Player Watch Ned Long

[Chrispiesssss]

29 disposals
17 contested possessions
10 score involvements
9 clearances
6 Center clearances
6 tackles

Elite game.

 

[MagpieExcalibur]

I think we've found our inside mid

get a mid season pick out of Titch surely

 

[MagpieExcalibur]

29 disposals
17 contested possessions
10 score involvements
9 clearances
6 Center clearances
6 tackles

Elite game.

Taylor Adams who?

 

[Kirby]

He’s come a long way out little Neddy Dederlander!!

 

[swoop42]

Remember when Long was killing it at VFL level at the start of last season? Some were worried he wouldn't make it to the club via the MSD.

Doubts did emerge from all and sundry from that moment forward, but geez that VFL promise is starting to be replicated at AFL level now.

Good lesson to all perhaps, to be patient, and back in your original judgement.

Fingers crossed he can continue to emerge as an AFL calibre player.

 

[fletchisgun]

Reminds me of Jobe

 

[MagpieExcalibur]

He’s come a long way out little Neddy Dederlander!!

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Ned "Martin Short" Long

 

[BigVic]

What a star performance tonight. Same age as Nick but a month older

 

[Pendles!]

Reminds me of Jobe

We’ll take that.

 

[Piesinmyeyes]

Why are all Ned’s real hard bastards.
Ned Kelly
Craig. “Ned Kelly”
Ned Long


Neddy Smith?

 

[TradeDraft]

Reminds me of Jobe

Just without the Peptides

 

[CheckerTrade666]

I seriously wanna know how many Weet Bix Long has each morning, guy is an absolute beast.

 

[MagpieExcalibur]

I seriously wanna know how many Weet Bix Long has each morning, guy is an absolute beast.

it helps being a big 194cm beast like Cripps and Bont but point still stands

 

[3rdMan]

I seriously wanna know how many Weet Bix Long has each morning, guy is an absolute beast.

Just for fun, want to see us go with Ned, Beau and Jordy in the centre square at some point. Maybe add Maynard.

 

[Doc1763]

Just for fun, want to see us go with Ned, Beau and Jordy in the centre square at some point. Maybe add Maynard.

scare the crap out of the opposition

 

[Harry O]

What a star performance tonight. Same age as Nick but a month older

Month younger

 

[Harry O]

So happy for Ned. Despite he club wavering in their commitment to him at the end of last year, he just put his head down and trained his arse off. Made it impossible for the coaches to overlook him

 

[domus]

29 disposals
17 contested possessions
10 score involvements
9 clearances
6 Center clearances
6 tackles

Elite game.

I cannot believe what I am seeing. He didn't look remotely like being the player he has become over just one summer. What a bloody bonus. The way Fly spoke about him at this week's presser, it's clear the club is licking its lips over what he has produced this year.

 

[rand corp]

Ned off the Long run,

Hard as a cat's head,

Plenty to like and in the form of his life.

 

[Ingy]

Very suprised to see some of the negative comments above^

I think Ned showed tonight he can be a lot more than just a best 22 player.

Has power, speed, endurance and understands his limitations with kicking and makes decisions accordingly.

This. I reckon three goals tonight were from a Ned inside 50 that didn't immediately advantage a team-mate, but which led to a contest that we won and then created a goal from there. He can't always find a bloke, but he'll find dangerous space as a backup which beats the crap out of finding an opponent chest

 

[Pleasedontfail11]

Watching him late last year and again pre season, he seems to be running quicker

Totally agree
Looked slow last year. Couldn't keep up with players like Cripps. This year much quicker. Tackling, breaking tackles, hands free to dish it off, standing up in tackles. Best 22 every week if he can keep it up. Maybe top 15?

 

[Pleasedontfail11]

He's having the season Dane Swan did in 2006.

This kid is something special!

Thats maybe a little to much. But still he has been good this year.

 

[Kirby]

This blokes just come on the scene and waving it around like he’s Dirk Diggler.

Dead set stud

 

[Pleasedontfail11]

Remember when Long was killing it at VFL level at the start of last season? Some were worried he wouldn't make it to the club via the MSD.

Doubts did emerge from all and sundry from that moment forward, but geez that VFL promise is starting to be replicated at AFL level now.

Good lesson to all perhaps, to be patient, and back in your original judgement.

Fingers crossed he can continue to emerge as an AFL calibre player.

Just want to say I was first on the Long bandwagon. Although maybe I didn't commit fully. Go to the start of the thread to prove me wrong.

 

[Granit1962]

Just want to say I was first on the Long bandwagon. Although maybe I didn't commit fully. Go to the start of the thread to prove me wrong.

Trade Draft was one of the very few still positive on him over preseason.