Premiership hero Jack Darling axed by West Coast days after coach Adam Simpson’s departure

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Premiership hero Jack Darling axed by West Coast days after coach Adam Simpson’s departure
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West Coast’s new-look coaching staff has wasted no time dropping veteran forward Jack Darling after Adam Simpson’s mid-week departure. Darling, 32, had never been axed since debuting in 2011 but will be forced to watch Sunday night’s clash with Brisbane from the sidelines. So extraordinary was the decision that the Eagles issued a statement separate to the team release on Friday.

Interim coach Schofield coached WAFL side Subiaco to three flags across five grand finals before spending stints as an AFL assistant at Port Adelaide and West Coast. The 49-year-old, who won a flag with Port Adelaide in 2004 during his 206-game career, held his cards close to his chest when asked if he would apply for the West Coast top job at the end of the season. “To be honest. I’m not even thinking that far,” Schofield said on Friday. “I have had a long apprenticeship. I started in 2009.

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