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

[The Nostradamus]

all australian, premiership KPF and soon to be 300 gamer for peanuts, good business

jumper number 1 i reckon for him

 

[element]

Grats on landing JD.

Always a solid contributor who slipped under the radar with Josh Kennedy in the side.

Despite his flaws, it's a good bit of recruiting from you guys, getting a tonne of experience and a forwardline workhorse without having to cough up any significant picks. Best of luck.

 

[shinboner magic]

Oh it really did happen

 

[gokangas]

Herald Sun's reporting.

Trade grade: Eagles move off ageing Darling

Josh Barnes
TRADE: West Coast trades Jack Darling

27

Jack Darling

Age

32

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

to North Melbourne for pick 67
WEST COAST: B-
The Eagles didn’t get much back but won’t have to pay for Darling to run around in the forwardline next year. That is a win in itself for a player that appeared to be fading badly in the last 18 months.
NORTH MELBOURNE: C+
The Roos have the cap room to fit Darling in on a smoothed-out two year deal and gave up virtually nothing for him.
Whether he is really of use next to Nick Larkey

20

Nick Larkey

Age

26

Ht

198cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.5

2star

K

4.6

2star

HB

3.9

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

1.5

3star

G

1.4

5star

D

7.0

1star

K

4.0

1star

HB

3.0

2star

M

2.0

2star

T

1.0

2star

G

1.0

4star

D

8.8

3star

K

4.2

2star

HB

4.6

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.4

4star

G

0.8

4star

is another question. I suppose he is better value than Brynn Teakle and Toby Pink.

 

[toepoker]

Lol the Hun are rating trades from both ends now are they? Just when you thought it couldn’t get any more pointless

 

[Better Loosen Up]

Yay. Wooooo.

 

[Mute Point]

He's one of us now. Get behind him.
Pick 67, a throw at the dartboard.
If nothing else will offer leadership & improvement in standards across the team.

 

[giantroo]

 

[Waynesworld]

 

[giantroo]

 

[King Corey]

He was contracted yeh?

This is a gutsy move on his part. He would've been ok financially anyway but to be willing as a family to go to Victoria to take on a new challenge is impressive.

Welcome Darling Jack.

 

[LB2Snake]

He was contracted yeh?

This is a gutsy move on his part. He would've been ok financially anyway but to be willing as a family to go to Victoria to take on a new challenge is impressive.

Welcome Darling Jack.

Agree with this.....think he's gunna surprise a few

 

[KangaRooster]

He was contracted yeh?

This is a gutsy move on his part. He would've been ok financially anyway but to be willing as a family to go to Victoria to take on a new challenge is impressive.

Welcome Darling Jack.

Reckon he's got something to prove mate, has been playing a sacrificial role for a couple of years now - whether that continues or he also manages to get some of his own for us, well that's the fun part.

I can also hear him clunking Larkey and Zurhaar's heads together for cutting each other off and not laying blocks from here.

 

[MKMatty]

Don’t mean to intrude but congrats on the pickup.

He’s played a different role for us in the past few seasons but I believe he’s still quite a damaging forward. His wealth of knowledge for your younger guys will be invaluable.

Looking forward to seeing him extend his career elsewhere and wish him all the best.

 

[Horace]

Lol the Hun are rating trades from both ends now are they? Just when you thought it couldn’t get any more pointless

So some people still read that rubbish paper? Just hope they are not paying good money to look at it.

 

[andana]

Reckon he's got something to prove

Didn't like how he was dropped to wafl last year. Made it look like he was to blame for teams fails

 

[shintemaster]

Good pickup. We were running with a UFA ex rookie listed SANFL player and a MSD draft pick mid year regularly this year. Not as backups or depth, but actual best 23 players because we didn't have any on field structure with basically one injury to CCJ who has hardly fired a shot in the AFL to start with.

This is good business and if there was another KPP available in a similar category I'd wheel out the cash. Hope Darling has a point to prove and plays a few blinders for us.

 

[the big lebowski]

Don’t worry Jack.

I’ve taken names.

And meal preparation status.

I have the receipts.

 

[Psicosis]

Having come to terms with this, it's quite pleasing that we will have Darling as a second tall rather then Pink next year.

Jarrad Waite

Jarrad Waite

Age

41

Ht

194cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.3

4star

K

9.8

4star

HB

4.5

3star

M

5.8

5star

T

2.7

4star

G

1.5

5star

No current season stats available

D

9.4

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.2

4star

G

0.6

3star

2.0?

 

[Tyberious Funk]

IMHO, this is a good pickup for you guys.

Given his age profile, at West Coast he's behind Waterman, Allen and (arguably) Jack Williams. Waterman's spoken pretty publicly about how Jack basically gave up his own game to help him. I think he'll be a great foil for Larkey.

Pick 67 is basically a packet of chips. If you get 30+ goals out of him... it's a steal. And if he's a flop... you've lost nothing. At the very least, he's an experienced head that will help some of the young guys.

 

[Better Loosen Up]

Herald Sun's reporting.

Trade grade: Eagles move off ageing Darling
Josh Barnes
TRADE: West Coast trades Jack Darling to North Melbourne for pick 67
WEST COAST: B-
The Eagles didn’t get much back but won’t have to pay for Darling to run around in the forwardline next year. That is a win in itself for a player that appeared to be fading badly in the last 18 months.
NORTH MELBOURNE: C+
The Roos have the cap room to fit Darling in on a smoothed-out two year deal and gave up virtually nothing for him.
Whether he is really of use next to Nick Larkey is another question. I suppose he is better value than Brynn Teakle and Toby Pink.

To be honest, that's pretty much how i'd rate it except for the Teakle bit.

 

[hilly]

Having come to terms with this, it's quite pleasing that we will have Darling as a second tall rather then Pink next year.

Jarrad Waite

Jarrad Waite

Age

41

Ht

194cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.3

4star

K

9.8

4star

HB

4.5

3star

M

5.8

5star

T

2.7

4star

G

1.5

5star

No current season stats available

D

9.4

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.2

4star

G

0.6

3star

2.0?

He has the same number of syllables in his name as Wayne Carey and Leigh Matthews so it's looking good.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Look at the wins and losses though. Forwards starve when the team is getting flogged, it's not a reliable 1:1 indicator of his own decline.

That’s true.

However he kicked less that Curtis or Zurhaar did this year and we we’re undoubtedly a worse side.

 

[DocSholl]

Kangalotto but it's vaccinations

 

[Merlin007]

To be honest, that's pretty much how i'd rate it except for the Teakle bit.

I would think if we played Larkey, Teakle and Pink in our "purple patch" last season (yes, I know everything's relative) then it would be Darling for Pink