Player Watch #27: Jack Darling

[The Nostradamus]

Also happy we’ve done a lot of due diligence here

If the players who met with him tick this off after the medical does also then I’m pretty comfortable with this for a late pick

 

[Uncle_Leo]

Horrendous.

Has been cooked for 3 years.

Would rather Tom Lynch of the Adelaide variety out there.

 

[The Dingrel]

My 2 non North supporting brothers are laughing at me. I'm a laughing stock

No disrespect intended FT but are you 100 pct sure its because your a North fan????

 

[tazaa]

Darling is finished as an AFL footballer.
His legs are gone.

It’s just embarrassing how we are so desperate for another tall so list management goes out and gets a bloke in on a 2 year deal who will offer very minimal output.

Take out Larkey.
Is he better than:

Darling > CCJ
Darling > Pink
Darling > Sellers
Darling > Teakle
Darling > Maley

Teakle straightened us up this year and Maley showed promise in the VFL. But that’s it. Pink is a stopgap and the other 2 should be delisted.

It’s makes sense to land Darling but then wtf have we been doing for the past 4 drafts and finding support for Larkey since we drafted him in 2016 ffs

 

[andana]

It’s makes sense to land Darling but then wtf have we been doing for the past 4 drafts?

Part of our five year plan.
Bring in unwanted players from other teams.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Darling is finished as an AFL footballer.
His legs are gone.

It’s just embarrassing how we are so desperate for another tall so list management goes out and gets a bloke in on a 2 year deal who will offer very minimal output.

Take out Larkey.
Is he better than:

Darling > CCJ
Darling > Pink
Darling > Sellers
Darling > Teakle
Darling > Maley

Teakle straightened us up this year and Maley showed promise in the VFL. But that’s it. Pink is a stopgap and the other 2 should be delisted.

It’s makes sense to land Darling but then wtf have we been doing for the past 4 drafts and finding support for Larkey since we drafted him in 2016 ffs

It’s deadset insanity.

As ZondorOnipDevilFishArtichoke would say, we’ve been too busy giving head to ourselves.

 

[iloveireland]

Trying too hard to find diamonds in the rough and being left with coal

 

[big_e]

It's a breathtaking list of mediocre talls we're compiling. Is Laidley's land of the giants all over again?

The haters said we wouldn't be successful building from the midfield first. And they were right. Honestly, good call by the haters.

 

[WesternRoo]

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

Darling averaged 1.1 goals per game and no one is expecting anywhere near the output Waite gave us. He will be in a far worse team too.

Darling is finished as an AFL footballer.
His legs are gone.

It’s just embarrassing how we are so desperate for another tall so list management goes out and gets a bloke in on a 2 year deal who will offer very minimal output.

Take out Larkey.
Is he better than:

Darling > CCJ
Darling > Pink
Darling > Sellers
Darling > Teakle
Darling > Maley

Teakle straightened us up this year and Maley showed promise in the VFL. But that’s it. Pink is a stopgap and the other 2 should be delisted.

It’s makes sense to land Darling but then wtf have we been doing for the past 4 drafts and finding support for Larkey since we drafted him in 2016 ffs

Summed up perfect.

People are rightfully getting emotive we are where we are and even considering this.
What I’m saying is we are we are and this is our best option available.
If Larkey keeps getting triple teamed, he will want out too.

 

[Ichiro #51]

Not sure if serious? We'll be killed in the rebound!

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I thought it was a very obvious joke that seemingly only three people got.

Back to the writer’s room I guess.

 

[hilly]

Darling averaged 1.1 goals per game and no one is expecting anywhere near the output Waite gave us. He will be in a far worse team too.


Summed up perfect.

People are rightfully getting emotive we are where we are and even considering this.
What I’m saying is we are we are and this is our best option available.
If Larkey keeps getting triple teamed, he will want out too.

It's 1 rounded down from under 1.05. Either way my point is his age is irrelevant, it's the output that's the concern.

 

[north_lad]

Pink is on bare bones minimum wages. If rumours are true and its a 2 year deal on 800k and then 500k.. how do you think others feel about this? Same as dyl stephens. Thats culture crippling.

Not sure that's really a negative right now given our culture hahahaha

 

[WesternRoo]

It's 1 rounded down from under 1.05. Either way my point is his age is irrelevant, it's the output that's the concern.

The whole thing is a concern, but I don’t think there are that many alternatives in the short term.

 

[Spud11]

We should go for Cameron or Hogan but this will have to do. He might rediscover his 2019 form with our elite program.
Training alongside Stephens and CCJ will do wonders and I reckon the coffee with Lmac and Jy would have him reminiscing about 2018.
Exciting times.
What number does he get you reckon? 49? I haven’t been this inspired since Aaron Mullet arrived.

 

[DuckYeah]

Not sure that's really a negative right now given our culture hahahaha

Its all part of the shit culture bubble.

 

[giantroo]

 

[DuckYeah]

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[justroyal]

Can’t we go for Josh Kelly again…again instead?

 

[Gasometer]

Can’t we go for Josh Kelly again…again instead?

Much prefer going after Gaff. I hear he is free now

 

[see see]

Da train da train,
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What's Caleb Daniel got to do with it?

 

[Liam Boy]

I don't really understand why people are so against this. Our list profile is extremely young and they want an older head around the club to mentor young players and maybe play a few games if necessary, if we're not giving up picks and he's not really on any significant wage, what's the problem? He's taking up a list spot that we would've used on some state league tree with concrete hands who's off the list in a year anyway?

 

[Twangler]

I don't really understand why people are so against this. Our list profile is extremely young and they want an older head around the club to mentor young players and maybe play a few games if necessary, if we're not giving up picks and he's not really on any significant wage, what's the problem? He's taking up a list spot that we would've used on some state league tree with concrete hands who's off the list in a year anyway?

You wouldn’t call 800k a significant wage?

 

[see see]

Darling also has a black belt in Martial Arts. To me that reeks of self discipline and determination. Our team needs this in spades.

If that's why we're getting him, I'd rather we rookie Mr Miyagi.

 

[Liam Boy]

You wouldn’t call 800k a significant wage?

I'd be shocked if he's actually on that much but it's not like we've got a cap squeeze.

 

[Roostein]

Lock in a round 2 game in Perth against West Coast.