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Re: Sam Darley
There's an interview with Sam up on the website.
He speaks extremely well, very impressive.
There's an interview with Sam up on the website.
He speaks extremely well, very impressive.
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Re: Sam Darley
In summary he says:
Sam Darley officially became a Western Bulldogs in the final hour of the 2013 Gillette AFL Trade Period but this isn’t the first time he has worn Club colours at Victoria University Whitten Oval.
As an AIS Academy player in 2010, Darley was given his first insight into the professional world of AFL and its demands at the Bulldogs and was immediately impressed.
“I did my week as an AIS student back about four years ago now here and loved the Club then,” Darley said.
Now 20, with three years in the AFL system, he will make the kennel home after being traded from the GWS Giants for pick 78.
“[I] Had a little bit of wind that it (trade) might have happened and then towards the end [and]was starting to get a little bit anxious,” he said.
“I was pretty glad when it went through and got a call from Jase (List Manager Jason McCartney) and the boys.
“I am obviously part of the Western Bulldogs football club now and I was really excited.”
Darley’s connections don’t end there with the Tasmanian recruit having also played junior football at the same club as new teammate Liam Jones.
Plying his trade as a midfielder at North Hobart, the 20-year-old added defensive skills to his arsenal, after shifting to half-back at the Giants.
“[Senior Coach Brendan McCartney] said that hopefully this year [I will] be an outside midfielder or play at half-back and hopefully add something to the group,” he said.
“In all my juniors I was a midfielder and then come to the Giants and we had a great abundance of the young midfielders so they put me at half-back and tried to utilise my kick.
“That is where I have played the last couple of years, I’ve really enjoyed it down there and hopefully can do a little bit here and hopefully show the coaches exactly what I can do.”FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.Comment
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Re: Sam Darley
Had the pleasure of meeting Sam yesterday ... what a delightful young man he is. Asked him what # he would wear, he said he didn't know, I told him # 4 was available to which he said " CROSSY...DON'T HAVE SHOES BIG ENOUGH TO FILL CROSSY'S NUMBER"
I'm guessing the #4 will go to our 1st pick, maybe same can wear Dylan's number 22Comment
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Re: Sam Darley
Was interested to hear him say that he's heading off to Colorado with the big fellas in a week.Comment
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Re: Sam Darley
He looks like a baby stillBring back the biffComment
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Re: Sam Darley
I feel like this thread went way of track - probably because it was a bag of chips trade pick 78 and so got kind of stuck up behind the excitment of Crameri.
I'm bored and googling and have really only just registered...
- Sam was a member of the 2010 All Australian Under 18 Team
- Sam won the Hunter Harrison Medal (the Div 2 equivalent of the Morrish) which has prevously
been won by the likes of Michael Voss, Grant Birchall, Craig Bird amoungst others, (yes I've been
pretty selective but there are some good names there...)
- We know he fits the mould as a cracking in, works hard, solid young man or we wouldn't have taken\
him.
In hindsight; this just seems like a far bigger coup at pick 78 than I for one gave credit for. Great pick up and he could easily be a later bloomer who fires up for us.
Another fantastic value trade it would appear to me as an outsider looking on.
Welcome Sam again - hope you have a great career with us!Comment
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