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Jack darling 300th
Hope they give us eagles round 2 for it
Hope they give us eagles round 2 for it
Tbf, I am on the 'get Darling' train lol
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As I've posted elsewhere
Darling has kicked more goals in his career than Larkey, Zurhaar, Curtis and Duursma combined. Even if he's done, I reckon he'll make those guys better.
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I always respect your view, and for that matter others who are doubtful about this recruitment, but I'm more supportive, for the following reasons:
* the 'never been a leader' argument doesn't quite compute for mine. Whether he's had leadership "roles" is one thing, but Darling has averaged more than 20 games a season for more than a decade - that is extraordinary durability, and nobody does it in the AFL without being absolutely elite in terms of training standards, post-match rehab and game preparation, esp. based in Perth with long haul flights every second week
* while he's probably on a promise about a post-playing role, he's uprooting a young family and bringing them the other side of country, and I don't think anybody does that without being fully invested in the project they're embarking on
* he might be 33 next year, but his I50 tackle count this season was better than anyone at North bar Paul Curtis, and that speaks to me of someone who can still cover the ground
* somebody else posted that Marvel might suit him, and I think that's a reasonable theory
Anyways, we'll all find out soon enough
AFL tables has him at 532 goals? Whered the other 70 come from?
Larkey averages 2 goals a game, he duckling averages 1.79?
Strange hill mate. He aint gonna do anything for us.
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Boomer's kicked more than them all combined too, I'd rather bring him back
Good chance nearly all who have played close to 300 games might have a similar highlight or two like this during their career.
To be fair, when was Toby Pink's?
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Wager dollars to donuts this is exactly why we are getting him.
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All fair reasons. Intangible benefits are difficult to quantify. Wait and see.
pink is a depth player only. What is this fascination with replacing pink? i havent got pink in my best 25?
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Let me tell you something horizontal event, they are separate entities. Any concerns related to Jack Darling for 2025 should be based on Jack Darling in 2024.
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Our only hope is if he does a mark Powell and doesn’t turn up.
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* the 'never been a leader' argument doesn't quite compute for mine. Whether he's had leadership "roles" is one thing, but Darling has averaged more than 20 games a season for more than a decade - that is extraordinary durability, and nobody does it in the AFL without being absolutely elite in terms of training standards, post-match rehab and game preparation, esp. based in Perth with long haul flights every second week
AHEM - Luke McDonald, every club has a player that should have been let go but somehow keeps on going around.
* while he's probably on a promise about a post-playing role, he's uprooting a young family and bringing them the other side of country, and I don't think anybody does that without being fully invested in the project they're embarking on
Its for a million dollars? At the pointy end of the career, a million+ is worth uprooting the family.
* he might be 33 next year, but his I50 tackle count this season was better than anyone at North bar Paul Curtis, and that speaks to me of someone who can still cover the ground
Thats because he took ruck contests inside 50 and ours were split between 5 other players. False equivalence
* somebody else posted that Marvel might suit him, and I think that's a reasonable theory
Meh. We are gluttons for punishment
* the 'never been a leader' argument doesn't quite compute for mine. Whether he's had leadership "roles" is one thing, but Darling has averaged more than 20 games a season for more than a decade - that is extraordinary durability, and nobody does it in the AFL without being absolutely elite in terms of training standards, post-match rehab and game preparation, esp. based in Perth with long haul flights every second week
AHEM - Luke McDonald, every club has a player that should have been let go but somehow keeps on going around.
* while he's probably on a promise about a post-playing role, he's uprooting a young family and bringing them the other side of country, and I don't think anybody does that without being fully invested in the project they're embarking on
Its for a million dollars? At the pointy end of the career, a million+ is worth uprooting the family.
* he might be 33 next year, but his I50 tackle count this season was better than anyone at North bar Paul Curtis, and that speaks to me of someone who can still cover the ground
Thats because he took ruck contests inside 50 and ours were split between 5 other players. False equivalence
* somebody else posted that Marvel might suit him, and I think that's a reasonable theory
Meh. We are gluttons for punishment
He predicted that you were going to post that.
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Can’t wait till Jy , LDU and Souva are around 30 and still need senior players brought in to support them.
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You have answered your own question in the same post.
Might teach them something about leading patterns
As long as he’s fit he takes a defender away from Larkey
No brainer for me, come on down Darling
He spoiled the mark McDonald was taking, that lead to their game winning goal in our last game with them. While he is not at his peak, he has been playing a role allowing Waterman and Allan to be the main targets. The fact that we need to get senior players in to set standards is diabolical. It does not speak well of our current senior leaders or to be frank those who have finished up in the last 3 years (I will give Cunners a pass for obvious reasons). Its an absolute joke that standards became so bad
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Does he still do that karate flip to get off the deck? I hope so.
No because I would be playing Tess over Darling. Darling and tess in and out of the twos? Wow what a recruit. FFS.
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