But that hasn鈥檛 stopped fans and experts alike making some enormous predictions about his future after the 21-year-old starred in the Dogs鈥 nine-point win over the Swans on Friday night.
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In a high quality match, Sydney was left to rue some horrendous kicking on goal in the 16.9 (105) to 14.12 (96) defeat, with Darcy producing some of the night鈥檚 best highlights.
The son of Bulldogs great Luke Darcy, Sam only played game number 37 in his fledgling career at the SCG since making his debut back in 2022.
He is doing things out on the footy field, however, that leaves those watching on struggling to find the right words to describe them.
A giant of a man at 208cm, Darcy possesses the touch and guile of some of the most skilled midfielders and small forwards in the sport.
He kicked three goals in the first half against Sydney and all came in a variety of ways.
Darcy gave an indication of what was coming when he created space and took a strong mark inside 50 on the opening play of the game, slotting his set shot with ease.
Just minutes later, he had his second after he was somehow left alone in the forward arc, kicking truly on the run from a slight angle to give his side a fast start.
He saved his best for last in the first half, reading a speculative long ball beautifully to secure possession on a tight angle.
Darcy had a brief look to see if a teammate was open before opting to take on the challenge himself, slotting another brilliant goal that would make the game鈥檚 best forwards proud.
鈥淒arcy got moving at the back, nimble as ever, has a look, backs his talent and it鈥檚 prodigious,鈥 Gerard Whateley said during his call on Fox Footy.
鈥淭he unstoppable Sam Darcy, he鈥檒l beat you in the air, he鈥檒l beat you on the ground.鈥
Jason Dunstall, one of the best key forwards in league history, seemed to be struggling to accept what his eyes were telling him.
鈥淗e is such a highly skilled player. He鈥檚 kicked three and he鈥檚 not tearing it apart with big marks yet,鈥 he said.
鈥淭his is the quality of the man, he can beat you in so many different ways. I never see him fumble the ball and he moves so well for a big man.鈥
Jonathan Brown could only add: 鈥淲e鈥檝e run out superlatives. Got any left?鈥
Over on Channel 7, James Brayshaw was similarly losing his mind over Darcy鈥檚 third goal for the night.
鈥淪am Darcy. Surely not. What is going on?鈥 he asked.
鈥淭his is ridiculous.鈥
After a long pause in their stunned commentary box, Matthew Richardson added: 鈥淭his is a man, 208cm 鈥 that鈥檚 impossible.鈥
Speaking before the game, Richardson came up with a unique comparison for Darcy, NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain.
鈥淲ilt the Stilt鈥 is one of the most dominant players in basketball history, a four-time MVP who famously once scored 100 points in a single game.
鈥淚 was looking at him last week and thought has there ever been an athlete who鈥檚 had this much advantage over his direct opponents?鈥 Richo said.
鈥淚 thought of Wilt Chamberlain. He was 12 centimetres taller on average than any other centre at the time, Darcy鈥檚 got 13.
鈥淭hat 196cm is the average height for key defenders. (Swans opponent) Lewis Melican is 194 tonight.
鈥淗e has got just about as much game as 鈥榃ilt the Stilt鈥.鈥
People on social media were falling over themselves to capture their feelings towards the son of a gun.
Sam Kindlen tweeted: 鈥淪am Darcy is the best player in the comp. It鈥檚 not close. If you think different, you aren鈥檛 watching.鈥
@AndyChatsFPL wrote: 鈥淪am Darcy is the best forward in the AFL. UNSTOPPABLE.鈥
@justin1flynn offered: 鈥淪am Darcy wow. I can鈥檛 describe how good he already is and how good he will be. Absolutely frightening.鈥
Matt Nicholls tweeted simply: 鈥淪am Darcy should be illegal.鈥
Others were speculating on the future of the father/son rule after the Doggies were able to snap up the young star in the 2021 AFL Draft.
Cynical66 wrote: 鈥淪am Darcy easily beating the Daicos brothers as best father/son. He plays in a key position, not running around getting fed kicks.鈥
@CeBeGeBess declared: 鈥淪am Darcy might be so good he鈥檚 going to personally end the father/son rule.鈥
Some fans couldn鈥檛 help pondering how good Darcy is now and just how much better he could be in the future.
@Golden_Paddy said excitedly: 鈥淭o think we鈥檝e got another 10-15yrs of Sam Darcy. Wow!鈥
Nic Jones said: 鈥淪am Darcy is truly the best player I鈥檒l ever see.鈥
@SellerPanic wrote: 鈥淪am Darcy鈥檚 the best since Carey isn鈥檛 he.鈥
Daniel Pellicci then stated: 鈥淧retty sure Sam Darcy is going to goat!鈥
While he was quiet in the second half, Darcy continues to show signs he鈥檚 on track to become one of the great modern players in the AFL.