Tuck debuted in Round 17 of 2007 against North Melbourne, and, despite a serviceable performance on the day, he made way for a number of returning senior players the following week.
After a string of strong pre-season performances, Tuck was selected in the senior side for Round 1 and remained there in the month that followed.
Injury struck in Round 4, however, and it proved to be 9 weeks until he was able to reclaim a place in the Hawks lineup.
The operations manager for the AFL, Adrian Anderson, stated that Tuck's drug use was "not recreational" and was the result of clinical depression.
[1] Tuck continued to train with Hawthorn during the summer of 2010–11 in the hope of gaining a place on the club's Rookie List for the 2011 season; however, he was advised in March 2011 that he had been overlooked in favour of former West Coast and Melbourne player Paul Johnson.