Toast Jack Darling 300 Games

[Bleedblueandgold]

Thata north going the effort asking our players to do a piece

 

[Tugga27]

Go well JD.

Jack Darling brings up 300 AFL games at North Melbourne​

https://archive.ph/OgwG6#selection-765.0-765.55

 

[WCE_phil]

A bloody good career for an undersize key forward with an even shorter reach than his overall height suggests. Strong as an ox, still holds a champion data record and for a short period of time was the best player in the game.

Hold no grudges against him for extending his career by a couple of years on bigger money.

 

[Dark Eagle 9]

If only he didnt drop that mark in the 2015 GF...... (still love him lol)

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

A bloody good career for an undersize key forward with an even shorter reach than his overall height suggests. Strong as an ox, still holds a champion data record and for a short period of time was the best player in the game.

Hold no grudges against him for extending his career by a couple of years on bigger money.

Just hope he returns to the club as a fully fledged Eagles supporter with some fondness for Norf when his career is over, with his kids as future father-son/daughter prospects.

 

[DanWCE]

Jack out the back for a snag in his 300th

 

[amazingjoshy]

North gonna get the W for him by the looks

Good on them

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Gaffy chairing JD off.


Also presented his jumper pre-game.

 

[DorothyG]

Good on JD and nice touch from North. Footy at its best

 

[MWPP]

My long-time favourite player

As soon as our match finished I watched their game live and was cheering for the win as wholeheartedly as I would for our boys

Those goals were special

I loved the material on social media too

 

[Keys]

Good on JD and nice touch from North. Footy at its best

Credit where it’s due, North did a pretty good job of acknowledging his 300th game whilst understanding it was only his second game for them

I also think we cooperated a fair bit as well without making it about us

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Crazy to think if Simmo wasn't replaced by Schoey last year, JD would have farewelled the Eagles after 300 games since Simmo would never have dropped him.
Would've been nice if he had played his 300th in blue & gold.
I guess tbf he might've been dropped more often under another coach.

 

[flamingEMBERS]

Gaffy chairing JD off.


Also presented his jumper pre-game.

The irony of gaff speaking in the kangas rooms was not lost on me

 

[DanWCE]

The irony of gaff speaking in the kangas rooms was not lost on me

Norf finally got their man! And JD.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

We should send all our players to other clubs for their milestone games so they get a win.

 

[the big lebowski]

Didn’t quite realise what a great team man he was. Knew he was a very good player but the pre draft rumours, the Covid stuff etc all incorrectly skewed my views on him.

I was keen to get him in the 2023 trade period, but didn’t quite appreciate what he’d bring to a forward line begging for a genuine second key tall.

 

[flamingEMBERS]

Didn’t quite realise what a great team man he was. Knew he was a very good player but the pre draft rumours, the Covid stuff etc all incorrectly skewed my views on him.

I was keen to get him in the 2023 trade period, but didn’t quite appreciate what he’d bring to a forward line begging for a genuine second key tall.

Think the pre draft rumours were exactly that

When it’s come to football, he’s always been the ultimate pro

 

[Scotland]

Crazy to think if Simmo wasn't replaced by Schoey last year, JD would have farewelled the Eagles after 300 games since Simmo would never have dropped him.
Would've been nice if he had played his 300th in blue & gold.
I guess tbf he might've been dropped more often under another coach.

If he was still on the list he would have played game 299 vs Brisbane.

Trade was the right move for all parties given the relative areas of strength for each club. If a near 300 game player has the opportunity to extend his career by a year or two and play regular footy you shouldn't hold him just to be a back up.

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

If he was still on the list he would have played game 299 vs Brisbane.

Trade was the right move for all parties given the relative areas of strength for each club. If a near 300 game player has the opportunity to extend his career by a year or two and play regular footy you shouldn't hold him just to be a back up.

He was dropped by Schoey for 2 games last year. If Simmo was this still coach, it wouldn't have happened.
He left the club on 298 games, had he not been dropped for those 2 games, he would have played his 300th last season.

 

[Scotland]

He was dropped by Schoey for 2 games last year. If Simmo was this still coach, it wouldn't have happened.
He left the club on 298 games, had he not been dropped for those 3 games, he would have played his 300th last season.

Yes I am aware. If Simpson was still coach we would've picked Allen, Waterman, Darling, Jack Williams, Archer Reid, Josh Kennedy and Peter Sumich in Rd 1.

 

[WA footy mad]

Well done Jack now lets close the Jack darling forum he is no longer with our club

 

[bzparkes]

Yes I am aware. If Simpson was still coach we would've picked Allen, Waterman, Darling, Jack Williams, Archer Reid, Josh Kennedy and Peter Sumich in Rd 1.

Wilson and Cummings stiff to miss out, IMO.

 

[ziad]

The irony of gaff speaking in the kangas rooms was not lost on me

If only they were playing the Dlockers

 

[Black Diamond]

Awkward for North to honour a guy that played 298/300 games for another club.

It was a good rehearsal for when we honour Luke Parker in a few rounds.

But seriously, I am quite certain I was the first to call for us to recruit Darling mid-2024. Good acquisition and always liked him.

 

[the big lebowski]

Didn’t quite realise what a great team man he was. Knew he was a very good player but the pre draft rumours, the Covid stuff etc all incorrectly skewed my views on him.

I was keen to get him in the 2023 trade period, but didn’t quite appreciate what he’d bring to a forward line begging for a genuine second key tall.

Never thought I’d love Jack Darling.

But here we are.