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Dont know if anybody has seen this article as yet, but quite an interesting article from one of the games most respected players...enjoy
Darcy gives tip on Crows' speed
08 April 2007 Sunday Herald Sun
Jesper Fjeldstad
WESTERN Bulldogs big man Luke Darcy has given his teammates the lowdown on Adelaide's lethal running game ahead of today's match at the MCG.
Well researched: Luke Darcy celebrates the Bulldogs' win last week over Geelong at Telstra Dome.
Darcy, who missed the past two seasons to consecutive knee reconstructions, spent his time studying the game more intensely than ever before.
From having watched no more than a handful of live games in his first decade of AFL football, he has watched 60 to 70 games during his recovery while offering colour commentary for several media outlets.
One of his most pointed findings was the measure of the running power of the Crows, which he considers above and beyond that of the Bulldogs.
It is a surprising admission, with the Bulldogs widely considered the AFL's deadliest side when it comes to run-and-carry football.
But Darcy, who will spend his time in the ruck and up forward, warned the rest of the competition to take note of the Crows.
"We rate the Crows as just about the hardest-running side in the competition," Darcy said.
"In some ways, we're probably a few rungs below them and that's something we'll have to match this week to get the result we want.
"We're going to have to match the hard-running Crows midfielders to get the job done.
"You look at the depth of the guys that run well and the young players that have come into that side, they have just improved out of sight.
"Their running capacity . . . they've probably got 15 or 16 guys who have the capacity to run all day. It's a credit to the way they prepare."
It is unlikely Darcy, a former State of Origin player from South Adelaide, is being diplomatic ahead of today's game.
"I probably understand the game better and probably think about the game clearer. And having spent a bit of time in the coaches' box with Rodney (Eade) last year, I probably understand our game plan as well as anybody else.
"You look at games from a more non-biased point of view, looking at games between sides that you don't have any interest in. You appreciate watching Sydney, West Coast and the Crows play last year and what makes them successful."
Darcy, 32, has been busy during his absence from the game, having welcomed his third child, Will, two weeks ago, a younger brother to Sienna, 2, and Sam, 3 1/2.
But he's relishing being back in the game, and there was none happier than Darcy after the Bulldogs' win against Geelong in the season opener.
"After such a long time out of the game, I'm enjoying every bit of it; every bit of training, the rehab, the recovery session after the game . . . just to run out doing what I love doing again," Darcy said.
"I realise I'm very much in the twilight in my career so I'm just enjoying every bit of it.
"The side's changed enormously over the two years that I've been gone and the speed of the game, the intensity it's played at and the hard running -- it's enormous."
Darcy gives tip on Crows' speed
08 April 2007 Sunday Herald Sun
Jesper Fjeldstad
WESTERN Bulldogs big man Luke Darcy has given his teammates the lowdown on Adelaide's lethal running game ahead of today's match at the MCG.
Well researched: Luke Darcy celebrates the Bulldogs' win last week over Geelong at Telstra Dome.
Darcy, who missed the past two seasons to consecutive knee reconstructions, spent his time studying the game more intensely than ever before.
From having watched no more than a handful of live games in his first decade of AFL football, he has watched 60 to 70 games during his recovery while offering colour commentary for several media outlets.
One of his most pointed findings was the measure of the running power of the Crows, which he considers above and beyond that of the Bulldogs.
It is a surprising admission, with the Bulldogs widely considered the AFL's deadliest side when it comes to run-and-carry football.
But Darcy, who will spend his time in the ruck and up forward, warned the rest of the competition to take note of the Crows.
"We rate the Crows as just about the hardest-running side in the competition," Darcy said.
"In some ways, we're probably a few rungs below them and that's something we'll have to match this week to get the result we want.
"We're going to have to match the hard-running Crows midfielders to get the job done.
"You look at the depth of the guys that run well and the young players that have come into that side, they have just improved out of sight.
"Their running capacity . . . they've probably got 15 or 16 guys who have the capacity to run all day. It's a credit to the way they prepare."
It is unlikely Darcy, a former State of Origin player from South Adelaide, is being diplomatic ahead of today's game.
"I probably understand the game better and probably think about the game clearer. And having spent a bit of time in the coaches' box with Rodney (Eade) last year, I probably understand our game plan as well as anybody else.
"You look at games from a more non-biased point of view, looking at games between sides that you don't have any interest in. You appreciate watching Sydney, West Coast and the Crows play last year and what makes them successful."
Darcy, 32, has been busy during his absence from the game, having welcomed his third child, Will, two weeks ago, a younger brother to Sienna, 2, and Sam, 3 1/2.
But he's relishing being back in the game, and there was none happier than Darcy after the Bulldogs' win against Geelong in the season opener.
"After such a long time out of the game, I'm enjoying every bit of it; every bit of training, the rehab, the recovery session after the game . . . just to run out doing what I love doing again," Darcy said.
"I realise I'm very much in the twilight in my career so I'm just enjoying every bit of it.
"The side's changed enormously over the two years that I've been gone and the speed of the game, the intensity it's played at and the hard running -- it's enormous."
