Darcy LANG

2017 Digest:   Rated by many teammates as the star of summer and form in practice matches suggests he could be a big improver.

2017 NAB Cup:  

2017 Season

Played for : Geelong

1		–
2	NM	Disposal and decision-making not at level that enabled him to be hugely effective. Did lift late but played VFL footy at times.	3
3		Senior emergency.
4		Senior emergency.
5	StK	Won plenty of the pill but wasteful and decision-making still off at times. Two goals and 25 touches handy enough.	6
6	Coll	Mixed good and bad. Sometimes looks assured other times he plays VFL footy and pays the price.	3
7	GCS	Dropped marks, looked shaky and was basically a non-factor all night apart from one goal from goalsquare.	3
8	VFL	Had 18 touches, but needed to do more to earn a senior recall.	–
9	VFL	Impressive effort with 25 possessions and seven inside 50s. Provided dash through middle.	–
10	Port	Came in after time in VFL and was handy without starring. Laid 11 tackles and sure-hands at times a feature.	7
11	Adel	Backed up last week’s effort with another solid display highlighted by three inside-50 and 15 touches.	6
12		Bye.
13	WCE	Where is his footy at? Certainly hasn’t developed like club had expected. Ended match with four kicks.	3
14	Frem	Did not have a kick in the first half and then got injured in third term and day was done.	1
15		Shin.
16		Shin.
17		Shin.
18		Shin.
19		Shin.
20		Shin.
21	VFL	Tackled strongly and got a bit of the ball. Encouraging outing.	–
22	VFL	Got a bit of the ball in midfield with 21 possessions.	–
23	VFL	Not at his blinding best but was a handy contributor on the day.	–
QF		–
SF	Syd	Great game after missing 10 weeks. Ended with 24 disposals and seven score involvements.	7
PF	Adel	Glory lasted one week. Horrendous in what is likely last game for the club. One nice goal but that was it.	3

2016 Season

Played for : Geelong

1	Haw	Three goals in a tight game proved critical. Used footy pretty well.	6
2	GWS	Pleasing effort. Kicked a goal and had four inside-50s. Won a lot of uncontested possession.	5
3	Bris	Hardly sighted. Three kicks for the day and missed only chance to score a goal.	2
4	Ess	One goal but rarely got into the game for any longer than a fleeting minute.	3
5		Senior emergency.
6	GCS	Late inclusion made most of chance to kick two goals from 22 disposals. Steady.	6
7	WCE	Chimed in at times without starring. Used the ball to advantage when he got it.	5
8	Adel	Kicked a key goal in final term but apart from that was quiet.	3
9	Coll	Better than previous weeks. Four inside-50s, one goal and 10 contested possessions.	7
10	Carl	After good effort against Pies he had a howler. Rarely sighted and made mistakes.	1
11	GWS	Quiet one. Didn’t impact and might find way back to VFL if can’t find form quickly.	2
12	NM	Quiet game. Needs to find some form and find it quickly or face spell in VFL.	3
13	VFL	Six inside-50s, one goal and five tackles through the midfield. Steady.	–
14	VFL	Two goals, including the sealer. Five clearances and eight tackles. Cats’ best.	–
15	VFL	Bye.	–
16	Syd	Could not get near it. Development has stagnated which is a huge concern.	1
17	VFL	Fine game in midfield. Efficiency good and had seven inside-50s, nine tackles	–
18	VFL	Among best for second week in a row. Nine clearances and two goals.	–
19	VFL	Worked hard but efficiency by foot well down. Laid eight tackles.	–
20	VFL	Won a possession when he wanted to. Laid eight tackles, which was pleasing.	–
21	VFL	Steady but not as damaging as he has been in recent weeks. Four clearances.	–
22	Bris	Only half his touches were effective. Will sweat on selection this week.	3
23	VFL	Eight tackles, two goals and used the ball pretty well all day. Solid performance.	–
QF		–
PF		–

2015 Season

Played for : Geelong

1	Haw	Pressure good when he got around the ball but lacked polish with ball use.	3
2	Frem	Laid a few tackles and got around the ball. Needs to be persisted with.	4
3	GCS	Fine first half and while he faded it was a pleasing effort from a fourth-gamer.	5
4	NM	Found going tough all day at half forward but need to keep playing him.	2
5	Rich	Second-quarter goal and some handy tackles. Still adjusting to tempo.	4
6	Coll	Stats not huge but did some nice things around half forward.	5
7	Syd	Busy first half then faded as the Swans took complete control. One goal.	4
8	Carl	Two tackles, a goal and good ball use until subbed off in third term.	4
9	WCE	Couldn’t find a way to influence the flow of the contest.	2
10	Ess	First half was best of his short career. Showed some tricks at times.	6
11	Port	Copped leg injury and that appeared to slow him. Still contributed to the effort.	4
12	Melb	One of the best. Tackling good and showed some poise when he got it.	6
14		Quad.
15	NM	Couple of stylish runs and provided something in a losing side. Six inside-50s.	6
16	WB	Started brightly but only five possessions after quarter-time. Three inside-50s.	4
17	GWS	Two inside-50s and four clearances but not a big impact on the game’s flow.	4
18	Bris	One goal but long season might be starting to take its toll. Quiet.	3
19	Syd	Two first-quarter goals his highlight. Quiet from that point on.	4
20	Haw	One of his better games in recent weeks. Two goals, looked dangerous.	6
21	StK	Quiet first half but did lift slightly after half time. Only two inside-50s.	4
22	Coll	Did not have a kick in first half. Long season starting to take its toll.	3
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2014 Season

Played for : Geelong

1	PM	Got through first game back from broken leg.	–
2		Ill.
3	VFL	Showed good burst at times through the packs. Going OK.	–
4	VFL	Showed his class with a few nice runs.	–
5	VFL	Slow start but worked into the game well to play a role.	–
6	VFL	Best for the Cats. Ran hard and used the ball well.	–
7	VFL	Caught the eye at times but wasn’t able to sustain it.	–
8	VFL	Bye.	–
9	VFL	Drifted in and out of the game with little impact.	–
10	VFL	Much better this week with 24 possessions and 0.3.	–
11	VFL	Bye.	–
12	VFL	Just 13 touches but showed a bit with each of them.	–
13	StK	Sub. On second half and kicked a goal in final term to delight of teammates.	2
14	VFL	Didn’t win a heap of ball but looked good with what he did.	–
15		Rested.
16	VFL	Had 16 touches but lacked any influence.	–
17	VFL	Quiet day but bobbed up with two handy goals.	–
18	VFL	One of the Cats’ best in the middle. Speed and smarts!	–
19	VFL	Had 13 possessions in first half. Sat out second half.	–
20	VFL	Burst in and out of the game but caught the eye with pace.	–
21	VFL	Ran hard on a wing to collect 25 possessions.	–
22		Senior emergency.
23		Senior emergency.
QF		–
SF		–
PF		–
GF		–