Player Watch Ned Long

[OniAu]

Was a bit unlucky to be pinged for htb doing a 360 degree fend off when stringer got away with it all night.

To me that call is not a football call. The tackler had no control or restricted him enough. Poor interpretation of holding the ball

 

[Harry O]

Very strange especially since could have put Crisp on the wing, which he has done before. Rotate a bit, bit not one centre bounce was bizarre.

He was basically playing mid but starting half forward

 

[Jen2310]

He was basically playing mid but starting half forward

Yeah but would have liked to have seen him in the CB

 

[Harry O]

Yeah but would have liked to have seen him in the CB

Me too, but they would have had their normal last quarter set ups to try and engineer the last quarter Houdini comeback and he might not have fitted that. Within 10 seconds of each bounce he was on ball so no massive thing

 

[Jen2310]

Me too, but they would have had their normal last quarter set ups to try and engineer the last quarter Houdini comeback and he might not have fitted that. Within 10 seconds of each bounce he was on ball so no massive thing

Yeah that's fair, hopefully gets a full game this week and we can see him in the middle.

 

[TradeDraft]

So I guess he is a Total Bust now

 

[ksardog]

So I guess he is a Total Bust now

yeh, he is a plodder
was encouraged by his performance when he came on as a sub, but ever since then....nah

 

[cfc19902010]

Decision making looked slow
Fumbly

Don’t think Sullivan or him are the answer

 

[TradeDraft]

Decision making looked slow
Fumbly

Don’t think Sullivan or him are the answer

Not in the Medium-Long Term

But could turn around a Bit with more Experience

 

[pablo disco bar]

Again if possible would give him one year on rookie list

 

[stormskye]

So I guess he is a Total Bust now

Mid season and SSP players are not busts TDD. They are free hits

 

[BEEG]

That slowest player to ever put on the jumper.

 

[No SPIN]

That slowest player to ever put on the jumper.

No slower than Mitchell.
He has body to be an effective inside mid - just needs continuity in that role to see if he can prove himself.
I had doubts about his disposal but he’s hit targets with far greater accuracy than his early VFL games.
Our desperation saw him taking Ruck contests against the Hawks - which does nothing for his development or confidence.
I have faith that, put into the inside mid role, which is most suited to his strengths he could surprise.

 

[Anzacday]

He was playing back up ruck FFS.
I’d give him a few games in the middle alternating with Jordy.

 

[Kappa]

No slower than Mitchell.
He has body to be an effective inside mid - just needs continuity in that role to see if he can prove himself.
I had doubts about his disposal but he’s hit targets with far greater accuracy than his early VFL games.
Our desperation saw him taking Ruck contests against the Hawks - which does nothing for his development or confidence.
I have faith that, put into the inside mid role, which is most suited to his strengths he could surprise.

His decision making is much much slower than Mitchell, he doesn't know what to do when he gets the ball in the contest, Mitchell fires out rapid accurate handballs.

 

[sr36]

No slower than Mitchell.
He has body to be an effective inside mid - just needs continuity in that role to see if he can prove himself.
I had doubts about his disposal but he’s hit targets with far greater accuracy than his early VFL games.
Our desperation saw him taking Ruck contests against the Hawks - which does nothing for his development or confidence.
I have faith that, put into the inside mid role, which is most suited to his strengths he could surprise.

He shares Mitchell's weakness, but he doesn't have his strengths.

 

[domus]

It's sad. Watching him late in the game it seemed he was as aware as most of us that his career as a senior player was probably nearing its end.

 

[magpies42]

Decision making looked slow
Fumbly

Don’t think Sullivan or him are the answer

Neither are able to play their natural ball hunting way, their role is to block and make space so that others can win the ball. Long was rucking, what a joke.

 

[jmac70]

Didn’t we just recruit this guy?
Seems a bit premature to be writing him off.

 

[NMBB]

Didn’t we just recruit this guy?
Seems a bit premature to be writing him off.

Long has played 3 snr games - hardly a fair basis on which to firmly predict one way or the other

 

[Harry O]

Long has played 3 snr games - hardly a fair basis on which to firmly predict one way or the other

Exactly. Give the kid a fair go. And so much for Fly setting young players up for success - playing him as an inside mid changing ruck was ridiculous

 

[No SPIN]

He shares Mitchell's weakness, but he doesn't have his strengths.

Neither does Mitchell have Longs size.
At a time when big mids are becoming more important, we would be crazy not to try to develop him as an inside mid.

 

[riddick78]

Didn’t we just recruit this guy?
Seems a bit premature to be writing him off.

I know, right?!?! he's only played 3 games in a team that is struggling and one game as a backup ruck, if we are gonna cull players that aren't playing well, we are gonna have a team of Naicos and Cameron at the end of the season.

 

[Bianconeri]

Neither does Mitchell have Longs size.
At a time when big mids are becoming more important, we would be crazy not to try to develop him as an inside mid.

Mitchell won a Brownlow when big bodied mids were all the rage

 

[No SPIN]

Mitchell won a Brownlow when big bodied mids were all the rage

I have never questioned Mitchell’s talent, and would not be pushing for Long if we had a like for like replacement for Mitchell.