He plays like the Monstars version of Shawn Bradley.
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How long do we have to wait for his “little” brothers?
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Will and Max Darcy are 2026 and 2029 respectively.
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Sam will be in his prime at 26 years old when we land the next big thing in Max.
Bont 34, roaming wherever he so pleases.
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Given the Bont comparisons to Scott Pendlebury we can probably pencil him in for another 2 years after that as well!
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Officially listed at 204cm at the draft (probably a measurement from earlier in the season):
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Then listed at 205cm in his first pre-season, which was probably the first measurement the club took immediately after the draft:
The 208cm is his currently listed his height, so he's confirming it as a current accurate measurement.
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He is Wemby.
I was having a look at other forward rucks and noticed that Sam has taken as many contested marks this year as Josh Treacy and Luke Jackson combined. Pretty, pretty good.
Have you noticed that Darcy never takes a chest mark? It’s always dukes out. It’s why he is undefendable.
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Imagine the fuss if he played for Collingwood, or god help him Esseington.
Ha! If you have seen them they are all virtually identical - like a set of Russian dolls - a big one, slightly smaller one and a smaller one again... I hear that the younger one shows a bit!
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The younger, smaller ones will probably keep growing
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I recall someone ITK here saying very early that internally Darcy was quickly regarded as the most impressive draft pick we’d welcomed since Bont.
Unicorn has been thrown around too much but he really is one. Height, core strength, hands, skills, aggression.
As soon as he got over his initial foot injury he dominated the vfl and basically only suspension, injury and a horrible round 1 non-selection have kept him out since.
the wider afl has this season caught on to this. How the **** do you stop Marra, Darcy and Naughton when they (and you Cody) aren’t flying on top of each other? Who do you send to who?
Unicorn has been thrown around too much but he really is one. Height, core strength, hands, skills, aggression.
As soon as he got over his initial foot injury he dominated the vfl and basically only suspension, injury and a horrible round 1 non-selection have kept him out since.
the wider afl has this season caught on to this. How the **** do you stop Marra, Darcy and Naughton when they (and you Cody) aren’t flying on top of each other? Who do you send to who?
He’s also going to infuriate rival fans with chopping the arm frees.
The only real way to stop him even if the delivery is half okay is to arm chop and that stands out.
While defenders get away with murder on Naughon by jumper grabbing to be stop his jumping, that’s easier to disguise by defenders.
Sam doesn’t need as much momentum, so he’s much harder to stop inside 50m.
The only real way to stop him even if the delivery is half okay is to arm chop and that stands out.
While defenders get away with murder on Naughon by jumper grabbing to be stop his jumping, that’s easier to disguise by defenders.
Sam doesn’t need as much momentum, so he’s much harder to stop inside 50m.
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It's the closest thing to unstoppable in a marking contest that I've ever seen. When he marks the ball at its highest point, I can't think of a single defender in the league that would get close.
208cm + incredibly long arms + marking the ball at its highest point + strong core strength. Seriously good luck in a few years time.
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Darcy having the balance of more traditional sized forwards is a weapon (190-ish cm), as those big guys almost never have it.
The idea of a tall Mason Cox type plonking forward and doing it has always been there, but unless they have perfect delivery (on top of their head) and separation at the exact right time, their legs fall away with any sort of contact. Like a baby deer. And the other times, they don’t have the forward nous, so the big lumps just run under the ball.
Darcy doesn’t have those weaknesses.
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There was one crumb Darcy won with 12 mins to go in the last quarter that he handballed off to a Macrae goal.
The footballing action itself wasn't that notable, and would go unnoticed - there was a clear path to a bouncing ball without any physical pressure, that led to an easy handball-snap-goal.
The different is that you just don't see 200+cm players executing that all that often - while it would be expected for a six footer to execute that, if a big bloke can do it consistently, it's so valuable.
The thing that sticks out to me is how quick Darcy's mind is. He seems to have better reaction and hand-eye coordination than many other players - reacting to a ball bouncing in an odd direction, seeing pressure come and understanding that he needs to get rid of it etc.
It's not as if he's that much more agile below his knees or anything (he is a bit) than other big blokes - he still lumbers and is not that quick - he just uses his mind and reactions better.
It's great to watch.
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In the Ed Richards season review interview, there is a centre bounce where Darcy just plucks it, and creates space, then handballs to Richards to run through the space and kick it forward.
(Tbh I was hoping the bounce to this thread was to announce a 10-year contract extension. Oh well, maybe soon...
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What I love about Darcy is that he has a footballer's brain. He thinks quickly on the field, and has general spacial awareness and decision making - just the little things like knowing where a teammate is going to run to, instinctively tapping the ball on to the right direction, etcIn the Ed Richards season review interview, there is a centre bounce where Darcy just plucks it, and creates space, then handballs to Richards to run through the space and kick it forward.
(Tbh I was hoping the bounce to this thread was to announce a 10-year contract extension. Oh well, maybe soon...
Often when you get 2+m tall blokes, they have weaknesses that you have to live with simply because height is a bell curve and there's so few 2+m tall men in our society. English is soft, Tom Boyd has small hands, Levi Casboult can't kick for goal etc. etc. for many of them, while they are athletic, and can jump and reach higher than their opponent, they simply don't have the naturally developed quick brain to be good at sports.
Darcy not only has a quick footy brain for a tall player, he even has a quick footy brain for any player.
