forward structure, etc.), but if he's going to wear our jumper, I will support him.

 

[bennymate]

Jack ****ing Darling, we've well and truly entered our 60 year premiership drought now.

 

[zoomba23]

Multi year better be maximum two. Already has the turning circle of the Queen Mary. Hope he imparts his knowledge and sense of how a key forward should play to good effect

 

[muttley45]

Could multi year be 1 year with trigger for 2 please ?

 

[Hatchy1992]

I'm all in on this.
If he can bring some leadership to the forward line and on the training tracks during the week, give us an extra 20-30 goals, create a decoy target for Souva to increase his own output and bring his defensive pressure then i'm all in.

Welcome aboard Jack!

 

[Ashley B]

What’s involved in the North medical test I wonder maybe this . Get used to it Jack it has been happening for a while on a weekly basis .

 

[berniemccarthy]

Tom Lynch looks to be just about done. He has played 4 games in each of the last 2 seasons.
He also plays a very similar role as Larkey.
Darling plays a higher role, with Josh Kennedy playing deep in their prime.
Darling has always been a great relief option coming out of the backline with long leads up to wing or half back to take a mark.
Whilst Darling also looks to be past it, he & Lynch are different players & IMO we have been crying out for a ‘Darling type’ to play this role.
Lynch may also not want to come or Richmond don’t want to trade him.

This is the definition of clutching at straws. No offence intended at all.

 

[speedy]

Now I’m regretting us not selecting Logan McDonald in the draft. Watch us give up a 3rd or 4th rounder for him too.

 

[amaz199]

To save GR some time, I got a few highlights of Darling's scintillating career.

 

[Flawed Genius]

To save GR some time, I got a few highlights of Darling's scintillating career. View attachment 2112578View attachment 2112579
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Do you have any of the 600 goals he's kicked there?

 

[SheezNuts]

We’ve finally hit rock bottom

 

[chubbspeterson]

Hopefully the end of our squad of Linguini arms and the start of our Pappardelle or Lasagna sheet arms.