The Official - Tom Lonergan appreciation thread

[Inferno]

What a star. To come back from such a horrific injury to get BOG in the VFL Grand Final. A bit of a fairytale ehh?

You star Tommy!

 

[Linx]

STAR!

 

[FTW_]

I can't believe people were saying we only kept him on the list out of sympathy.

The guy's a star.

 

[CF]

a champion year from a champion bloke

 

[gazisgod]

maybe a toyota ad? that would show our recognition

 

[JUBJUB]

Sen-bloody-sational

 

[finrod]

Congratulations Tom!! Well done

 

[winty]

I know I had a knot in the throat and a tear in the eye myself when he was making his speech.

What a perfect way to start grand final week. Not only did we win the VFL flag, but to have Tom Lonergan win the Norm Goss medal was the icing on the cake. For a guy to have suffered such an injury, lose 18kg, do all the rehabilitation, make his comeback to football mid season, and come into the grand final and dominate like he did was simply awesome.

 

[hobart cat]

nothing more can be said.

great effort, even found time to drop the F-bomb in his acceptance speech.

 

[TassieCat]

What a great effort, bloody fantastic Tom, Congrats!!!!

 

[Catdog]

Well deserved for the hard yards he has had to put in champion effort

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

Re-****in-SPECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lonners, well done mate. You'll have the seniors running through brick walls even with a spoonful of the courage you've shown today and throughout the year.

CARN THE CATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[The rabbi]

Given that Lonergan is 197cm and quite mobile and versatile for his size Geelong should consider keeping him at the club. I think that the taller forward line stocks look ok for the future with Mooney, Nablett, SJ, and Hawkins and Grima in the VFL. Then there is the smaller players like Chapman, Stokes and Dj in the VFL to come through next year. Lonergan is skilled enough to play back and forward. He could be very handy. With some good work in the gym on his core and upper body he could be very handy. It was great to see him win the medal for the best player on the ground. He played well down back then moved forward to slot six. A great effort.

 

[lionbear]

6 goals when he spent half the game in the back line says what a wonderful player and a amazing effort to get back this young player has done

 

[Big Nasty]

THAT afl game last year , was the first senior game he played in defence and was dominating. Today he dominated in the forward and Back. I look forward to him playing in the seniors next year.

 

[guruisatiger]

well done to tom it was great to see him come back from a serious injury and p[lay so well good luck to the catters hope you guys can make it a double header on saturday bad luck about mat egan he is such a graet player and know his family very well they are devastated about him missing the big one GO CATTERS brake the drought and thump the power

 

[Magnum]

L-e-g-e-n-d

 

[Brasil2007]

That's not a tear, I've got something in my eye *sniff*

Well done Lonners.

 

[Rosella]

That's not a tear, I've got something in my eye *sniff*

Well done Lonners.

Definitely tears for me - also when I was watching him get his photo taken with his family

 

[vc_viking]

Will Tom be drinking?

I was just thinking, with that one kidney, will Tommy be drinking it up tonight? Will he be ok ?

 

[vc_viking]

Definitely tears for me - also when I was watching him get his photo taken with his family

My wife and I were both emotional for him!!

 

[rocker_oz33]

great game tommy guts n glory well done

 

[MrGFC]

It takes a lot to put a tear in my eye..

I shed a tear for the guy.

It's great to see this sort of comeback from this sort of injury