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Fremantle defender Jordan Clark says he doesn’t envy the Fremantle coaching staff's position regarding the Luke Jackson-Sean Darcy ruck dilemma.
For the right reasons, the former Demon’s early season form is causing headaches for Justin Longmuir and the Freo coaching staff.
Jackson has come out of the gates firing, recording 23 disposals and two goals against North Melbourne last round. In round one, he had 18 touches and two goals.
With Sean Darcy set to return from injury in roughly three weeks, Fremantle will be rethinking initial plans to have Jackson play second fiddle to Darcy moving forward.
Clark told SportFM this dilemma is one he’s glad he doesn’t have to think about from a coaching perspective.
“The way he's playing is nothing short of amazing,” he said.
“He's a Bonafide superstar and that's what we couldn't understand last year when everyone was on his back in the early couple of rounds. He was still trying to find his feet.
“The way he's been able to turn his form around and showcase his talent and his full strength and capability. Since then he's just been nothing short of amazing.
“I think that he's amazing and in terms of what happens when Sean Darcy comes back, all I can say from my perspective is thank God I'm not the coach because I don't have to think about it.
Last weekend, Clark was instrumental in Fremantle’s comeback against North Melbourne accumulating 28 possessions and seven marks.
Fremantle trailed by 32 points during the second quarter but kicked nine unanswered goals to reel it back in and win by 26 points.
Clark puts the Dockers second-half showing down to the young side’s maturity.
“If you've watched footy over the early part of the season, you realise that almost every game there's a big momentum swing and then teams do get a run on it to kick goals,” he said.
“It's a matter of being able to recognise that between the group, and we'll get our chance here if we get things right and play the way we want to. We'll get our chance at some point to get ourselves back in the game and take the lead.
“You don't want to be giving up four or five goal head starts every week because that's not ideal. There's an element of maturity in a way the group comes together to problem solve in those situations.”
Starting the season 2-0 with two confident comebacks under the belt puts Fremantle in fifth on the ladder.
After missing finals last year off the back of a poor start to the season, this run should hopefully give Fremantle confidence moving forward as they look to return to the top 8.
“Every game is important,” said Clark.
“I don't think that there's been any conversation around the club that banking games now is a priority over winning games later in the year.
“Our job is, as footballers to go out there every week and try and win. We've just got off on the right foot this year and executed what we've needed to execute to a certain level without being at our best and we've come away with a few wins.”
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