List Mgmt. Welcome Noah Long (Pick 58, 2022 National Draft)
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Yep. I reckon he had images of his hamstring pinging and went nope not today.
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Kid has footy smarts which is nice to see
Noah Long.
Good skills.
Good touch.
Footy brain.
Plays with some passion.
We might just have a player on our hands, pick # 58 ā¦.. bargain.
Kudos to the recruiters.
There was one kick in the weekend which I think came in the second. He was outside of 50 and there were stuff all good options on judging by the way he surveyed the field. He kicked it to a 1-on-2, but it bloody nearly came off and I'm willing to bet it was actually the best choice on offer, and the arc of the kick was perfect. Not to overamp it, but his footy IQ is off the ******* charts.
So much symmetry
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Noah... SCHLONGGGG
Watching him ignore Sheed running and calling "Schlongy! Schlongy! SCHLONGYYYY!" next to him with his arms outstretched, only to nail the long pass i50 himself was glorious.
Wish the camera could've panned back to Sheed afterwards.
Watching him ignore Sheed running and calling "Schlongy! Schlongy! SCHLONGYYYY!" next to him with his arms outstretched, only to nail the long pass i50 himself was glorious.
Wish the camera could've panned back to Sheed afterwards.
The one to Allen. Reminded me of an elite QB
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Long relishing 'crazy' AFL ride
The Echuca product has enjoyed a whirlwind few months since becoming an Eagle
In his interview he comes across as a really grounded, confident young man. Already has the "derbies are just another game" West Coast mantra. It will be interesting to see if his views change to any extent over time.
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Hopefully can get his hands on the ball more, only 17 touches over his 1st 2 games, quality over quantity atm.
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True but I reckon has already shown a better aptitude for the level than poor old Venables managed.
Already more touches than Brendan Ah Chee in his time at WC
He's very team oriented. Was quite often with one of the GWS half back rebounders (Cumming/Ash mostly) on the open 'fat side', really limiting their opportunities to burn us on the counter.
Can see why Simmo said he's a great team man and the players love him in the team.
Can see why Simmo said he's a great team man and the players love him in the team.
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How many MOTC attempts though?
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Already better player than Ainsworth was
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None of us expected us to take him at pick 58, if we didn't take him then a Vic team would've taken him in the rookie draft. I was expecting a team like Richmond, Geelong or Carlton to take him but there was something in him that our recruiters saw in his game for Vic Country something we needed. Looks like he loves the club for giving him a chance despite injuring his collarbone which tanked his draft stock. Victorian clubs will be regretting that they missed a likely gem in the future and will be wondering "How on Earth did we miss this kid" but I'm sure if he played for those Vic clubs, even with his work ethic he likely won't get a round 1 debut and instead play in the VFL mainly due to how late he got drafted.
The kid is deceptively strong at 18 and despite his small size, his tackles stick like glue even against bigger bodied more experienced players. His stats not be impressive but his touches are high quality as he always looks for the best options and often his disposals is to his teammates advantage. He's very clean with pick ups and puts himself in positions which benefits the team such as blocking exit outlets.
I can see him becoming a Cyril Rioli type low touch high impact player or even a Lachie Neale type if we get very lucky.
The kid is deceptively strong at 18 and despite his small size, his tackles stick like glue even against bigger bodied more experienced players. His stats not be impressive but his touches are high quality as he always looks for the best options and often his disposals is to his teammates advantage. He's very clean with pick ups and puts himself in positions which benefits the team such as blocking exit outlets.
I can see him becoming a Cyril Rioli type low touch high impact player or even a Lachie Neale type if we get very lucky.
Has a near-perfect tackle technique also. Locks the ball in and grabs the other hand to prevent the handball. Tackles like a vice, despite his size.
Could teach our seniors a thing or 2.
His Fantasy v Supercoach scoring ratios are at Nic Nat levels, which is a good sign.
R1: 38 v 63
R2: 34 v 62
Bodes well.
R1: 38 v 63
R2: 34 v 62
Bodes well.
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It means he makes the most of his touches and is ranked by champion data according to his impact on the game. Just like Naitanui, or Cyril.
Fantasy is stat padding, ranking points are actual quality of touches (ground ball win/ contested/ score involvements/ goal assists).
7D, 5 contested, at 100%DE with 4 tackles, 4 score involvements, 2 goal assists, 3 inside 50's, 1 free for.
Esssentially didn't waste a touch or impact the team negatively in any way
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