Fremantle’s top draft pick Darcy Tucker has revealed the surreal moment when he answered a call from Fremantle captain Matthew Pavlich.
“He (Pavlich) gave me a call within the first couple of days of getting drafted,” Tucker said.
“It’s quite surreal to answer a call like that.”
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Tucker, who was taken at pick 27 in Tuesday’s NAB AFL Draft said it would be a privilege to call players such as Pavlich, a team mate.
“Pavlich has been a great of the game for years,” he said.
“He is a great leader.
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“Seeing what Nat Fyfe did last year…he seems like a professional bloke, a leader and a champion on the field.
“It will be quite surreal training next to them.
“I am just going to be a sponge and learn as much as I can.”
When the captain calls
Fremantle’s top draft pick Darcy Tucker has revealed the surreal moment when he answered a call from captain Matthew Pavlich