Player Watch #28: Jack Darling - has officially been traded to NM from WCE in exchange for #67 - welcome Jack

[El Capuano]

I was feeling generally positive about this. As many have said, we've got very little to lose, and any upgrade on Pink/CCJ has to be a good thing, while our new draftee (hopefully) takes time to develop.

Then I had a quick look at Jack Darling's draft year to double check when he was selected. Seeing names like Ben Jacobs, Shaun Atley and Kieran Harper didn't make me feel any better

Tbf his body has held up better than all of them, but I'm not really sure how to feel about it either. Hopefully his experience helps the forward structure

 

[DesertRoo]

I for one welcome Jack Darling to North Melbourne if only for the fact that he might actually be the most divisive player on our list and that might spell some respite for Will Phillips.

The hate reminds me of picking up Teakle in the msd.
It’s like people are thinking we’re on trading sheezle for him.

 

[The Nostradamus]

The same Waite naysayers and campaigners are recycling their whining complaints.

Welcome aboard Jack, the team will be better for having a Jack back in it.

but but but we might be able to get the next best ready to go immediately superstar at pick 58

 

[DocSholl]

but but but we might be able to get the next best ready to go immediately superstar at pick 58

We got our current AA spearhead at pick 73

 

[The Nostradamus]

We got our current AA spearhead at pick 73

good point lets stockpile picks late :/

 

[DocSholl]

good point lets stockpile picks late :/

Sure thing straw man

 

[hilly]

The same Waite naysayers and campaigners are recycling their whining complaints.

Welcome aboard Jack, the team will be better for having a Jack back in it.

They are different people. It isn't relevant.

 

[GoRoos2023]

The hate reminds me of picking up Teakle in the msd.
It’s like people are thinking we’re on trading sheezle for him.

We gave Biggie 2 years!! Toby Pink has 2.

Hate on the Darling move is insane, by all reports he is prob getting $400k a year for 2 years from us and a trigger for a 3rd.

I imagine he will be getting $400k next year from West Coast.

Will cost us a pick we probably won’t use.

What happens if Larkey gets injured this year? We have such little KPF backup as it is we have Toby Pink and Teakle in our forward line.

Worst case we bring in a premiership player with 300 games experience who can mentor our KPF kids and help with onfield coaching.

 

[hilly]

but but but we might be able to get the next best ready to go immediately superstar at pick 58

Darling aside, we need to be taking more risks with our picks.

 

[My Left Foote]

The hate reminds me of picking up Teakle in the msd.
It’s like people are thinking we’re on trading sheezle for him.

Completely agree, I've gone from being underwhelmed to slowly coming around to it. But like I posted earlier in this thread I'm going to keep an open mind, no point cracking the shits over what we do with our last pick for a player that will be on our list for 2 years tops.

 

[DocSholl]

We gave Biggie 2 years!! Toby Pink has 2.

Hate on the Darling move is insane, by all reports he is prob getting $400k a year for 2 years from us and a trigger for a 3rd.

I imagine he will be getting $400k next year from West Coast.

Will cost us a pick we probably won’t use.

What happens if Larkey gets injured this year? We have such little KPF backup as it is we have Toby Pink and Teakle in our forward line.

Worst case we bring in a premiership player with 300 games experience who can mentor our KPF kids and help with onfield coaching.

I suspect the angst is less with Darling and more the fact that we're reduced to dumpster diving for KPPs (again) because or poor list management.

We're almost certainly in a race of one for him.

 

[scottywiper]

We gave Biggie 2 years!! Toby Pink has 2.

Hate on the Darling move is insane, by all reports he is prob getting $400k a year for 2 years from us and a trigger for a 3rd.

I imagine he will be getting $400k next year from West Coast.

Will cost us a pick we probably won’t use.

What happens if Larkey gets injured this year? We have such little KPF backup as it is we have Toby Pink and Teakle in our forward line.

Worst case we bring in a premiership player with 300 games experience who can mentor our KPF kids and help with onfield coaching.

So the solution to stupidity...is more stupidity??? I like it! lol

 

[King Corey]

They are different people. It isn't relevant.

It keeps getting cited like some kind of precedent.

I don't care too much either way about the Darling trade but Waite had lots of bounce in his game still in 2014, H&A win over us as evidence.

His issues were consistency and staying on the park. Darling by all reports is trudging around like a shadow of his former self.

 

[Footywizard]

Darling stinks

 

[Event Horizon]

It keeps getting cited like some kind of precedent.

I don't care too much either way about the Darling trade but Waite had lots of bounce in his game still in 2014, H&A win over us as evidence.

His issues were consistency and staying on the park. Darling by all reports is trudging around like a shadow of his former self.

I wouldn't say that by watching our games vs West Coast this season, especially one in Perth

 

[andana]

We got our current AA spearhead at pick 73

Jake Waterman AA pick 77

 

[Ligma]

 

[DuckYeah]

Speaks like a genuine leader FFS. He’s only in it for the extra bananas. ****ing kill me now.

 

[Devington]

I slung so much shit on him when he ducked his head in a grandfinal. He cant come here.

Honestly, probably the most respectable reason for someone to be against recruiting him so far.
Other than the fact he's cooked lol.

 

[Devington]

Nice neck fat and greasy complexion he's rocking there.

 

[DuckYeah]

Honestly, probably the most respectable reason for someone to be against recruiting him so far.
Other than the fact he's cooked lol.

Mate was one of the most embarrassing things ive seen in a final. I gave it to my eet toast mates… cant wait to see em again

 

[Kanga Glory]

Not travelling every 2nd week might help

 

[koshari]

I suspect the angst is less with Darling and more the fact that we're reduced to dumpster diving for KPPs (again) because or poor list management.

We're almost certainly in a race of one for him.

iam not convinced we will learn

 

[andana]

Maybe we are getting someone else also.
Can only hope.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Maybe we are getting someone else also.
Can only hope.

nah i reckon we draft a kpf at pick 22 (or if we split pick 2)

and use the next 12 months to see which gun kpf we can lure as we start to rise up the ladder