Player Watch #27: Jack Darling

[Masked Avenger]

He’s earning his keep is big Jack, one of the few who is.

He is no doubt but he's not a KPF anymore to be fair and moving him out of the forward line to relieve in the ruck is dumb imo.

He's a 191cm, 34 year old who can't get off the ground.

He's really your third tall. He's effective because he's strong one on one and he's smart. He's better than Zurhaar but having them both in the forward line is killing us.

We need another 195 cm plus tall (Teakle or Maley will do) to f$#@ with opposition defensive structures.

Our forward line is so easy to plan against.

 

[Topparoo]

He is no doubt but he's not a KPF anymore to be fair and moving him out of the forward line to relieve in the ruck is dumb imo.

He's a 191cm, 34 year old who can't get off the ground.

He's really your third tall. He's effective because he's strong one on one and he's smart. He's better than Zurhaar but having them both in the forward line is killing us

We need another 195 cm plus tall (Teakle or Maley will do) to f$#@ with opposition defensive structures.

Our forward line is so easy to plan against.

He’s busting his guts out there which is more than many others but I agree our forward line is pretty one dimensional.

 

[Chip Scab1]

Jack Darling at CHF?

What the **** are we doing? Are we that bereft of any position players, depth and talent? Obviously yes because our ‘best 22’ couldn’t sniff the worst 22 of a top 8 club.

****ing sub-VFL mob we run out with.

Yeah it's utter tripe, but he is hardly the issue.

If we moved 'Hatched Harry Chom' to CHF where he can bust an ass and get involved with no consequences for his **** up, yes.

But we are hoping he stays fit and playing him well out of position.

It's without reason and sense, we're ****ing ourselves over by breeding this level of contempt for our defence.

 

[Val Keating]

Yeah it's utter tripe, but he is hardly the issue.

If we moved 'Hatched Harry Chom' to CHF where he can bust an ass and get involved with no consequences for his **** up, yes.

But we are hoping he stays fit and playing him well out of position.

It's without reason and sense, we're ****ing ourselves over by breeding this level of contempt for our defence.

He’d be a better second ruck too

 

[kanga kanga kanga]

people were suggesting we don’t get him because we already have pink forward

 

[zoomba23]

An emotional game for the North faithful with big Jack’s milestone. What a journey it’s been we’ve been with Jack through the highs and lows in all of his 30…. I mean 5 games.

Great choice of words from Souv there. One of those rare instances where the cliche doesn't fit the situation

 

[Heaps of fun]

Cooked.

 

[Dinkers]

Is more rooted than JBs sons fiancie,

Just saying

 

[scottywiper]

But but but...round 1 showed doubters were wrong!

 

[Dinkers]

I've no issue with us getting him . I just didn't think his name would be superglued to the bloody board

 

[scottywiper]

I've no issue with us getting him . I just didn't think his name would be superglued to the bloody board

Brady knows best!

 

[Chadwiko]

Got him for the cost of absolutely nothing so I have no dramas from that side of things.

But... is he offering more than Maley would at this stage?

I dunno.

 

[Kciza]

He's already dropped off from earlier in the season. He isn't leading anymore, which was the biggest asset he'd theoretically bring to the table

 

[koshari]

Got him for the cost of absolutely nothing so I have no dramas from that side of things.

But... is he offering more than Maley would at this stage?

I dunno.

Maley, teakle... Who cares.

We neglected going after a kpf for years, on fact since bbb left and still dont have anyone .

 

[scottywiper]

YEah nah.

 

[ferball]

Rick18 was 100% in those tweets about what Darling brings. The forward line is the only part of the ground that is functional and alot of it has to do with Darling being there.

 

[Themanbun]

He cost a bag of chips and has what appears to be brain cells. Not a problem. If he gets nudged out in time that's fine.

 

[viccles]

For gods sake he isn’t meant to carry the team

 

[Imperium of North]

This bloke is worth his spot but should be playing exclusively forward, I'd rather have Colby as the 2nd ruck at this point. I'd drop CZ ahead of him.

 

[shinboner magic]

Got him for the cost of absolutely nothing so I have no dramas from that side of things.

But... is he offering more than Maley would at this stage?

I dunno.

For a better pick than larkey and X were selected at

 

[DuckYeah]

Put a fork in this bloke too. Rawlings master stroke.

Teakle offers more than this cabbage

 

[TREMBANYAMA]

Put a fork in this bloke too. Rawlings master stroke.

Teakle offers more than this cabbage

Would love to see Darling actually play as third tall and have Teakle/Maley step in.

The odd one out is Zurs.

 

[guapo]

I don’t need to put myself through the pain of watching Lloyd self-flatuating to know that he is spot on. Darling isn’t up to it. Not sure any of our experienced recruits are delivering TBH:

• Logue: overrated, overweight, unaccountable
• fisher: soft, seagull, injury prone
• Stephens: tries but no weapons
• Daniel: too short, no weapons, an opposition avenue to goal
• Darling: clearly a great team man, does everything asked of him but well past his best
• Parker: doing ok, just. Taking midfield minutes from others and hardly providing onfield guidance or presence for others to thrive off

Would rather all that draft and trade capital had been used on late first, early second round talls

 

[ferball]

Put a fork in this bloke too. Rawlings master stroke.

Teakle offers more than this cabbage

LLoyd is a peanut.

We are getting the same number of i50s as last season and scoring alot more.

So why?

Because of Xavier Clarke's coaching or Darling's presence?

The forward line is the only thing that improved so far.

 

[DuckYeah]

So why?

PC and not an ounce of defensive accountability