Player Watch #27: Jack Darling

[roos_fanatic08]

If he kicks over 30 goals in the season 2025 it will be a big win for us. Especially if we get better output from Zurhaar and Curtis as well.

I wasn't all that enthusiastic about his recruitment, but he is a significant upgrade on Pink and Sellers.

Said all the right things in that interview!

 

[Merlin007]

once a dick, always a dick

 

[Waynesworld]

Just hoping that we get more from Jack at Nth than WC got from Drew when he transferred over.

 

[Passmore]

Graham Cornes wore 5 for us in his brief stint, and 5 is now available after delisting Taylor.

Make it happen.

Edit: He wore 11. 5 is the number of games he played.

Even better.

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[DocSholl]

I'd be giving him 1 so one of our young players doesn't try to claim it

 

[justroyal]

New plan.
**** finding Larkey.
Everyone goes to Jack.

 

[giantroo]

 

[ferball]

I have never wanted a player to kick 50 goals more in my life.

 

[King Corey]

Love it.

 

[justroyal]

Subjecting his family to roo, roo, roo. Jy wont even put a guernsey on his dog

On another note, I’m looking forward to crash and bash type,chest marking that will be going on in our forward line if we go back to how we played at the start of the year. From Curtis, Darling and Zuurhar - there will be some pretty reckless and chaotic forward marking prowess that we haven’t seen before. You can add Ford to that too if he gets his shit together.

 

[Yeahnahmate]

Just hoping that we get more from Jack at Nth than WC got from Drew when he transferred over.

Playing wise yeah, but he was so loved by the playing group as an assistant coach while with us. I’ve heard a few of the boys interviewed including Schoey on his podcast say multiple times he is just the best bloke of all time

 

[Roo096]

If he kicks over 30 goals in the season 2025 it will be a big win for us. Especially if we get better output from Zurhaar and Curtis as well.

I wasn't all that enthusiastic about his recruitment, but he is a significant upgrade on Pink and Sellers.

Said all the right things in that interview!

Totally agree Larkey is the one who will benefit most from Darlings presence and experience,70 goals is not out of the question for Nick

 

[roos_fanatic08]

I have never wanted a player to kick 50 goals more in my life.

Hopefully he kicks 100+ like that other recruit (Aaron Edwards) we picked up from WC.

 

[showusyacunningt]

Won me over already with the buy-in. Love it.

 

[Horizons_00]

I still believe this a great addition. I know the stats say he’s cooked blah blah

He’s going to make a good impact on and off the field. He looks like he has been rejuvenated and is super excited. He trains well, is a beast (in the gym too)

Big

 

[Billy Not Really]

This goes beyond death riding a pick at the draft for me.

This is everything. North should be plastering this as a goal for 2025, get Jack to 40.

 

[Luke72]

This goes beyond death riding a pick at the draft for me.

This is everything. North should be plastering this as a goal for 2025, get Jack to 40.

Get him to 100! Seriously though Corn loves running so it’s hardly an imposition. He should be made to do something more humiliating.

 

[Caracas]

It goes without saying Jack doesn’t have the same ceiling. However, I’m getting serious W80-mentality vibes off him. He’s really strongly backing himself in. It’s good to know that, at the very least, he’s a fully committed “North” man now. He’s here to perform - not just to mail it in and “mentor”.

 

[Caracas]

At the very least, opposition defences will have to think a bit harder about Larkey/Darling, as opposed to Larkey/CCJ or Larkey/Teakle. That’s a given. That releases Zurhaar to play to his strong suit, hopefully. More crash and bash from him.

 

[Caracas]

All I want is that our R1 team has the following available:-

Logue
Corr
Comben
Darling
Larkey
Xerri

The rest will take care of itself. Who can ever forget last year’s early teamsheets?

 

[tazaa]

Won me over already with the buy-in. Love it.

Its going to take a while for me to warm up. 2012 elim final still fresh in the memory.

 

[leighlee13]

Please god let this come to fruition. Not only will it be great for us but it will be even better to see Kane in a North guernsey. He would absolutely hate it.

 

[3051]

I have never wanted a player to kick 50 goals more in my life.

If Tex Walker can kick 76 goals and Tom Hawkins can kick 67 goals post-32 years of age, then I wouldn't put it past Jack Darling to kick 50.

If Darling does kick 50, Kane Cornes is running 30km lol.

 

[muttley45]

There should be a copy of Cornhole's statement super glued to the front of Jack's locker as inspiration to all in sunbury

 

[Ashley B]

We need the Darling countdown to 40 clock . Any handballs over the top like Matthew Lloyd would get every game would be much appreciated by all players.