In-form West Coast forward Jack Darling is kicking a lot of goals at the moment, but you couldn’t say he’s sniffing them out.

In fact, he’s not sniffing out anything.

Speaking to radio station 6PR after the Eagles’ win over Port Adelaide on Saturday, the 25-year-old revealed he hasn’t had a sense of smell since suffering a head injury several years ago.

Darling spent three days in hospital in 2010 after being king hit outside a Subiaco hotel, receiving treatment for brain bruising and a fractured skull.

The topic came up when he was asked by the commentary team about changing his son Max’s nappies. His reply was somewhat unexpected.

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“I’ve actually lost my sense of smell,” he said to laughs.

“Nah, I’m dead serious, I don’t have a sense of smell, it’s a thing. I don’t have one. Since my head injury back in the day I don’t have a sense of smell so (changing nappies) is fine.”