Darcy Tucker to train with the dogs

[Wizard17]

http://m.afl.com.au/news/2014-12-01/2015s-class-on-show-now-at-your-club

Darcy Tucker is going to train at the Western Bulldogs at the end of this week.

 

[Pannalstaroz]

Who's he?

 

[Wizard17]

Who's he?

Mid sized defender looks like he is going to be a very high selection next year. I think if I'm not mistaken he was All Australian this year as an underager. Think he is around 183cm.

http://m.afl.com.au/news/2014-07-04/under18-all-australian-team

Yeah he was AA

 

[Pannalstaroz]

Mid sized defender looks like he is going to be a very high selection next year. I think if I'm not mistaken he was All Australian this year as an underager. Think he is around 183cm.

http://m.afl.com.au/news/2014-07-04/under18-all-australian-team

Yeah he was AA

Ok great. I know that means he's probably better than what we've got but do we need another rebounding 6' defender? Hmmm interesting. Who'd be a recruiter?

 

[TempleKelvington]

They just billet them out to the clubs for experience. It does not give us any more hold on them than any other club. But you do get an insight into the kid.

 

[Wizard17]

Ok great. I know that means he's probably better than what we've got but do we need another rebounding 6' defender? Hmmm interesting. Who'd be a recruiter?

I agree with your sentiment think that we would not even be in the range to get him next year (top 2 by the look of things) talls are thin at the top next year though by the look of things

 

[TBOW]

They just billet them out to the clubs for experience. It does not give us any more hold on them than any other club. But you do get an insight into the kid.

A lot of these kids do seem to drop at the clubs they train at. If anything it gives the club a good insight into their work ethic, commitment etc. It's one of the reasons why we loved Stringer so much.

-which I just realised you kind of said anyway...

 

[JAMES_B_101]

It's pleasing that we have one of the top end prospects training with us, I'm sure we wouldn't hesitate in calling out his name at our pick... at this stage. If we have the sort of season we are hoping to though we may not be able to. Tucker's a Jet, I'm sure he'd be a mid/hbf type but mostly mid. Can't ever have enough of them.

 

[stmookeyj]

It's part of the academy program run by the AFL, famously Trent Cotchin was allocated to Richmond. It's definitely not an indication on who we'll be picking, bit early for that at this stage.

 

[VitalDread]

I remember when we had Stringer at the club, now hes a tank

 

[Werewolf]

I remember when we had Stringer at the club, now hes a tank

I remember when Liam Duggan trained with us, now he's at West Coke

 

[go you pups]

They just billet them out to the clubs for experience. It does not give us any more hold on them than any other club. But you do get an insight into the kid.

Exactly, Dallas Willsmore trained with us 2 years ago, we passed on him the next year and Hawthorn rookied him.

 

[Dav1d]

I agree with your sentiment think that we would not even be in the range to get him next year (top 2 by the look of things) talls are thin at the top next year though by the look of things

I am already gunning for that Winterfang, or however you spell his name

 

[GreatSouthWest]

I think we had Duom Dawam (sic) last year.

 

[TheHoneyBadger]

I remember when Liam Duggan trained with us, now he's at West Coke

We'll get him back.