I'm not sure how i feel about the Darling axing tbh, despite how deserving/satisfying it might be.
Was hoping we'd get him to 300 this year and then cut him loose, despite his contract for 2025. That to me makes more sense.
Unfortunately with the axing i'm inclined to think he's going to be sticking around to hit his milestone next year instead now, which to me is the greater of the 2 evils.
Be funny being a WAFL player this weekend for West Perth (Darlings OG club) and lining up on the almost 300 AFL gamer who is 2nd for all time goals in West Coast history. Biiiiig job for household names Riley Sprigg and Tyson Multin boiz.
I was slightly torn for the same reasons.
Sure, if he played the year out his 300th would be in Geelong but if we then paid him out it's clear air for the other kpf.
Could be do a Kornes next year and pull the pin before the mid season draft instead?