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7NEWS
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
Luke Darcy reveals calling games involving son Sam played a part in his decision to quit media
Western Bulldogs champion Luke Darcy has revealed one of the key factors in his decision to walk away from the media last year. Darcy, who turns 50 later this year, went into the media immediately after his 226-game career came to an end in 2007. He quickly rose the ranks and became a prominent member of Channel 7's team, as well as radio station Triple M. But Darcy walked away at the end of last season, ending a 17-year stint in the media. At the time, Darcy said he wanted to spend more time with his family and focus on interests outside of football, but he has now revealed his son Sam also played a part. Sam was drafted to the Bulldogs at the end of 2021 as a father-son selection and quickly emerged as a rising star of the future. Darcy worked on a game involving his son and it quickly regretted it, making it easier to walk away. 'And there was a little bit of Sam as well. I was very conscious of giving clear air to him and it was getting uncomfortable,'' Darcy said on the Dyl & Friends podcast. 'I'd been at Seven for years and suddenly you're rostered on a game where your son's playing. I said 'hard no, I'm not doing it' and understandably they're going we've paid you, we'd like you do it. 'We had a fairly healthy debate around not doing it, I did it once and I just regretted it straight away. That made it a bit easier wanting to give him as much space as I could as well.' Darcy added that it was nice to go out on his own terms after being involved in footy for over 30 years. 'I felt like I had this great chapter and unbelievably lucky to fall into ... you know Triple M footy with those guys was about as much as you could have,' he continued. 'It was just the fact that from the age of 17 to I'm turning 50 in a couple of months time, all my winter months had been on a plane and travelling and that was the main decision. Unbelievable wife, who's a superstar, who I genuinely love and love spending time with. 'I just felt like there were some other chapters of passion I wanted to pursue. 'There's some stuff in the business world that I was really loving. Can I buy back all that time? Would I regret not calling another 100 AFL games? No. But I'd regret not jumping into that pond and have a crack, bit of the unknown, stuff I love, trying to build something I've been working on. 'I'm really enjoying that. It was nice to do it on your own terms. You don't get to do that too often in that space. You normally get sacked.'
Herald Sun
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Herald Sun
Former Bulldogs star Luke Darcy reveals why he quit the media
Don't miss out on the headlines from Entertainment. Followed categories will be added to My News. Time On is your wrap up of all the footy gossip and banter. Luke Darcy has revealed the real reasons for his decision to walk away from the media. The former Western Bulldogs star was a mainstay of the Channel 7 and Triple M commentary teams but quit at the end of last season. His son Sam is a rising Bulldogs superstar and he worked on a game he was playing in and immediately regretted it. 'I was very conscious of giving clear air to him and it was getting uncomfortable,'' Darcy told Dylan Buckley on his Dyl & Friends podcast. 'I'd been at Seven for years and suddenly you're rostered on a game your son's playing. I said hard no, I'm not doing it and understandably (they're) going we've paid you … we'd like you do it. Had a fairly healthy debate around not doing it, I did it once and I just regretted it straight away. That made it easier wanting to give him as much space as I could as well.' Darcy said he wanted to pursue other businesses and interests and spend more time with his wife Bec. 'I felt like I'd had this great chapter and I'd been unbelievably lucky to fall into the Triple M footy with those guys, it's about as much fun you can have,'' he said. 'From the age of 17 to I'm turning 50 in a couple of months time, all my winter months had been on a plane and travelling and that was the main decision. Unbelievable wife who's a superstar, who I genuinely love spending time with. I just felt like there were some other chapters of passion I wanted to pursue. There's some stuff in the business world that I was really loving. Can I buy back all that time? Would I regret not calling another 100 AFL games? No. Would I regret not jumping into that pond and have a crack … bit of the unknown, stuff I love, trying to build something I've been working on. 'It's nice to do it on your own terms. You don't get to do that too often in that space. You normally get sacked.' Young Cat opens up on close bond with Gary Ablett Jr Geelong young gun Ollie Dempsey has opened up about his close friendship with Gary Ablett Jr. Dempsey said they've connected over their faith and playing golf. 'Gaz he's been super for me,'' Dempsey on Triple M on Sunday. 'I was able to catch up with him most weeks and see him at church a lot on Sundays. Pretty much every week which is good. I'm in constant communication with him, he's become a great mate of mine and been such a good role model for me in footy and away from footy in faith and stuff.' When they last played golf, Dempsey said Ablett prevailed. 'I was two shots up on the last hole and he hit a birdie from 40 feet to beat me and I thought that is the most Gaz finish ever,'' he said. 'It was fun.' Brown says Rioli deserved a four match ban Nathan Brown says he wanted to see consistency with Port Adelaide's Willie Rioli and would have handed him a four match suspension for sending threatening messages aimed at Bulldogs opponent Bailey Dale. 'The Giants players in pre-season, they got four weeks,'' Brown said on the Sunday Footy Show. 'How do they weigh up Willie Rioli no suspension but a young player four weeks. It has to be in line with that, it has to be four weeks, and that might be harsh. 'For example if I sent a message to someone in our industry and those messages became public, would I be sitting here next week as a panel member. I don't think I would be. I think it deserved a little bit more and I think it deserved four weeks in line with what the Giants got at the start of the year. All we want is the AFL to be consistent.' Rioli stood himself down from the weekend's match after apologising. The AFL said it won't take any further action.
