Jack Darling

North Melbourne

ForwardForward Pocket Right #27 Active

Career games: 342
Debut: 2011

Player Information

Height 191 cm

Age 34 years

Date of Birth 13-Jun-1992

AFL Debut 2011

Drafted: Pick #26 — 2010 National Draft by West Coast

Accolades

Player bio

A career in numbers

Jack Darling made his AFL debut for West Coast in 2011 and has played 342 games, including 298 for West Coast between 2011 and 2024 and 44 for North Melbourne between 2025 and 2026. West Coast selected him with pick 26 in the 2010 national draft.

In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was right forward pocket. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 4.7 marks and 2.7 tackles per game and scored 592 goals and 299 behinds. He played 23 games in his debut season, kicking 24 goals. His highest recorded season total is 59 goals, from 24 games in 2019 at an average of 2.5 per game. 2019 also has the highest per-game average among seasons with at least five appearances and complete goal records.

His honours include an All-Australian selection and a premiership in 2018.

Selected seasons: goals
Season	Appearances	Total	Per game
2019	24	59	2.46
2025	22	24	1.09
2026	22	36	1.64

About these season figures

Compared 16 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and goals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year	Round	Team	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	POS	APOS	#	D	K	HB	M	G	B	T	I50	R50	CP	UP	CG	FF	FA	CM	M50	1%	GA	TOG	EFF	MIN	SC	DT	MG	GBG	TO	SP	CO1	COW%	INT	CBA%	SOG	SHACC%	GACC%	SI	PA	KI%	RC	EK	KE%	MOL	T50	APR	D50P	DMP	AMP	A50P	Tagged
2026	24	NME	@ SYD	L	70-123	S.C.G.	FWD	HFFR	27	3	2	1	2	1	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	64%	100%	82	30	28	-8	1	0	0	2	0	0	0%	1	100%	100%	2	4	0%	0	2	100%	1	1	4.7	0	0	1	2	—
2026	23	NME	vs GEE	L	110-125	Marvel Stadium	MID	RR	27	10	5	5	4	4	1	0	0	0	4	7	0	1	0	2	4	0	0	76%	60%	98	74	63	103	0	1	0	2	50	0	0%	5	100%	80%	6	1	0%	1	4	80%	1	0	8.8	0	2	2	7	—
2026	22	NME	@ WBD	W	100-77	Marvel Stadium	MID	RR	27	16	11	5	9	2	1	1	1	0	9	7	3	1	0	2	4	0	0	80%	56%	97	83	88	360	6	5	0	4	50	0	0%	4	75%	50%	8	5	0%	0	6	54.5%	3	1	12.7	0	8	3	5	—
2026	21	NME	@ HAW	L	83-99	UTAS Stadium	FWD	HFFL	27	14	4	10	4	0	1	5	1	0	6	8	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	86%	50%	105	78	65	127	6	3	1	4	0	0	0%	2	50%	0%	4	9	0%	0	2	50%	4	3	5.6	0	6	3	5	—
2026	20	NME	vs STK	L	62-93	Marvel Stadium	INT	INT	27	8	6	2	5	3	0	1	0	1	4	5	4	0	1	2	2	2	1	79%	63%	95	67	56	165	2	3	1	3	33.3	1	0%	3	100%	100%	5	12	0%	0	4	66.7%	0	1	10.9	1	1	2	5	—