‘Starting to peel’: Crows star Darcy Fogarty on his Coopers can tattoo on his bicep

Adelaide spearhead Darcy Fogarty has finally lifted the lid on his much-talked-about tattoo of a can of Coopers draught beer.

Adelaide Crows player Darcy Fogarty has a Coopers Draught can tattooed on his bicep by tattoo artist Rhys Paku at Uncle Winston's Tattoo in Parkside. Picture: Kelly Barnes

Crows star Darcy Fogarty has finally come clean on his controversial tattoo of a Coopers beer can.

On Sunday, the 25-year-old full-forward shocked fans when he posted a video of himself in a Parkside parlour getting a Coopers Draught can inked on his arm.

He captioned the video: “getting something you love for your first tattoo”.

During an SAFM radio interview on Wednesday morning, Fogarty was asked if the tattoo was in fact a real one.

“It’s not. It looks good. I’m not sure how they did it but it’s slowly starting to peel a little bit at the edges,” he admitted to co-hosts Bernie Vince and Emma Georgiadis.

Adelaide Crows player Darcy Fogarty has a Coopers Draught can tattooed on his bicep. Picture: Kelly Barnes

He has confirmed on radio it was not a real ink tattoo. Picture: Kelly Barnes

“It won’t be there for life but we’ll see how long it’s there for sure.”

As Vince showed off his own ink, a can of West End beer, Fogarty said he didn’t have a tattoo but would consider it in the future.

“I don’t mind tattoos. I’d get one hidden, I wouldn’t get a big one out there... I’d get a premiership tat, definitely,” he said.

Tattoo artist Rhys Paku did the art at Uncle Winston's Tattoo in Parkside. Picture: Kelly Barnes

The stunt was done in conjunction with the re-release of their Draught 4.2 per cent can. Picture: Kelly Barnes

The original footage, filmed at Uncle Winston’s Tattoo Parlour, showed Fogarty on the table getting the tattoo first stencilled and then inked on his right bicep as tattooist Rhys Paku held up a can of Coopers.

“It’s nearly as good as the real thing,” Fogarty said in the video.

Reactions to the tattoo was mixed as his teammate Lachlan Murphy commented, “what the”.

The Coopers Brewery Instagram accounted commented “you’ll always remember your first” on the post.

It comes as Coopers partnered with Fogarty to re-release their Draught 4.2 per cent can.

Coopers Brewery state manager Brent Felice said “great Australian beer and great Aussie rules footy go hand-in-hand”.

Originally published as ‘Starting to peel’: Crows star Darcy Fogarty on his Coopers can tattoo on his bicep