Player Watch Darcy Fogarty - Re-Signed to End of 2031

[Anzacpaul]

Which players on our list do we think other teams actually want?

Anyone think that Fogarty would not be on EVERY teams list?

Think he'd be sliding rather quickly.

I know he's super young still, but 2021 will be his 4th year on our list.

Would want to see some definite improvement next year.

 

[Coopers]

Not sure if you guys have noticed how utterly terrible we have been for the last few years.

Peak Modra would struggle in our forward line, given the lack of ball that goes there.

 

[LC40]

Not sure if you guys have noticed how utterly terrible we have been for the last few years.

Peak Modra would struggle in our forward line, given the lack of ball that goes there.

Not true, put the ball up high and in his vicinity and Modra would have sat on someones head and taken the mark anyway.
Godra!!!!

 

[Godallblighty]

Up to Fog to get himself fit and prove himself.

He has to take some personal responsibility, yes. But it's also up to the club to make the most of him as a promising asset. Some youngsters need more guidance than others.

 

[Coopers]

Not true, put the ball up high and in his vicinity and Modra would have sat on someones head and taken the mark anyway.
Godra!!!!

Bigfooty would be all like "All he does is mark the ball twice a game". Needs more effort. Needs the penny to drop this offseason.

 

[triggyscrewedus]

The bloke by AFL standard is fat simple as that.
Get fit kid, and do it now.

 

[The Sloane Ranger]

Fog looking fit

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[BunjiMac]

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This is exactly what we want to see.

Excited

 

[The Sloane Ranger]

This is exactly what we want to see.

Excited

Doing a ton of off-season work with Tex

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[Southerntakeover]

High potential forward struggles for impact often in the worst performing team in living memory with no forward line coach and the worst delivery known to the game, less than 12 months after a number of impacting performances at AFL level, despite being about 30 games behind the experience that he should have at this point in his career due to inept selection.

Bigfooty board: never shown anything, no good.

 

[Southerntakeover]

He has to take some personal responsibility, yes. But it's also up to the club to make the most of him as a promising asset. Some youngsters need more guidance than others.

Why bother typing responses to banjo music?

 

[MrBarry]

High potential forward struggles for impact often in the worst performing team in living memory with no forward line coach and the worst delivery known to the game, less than 12 months after a number of impacting performances at AFL level, despite being about 30 games behind the experience that he should have at this point in his career due to inept selection.

Bigfooty board: never shown anything, no good.

That's the key point for me and why I am not judging him to harshly, he's been in and out of the side like a yoyo and it does nothing for development.

 

[Thetrader15]

This is exactly what we want to see.

Excited

Would have liked to see time he had for his 2km time trial!

 

[Crow Envy]

Big Fog fan but there is a reason he is putting in the hard yards now, he obviously wasn't in the best shape.

Now with a decent forward line coach, the only thing missing is opportunities and whilst I love Tex, Fog has to be given priority, even if it means Tex plays SANFL.

Actually there is one more thing missing, some decent delivery. Hopefully we draft to address that plus keep persisting with Milera in the middle or wing, we need decent delivery to our forwards. Poor Tex whilst he is past it now, the delivery to him has been deplorable, how he keeps his cool is testament to him.

 

[Peter Doherty]

The plan has always been for Fog to be able to play through the midfield. 2021 looks to be the year.

 

[JennyTalia]

That's the key point for me and why I am not judging him to harshly, he's been in and out of the side like a yoyo and it does nothing for development.

2020 was a disappointing year for him. Reckon the covid interruption and shoulder injury affected him a lot. I'm still confident he will be a good player but he wouldn't want to waste another year.

Obviously all depends on his preseason. Bit of luck with injury and some fast ball movement wouldn't hurt though.

 

[Scorpus]

High potential forward struggles for impact often in the worst performing team in living memory with no forward line coach and the worst delivery known to the game, less than 12 months after a number of impacting performances at AFL level, despite being about 30 games behind the experience that he should have at this point in his career due to inept selection.

Bigfooty board: never shown anything, no good.

In one game last year we had Frampton, Himmelberg and Fogarty as our tall forwards. Coached by Ben Hart

Ben Hart

Age

50

Ht

190cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.0

4star

K

10.2

4star

HB

3.8

3star

M

3.8

4star

T

1.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

14.0

4star

K

9.6

4star

HB

4.4

4star

M

2.2

3star

T

0.8

3star

.

And some people wondered why Fogarty struggled

 

[Mr_Moogle]

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If they wanted us to get excited about Fog, they should show him dropping a few kilos and covering the ground better. His upper body strength is not what's holding him back as a footballer. We already know he's built like a brick shithouse.

 

[The Sloane Ranger]

If they wanted us to get excited about Fog, they should show him dropping a few kilos and covering the ground better. His upper body strength is not what's holding him back as a footballer. We already know he's built like a brick shithouse.

Looks like he has dropped his puppy fat

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[baldandbroke]

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So when I get called a bit fat - this is what they mean?

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Looks like he has dropped his puppy fat

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I can't tell tbh. Would need a side by side photo. We aren't going to be able to tell if his mobility has improved from photos anyway.

 

[Stiffy_18]

The plan has always been for Fog to be able to play through the midfield. 2021 looks to be the year.

Not sure if 2021 is the year for that but long term plan has certainly been to playing him through the midfield. He has the potential to be an absolute force in there but a lot of that depends on his tank.

 

[John Who]

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Always good to see a 6-pack abdomen on a player during the offseason! Though how much muscles on the outside doesn’t always correlate with how fit he is on the inside. Still, at least some positive signs!

 

[John Who]

The plan has always been for Fog to be able to play through the midfield. 2021 looks to be the year.

He has been tried in the midfield even in his earlier years, in small patches. I think it will be more of the same with forward roles and patches in the midfield. Frankly, I don’t care where he plays as long as he has the tank to involve himself around the ball more, with more game opportunities. With his size and skills, he really does remind me of a young Roo.

 

[Mong]

High potential forward struggles for impact often in the worst performing team in living memory with no forward line coach and the worst delivery known to the game, less than 12 months after a number of impacting performances at AFL level, despite being about 30 games behind the experience that he should have at this point in his career due to inept selection.

Bigfooty board: never shown anything, no good.

Yet Himmelberg and McAdam performed well. Fogarty doesn't need, nor does he probably want, people making excuses. It's on him, and I'm confident he will turn it around.