Vaccine-hesitant Darling awaiting AFL fate

The AFL career of Jack Darling remains uncertain with West Coast yet to announce their next move, despite holding a three-hour board meeting on Wednesday night.

Darling has been banished from the club since January 21 after missing the AFL's COVID-19 vaccine deadline for the first dose.

The 29-year-old also missed the February 18 deadline for WA-based players to have received a second dose of the vaccine.

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There was hope Darling would opt to take the recently-approved Novavax vaccine, but as of yet he hasn't given an indication that he will.

West Coast now face a decision on whether to keep Darling on their main list, transfer him to the inactive list, or take the more drastic step of terminating his contract.

Darling is contracted until the end of the 2025 AFL season on a deal worth about $750,000 a year.

A club board meeting was conducted on Wednesday night but the Eagles have been tight lipped about what they plan to do with Darling.

It's been reported that Darling's lawyer Peter Kimpton says the star forward has a medical certificate and hopes to play again.

Darling unsuccessfully applied to the AFL for a medical exemption.

When he missed the January 21 deadline for the first dose, Darling released a statement saying the reason for his absence was on doctor's orders.

"I have been diagnosed with suffering from a work related injury and as a result I am on sick leave until further notice," he said.

Darling's absence has left a major hole in West Coast's forward line, which deepened when Oscar Allen suffered a stress fracture in his foot.

Allen will spend at least one more week in a moon boot being further assessed.

The Eagles were also dealt a blow during the