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Darcy Tucker

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Last year he was touted as a potential number 1 draft pick. Fell away a bit this year but if the talls are taken before pick 7 id happily jump at the opportunity on this kid. Hard as nails Half back / midfielder who had a 15.3 beep test and provides run and carry off a half back with his neat disposal. Id probably compare him to Christian Salem. Will eventually turn into a midfielder and i know Roos has a big emphasis on players who can be versitile and play in multiple positions. Captained North Ballarat rebels in the under 18s game and also Australia in the VFL game so he has huge leadership credentials.

Also something i found very interesting was i just read the AFL going places that Callum Twomey does and it stated that in the article it talks about him coming out of the meeting getting a fair wack from his with alot of recruiters for his performance as a captain in the VFL game was ordinary. So feeling down and dejected Jason Taylor could see he was upset and pulled him aside and gave him some words of encouragement and to keep his head up and focus on next week. Thought it was very good of Taylor and shows the qaulity in the bloke we have.

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    If we decide to go tall at Pick 3 rather then Parish, then I'd be very happy to see us take Tucker at 7.

    Don't get me wrong i'm a big fan of Oliver at 7 also, but Tucker's probably a little more versatile.

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    He was never touted as a likely pick 1. Top 10 sure but never top pick.

    He was touted last year along with Parish to go high in this years draft. The reason why he has dropped is because he didn't have a good champions like he did last year according to the draft experts.

    But Tucker definitely was talked about a top pick last year.

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    Tucker is...

    Tough . He is not a receiver.

    Fast. As quick as any in the under 18s.

    Skilled. Can kick 50 metres plus easily and hit a target.

    (Weitering Schache Parish Francis Curnow and Weideman are top 6).

    Option for pick 7. Better than Balic, Mathieson and Oliver.

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    My first impression is he is of a similar player to Rory Sloane. In his draft I was hoping the Dees would have taken him with our pick in the 20's before he slid all the way Adelaide at pick 40 something.

    I can't see us taking him with Pick 7 and he definitely won't get to our third pick.

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    Too inconsistent shows lack of work ethic, got to judge on past top kids that did not make it no good pass.

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    They all sound like superstars this time of year.

    Exachery Ron very rosey colours this time of year and not just at Flemington.

    Highlights dont tell anything, particularly at this level

    The step up to Afl is getting bigger and bigger making good recruitment decisions increasingly difficult and risky

    Hats off to the recruiting staff I would hate the job!

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    Too inconsistent shows lack of work ethic, got to judge on past top kids that did not make it no good pass.

    Lol how can you go by a player now on past tense? Especially when we have a good development program installed now..

    Silly comment

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    This kid seems to overthink his game which could be a problem for him going forward.

    What's wrong with - in the future? Or are you meaning the forward line? I'm confused perhaps even a vacuous fool.

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    Nother

    Lol how can you go by a player now on past tense? Especially when we have a good development program installed now..

    Silly comment

    not really his best and worst games are to far apart, that's what is the word from the recruiters, does not play well in the big games, example the under18 carnival, and in the tac cup finals.
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    From memory we were into Tucker in his draft year. Any chance he plays a role in the Jackson trade?

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    26 minutes ago, the fork said:

    From memory we were into Tucker in his draft year. Any chance he plays a role in the Jackson trade?

    I like this idea fork.

    Tucker has good ball use skills and is more outside than inside. The type of player we still need in my opinion. He wasn’t playing at the back end of the season for Freo. Not sure if he was injured or out of favour.

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    47 minutes ago, The Swimming Dee said:

    Not sure if he was injured or out of favour.

    He was pushed out of the midfield to play HBF.  Problem is they have Hayden Young and  Jordan Clark and he can't push either of those guys out.  The worry for me is that he couldn't dislodge someone like Aish either.  

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    Is Darcy Tucker a good kick?

    Personally, I would rather that the Demons chase after Hayden Young as part of a trade to Fremantle for Luke Jackson.

     

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    He's a decent kick but not outstanding. He's failed to find much ball either midfield or half back, and his defensive efforts are often lacking. He's been around 7 season now and played 14 games this year for an average of 10 disposals and les than 2 tackles. It's no wonder he's been in and out of the team his whole career when not injured, as he really doesn't offer a lot offensively or defensively.

    I wouldn't bother chasing him when we'e already got better options and depth on the list. We've got other more pressing positional needs and would want bonafide best 22 quality player in the Jackson trade.

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    On 10/26/2015 at 10:18 AM, MadAsHell said:

    If we decide to go tall at Pick 3 rather then Parish, then I'd be very happy to see us take Tucker at 7.

    Don't get me wrong i'm a big fan of Oliver at 7 also, but Tucker's probably a little more versatile.

    Such gems but it does underscore what a lottery the draft is even at the pointy end

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    Tucker is a skilled left footer with contested footy ability. I’d like to bring him in and mould to play small defender to replace Hibbo. I think he could be a Brayden Maynard type defender. I’m a Yes. 

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    25 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Tucker is a skilled left footer with contested footy ability. I’d like to bring him in and mould to play small defender to replace Hibbo. I think he could be a Brayden Maynard type defender. I’m a Yes. 

    Freo gave him a decent run at half back and he struggled. One good game three bad.

    Also knee injury in the WAFL a couple of weeks back. Think better options will surface in the next month or so. 

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    43 minutes ago, dee-tox said:

    Freo gave him a decent run at half back and he struggled. One good game three bad.

    Also knee injury in the WAFL a couple of weeks back. Think better options will surface in the next month or so. 

    Thanks. I saw him for Freo v dogs at marvel and he looked like he was a valuable defender.  Maybe that was home of the one good rather than the 3bad. 

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    His best footy was in 2019/2020 as a tagger. Strong country lad with a good tank and was suited to that role.

    His skills/smarts have always been found wanting at half back or on a wing. 

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