Training Preseason chat 2022

[javaguice]

He is starting to thin around the edges. My bet is that this is actually to do with him getting roots in his hair.

A lot of sites are saying baldness is a medical condition. It's starting to make sense

 

[WCE_phil]

Dead ******* simple. JK at FF, Snake and Allen play dual CHF roles. Ryan up forward with Cripps and Rioli rotating between being forward and further up the ground.

If darling wants to retire on this then there will be no payout against our soft cap or salary cap.

 

[Dark Sharks]

Anyone suggesting 40-50 goal a year (minimum), clubs leading contested mark and AA forward Jack Darling

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Jack Darling

Age

31

Ht

191cm

Wt

95kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.1

3star

K

7.9

3star

HB

4.2

3star

M

5.0

5star

T

3.0

5star

G

1.9

5star

D

8.0

2star

K

4.3

2star

HB

3.7

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.4

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

14.6

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

7.0

5star

M

6.0

5star

T

4.0

5star

G

1.4

5star

won't be a loss is kidding themselves.

 

[THE A5]

Move Oscar to CHF and use Bailey like they used Oscar over the last two season but with more ruck minutes. Could even have the luxury of have Naita rest forward at times

 

[WCE_phil]

Anyone suggesting 40-50 goal a year (minimum), clubs leading contested mark and AA forward Jack Darling won't be a loss is kidding themselves.

I'd suggest he won't be a loss if JK is fit and plays the whole season when you balance Darling not playing with who we have coming into the forward line and the development of younger players.

 

[Godfather32]

Anyone suggesting 40-50 goal a year (minimum), clubs leading contested mark and AA forward Jack Darling won't be a loss is kidding themselves.

He'll be a loss but him not playing does give us a chance to fix our forward structure.
He was going to play midfield anyway though

 

[javaguice]

Darling was giving me the shits second half of last year. C ya mate. Blokes a premadonna and needs to

Grow some balls
Tell the Mrs the reason she is known is because he's a football player
Man up
Get a jab

 

[javaguice]

I'm not convinced TK will get a 2nd

His Mrs wears the pants in that relationship as well

 

[Chris_6678]

I'm not convinced TK will get a 2nd

His Mrs wears the pants in that relationship as well

She also likes his big pay packet for their big house. So doubt he wont be fine living on 25%…

Darling would have made serious coin over the last decade.

 

[Eastcoasteagle]

I'm not convinced TK will get a 2nd

His Mrs wears the pants in that relationship as well

That's what makes me think he will, his pay is keeping her purse full...

 

[Dark Sharks]

Amazing how quickly Darling can go from Lynchpin of our forward line, 3rd all time club goal kicker, premiership player and potential club record holder...

To an expendable crab.

All due to a private decision on his health which isn't anyone's concern other than his and his families. Fans turn on their own very quickly it seems.

 

[WestCoast05]

Do we really need to be that feral and talk about the players wives like this.

I don't care what anyone fires back at me. No need for us to show this level of disrespectful bogan-ness toward their families, especially over a personal health decision.

Grow some balls
Tell the Mrs the reason she is known is because he's a football player
Man up
Get a jab

That's what makes me think he will, his pay is keeping her purse full...

She also likes his big pay packet for their big house. So doubt he wont be fine living on 25%…

 

[squashface]

Amazing how quickly Darling can go from Lynchpin of our forward line, 3rd all time club goal kicker, premiership player and potential club record holder...

To an expendable crab.

All due to a private decision on his health which isn't anyone's concern other than his and his families. Fans turn on their own very quickly it seems.

It is other people’s concern when he puts them at risk for not getting vaccinated, particularly the immunocompromised.

But I’m not destroying another thread with covid talk, it’s incredibly exhausting seeing so many threads polluted by it.

 

[BeornJ]

If i ever get bad press for doing dumb sh*t, my wife won't be the reason why. I'm more rhan capable of making dumb decisions myself.

Very poor form of many people insulting player's partners.

Tim Kelly

11

Tim Kelly

Age

29

Ht

184cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.6

5star

K

13.5

5star

HB

10.1

5star

M

3.4

3star

T

4.0

5star

CL

4.9

5star

D

19.9

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

7.6

4star

M

3.1

3star

T

4.7

5star

CL

3.6

4star

D

21.6

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

11.2

5star

M

2.8

3star

T

3.8

5star

CL

3.8

5star

's wife in particular maybe is concerned about providing the best medical and overall care to their children, two of which are Autistic.

But sure lets drag her name through the mud because..... reasons?

 

[bzparkes]

If my wife was anti-vax and didn't want me to get the jab I'd call her out on it.

Just sayin'.

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

With Luke Strnadica injured surely we find another WAFL ruckman to train with us in case he doesn't get up to audition for an SPP spot.
Would be a bit of a worry entering the season with only 3 ruckmen plus a part timer in Harry Edwards who may be needed in the backline depending on injuries.

 

[Astro7]

Amazing how quickly Darling can go from Lynchpin of our forward line, 3rd all time club goal kicker, premiership player and potential club record holder...

To an expendable crab.

All due to a private decision on his health which isn't anyone's concern other than his and his families. Fans turn on their own very quickly it seems.

Not turning on him here, not doing personal stuff, but if he is moving on, then so do we of course, and we have younger talent available. Jack's been an absolute champion for the club, but if gone, then I'll find it refreshing to watch a change in the forward line, which certainly stagnated last season...

 

[Rowan18]

With Luke Strnadica injured surely we find another WAFL ruckman to train with us in case he doesn't get up to audition for an SPP spot.
Would be a bit of a worry entering the season with only 3 ruckmen plus a part timer in Harry Edwards who may be needed in the backline depending on injuries.

I missed this. What happened to him?

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

I missed this. What happened to him?

Foot fault: Eagles rookie hopeful injured

West Coast rookie hopeful Luke Strnadica will be sidelined for at least the next fortnight after sustaining a foot injury at training.

thewest.com.au

Surprisingly not behind a paywall.

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Along with losing Darling, tbh I'm also a bit worried about TK having another quiet year with him allegedly having no choice but to be vaccinated against his will (according to his partner).
Hopefully he can put it aside during the season and focus on his football.

 

[dinnaz]

No Darling = the goals will be shared around the rest of the fwd line. If he doesnt play the whole season its probably allowing Oscar to thrive with more ball

 

[mattyc75]

Bit odd that ppl are calling for darling to retire . This will be kennedys last year....


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[Free Agent]

Because she is apparently loud on social media as an anti vaxxer and obv has Darlings balls in a tight grip.

So you saying all this time we set up the wrong tent all those years back when he got drafted.
Someone needs to be held accountable for poor tent management if thats the case.

I want answers and heads should roll.

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[ziad]

Bit odd that ppl are calling for darling to retire . This will be kennedys last year....


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well Covid is in for the long haul (years) darling has chosen not to play so why pay him. he is a distraction and poor mentor

 

[Fatty rules]

Cricketers do it all year every year. They relocate to different countries for months and its just normal.

They know what is required and they have made the decision to live away from home and family for extended periods to ply their trade.

Footballers normally don't do anywhere near that amount of travel away from home for extended periods. They just don't.

Well that looks like its about to change for Freo and the Eagles thanks to Mr McGowan not getting the WA health system properly prepared or the population vaccinated.

1st world problem I will admit.

Vaccine supply is not McGowan's fault. It's the idiot Morrison who was to stupid and lazy to get vaccine supply right, just like RATs. Where I live, you can get booster jab on demand, and grab handfuls of RATs for cheap at the supermarket (although they should be free if we're going to control the pandemic).