Has There Been A Better Recruit This Year Than Langdon?

[Bring-Back-Powell 13,657]

The media haven’t picked up on the fact that he’s been an outstanding recruit and has completely filled a need we were crying out for - competitive winger that stays involved the entire game.

If Richmond or Geelong recruited him the media would be all over him.

[YesitwasaWin4theAges 6,121]

I think Langdon has caught Butler as the club house leader after tonights game as the best recruit of the year from another club.

[YesitwasaWin4theAges 6,121]

49 minutes ago, spalding said:

Thought today was Tomlinson’s best game for us too. There’s still a few holes to fill, but our recruiting and drafting over the past couple of  is going to give us a good chance of a crack at winning it in the next few years I believe. 

I think Thommo has been a worth while acquisition, he's not a winger, i know he was recruited as one but it took the footy department a month to work out a square peg doesn't fit in a round hole.

The move down back has been a masterstroke as he's looking much more assured through his marking and defensive efforts.

Our defence is fast becoming our strong suit, Midfield is our bread and butter but at times our achilles heel, while our forward line is a work in progress.

[dee-tox 4,831]

Langdon shows great leadership. When we don't have the run of play he's the most noticeable in wanting to turn it around. Great recruit.

[Elegt 872]

1 hour ago, Demons11 said:

???!

Hill has been terrible this year 

hill was great tonight. ended up waltzing down the corridor with the ball when the final siren rang; 5 seconds more and that could possibly have been a loss for us

[Buzzy 966]

On 8/11/2020 at 10:19 AM, Deemania since 56 said:

I do believe that Tomlinson may well prove to be a great asset as well, finding space, two-way running and positioning out of defence into the attack. He is taking some time to adjust to these roles fully, in comparison to the contributions of Langdon. I have patience and look forward to this occurring - the signs are there - the execution is tentative at present. With a few team wins to come across the board, I'd expect Tomlinson to reek confidence in his aptitudes. 

dead slow, poor overhead, wasn't any good the last 5 years... why do you suddenly think he's going to come good all of a sudden?

Any further upside looks extremely limited with the assets he has.

[Skuit 9,382]

Was great to have some unorthodox camera-work tonight to get a real appreciation of Langdon's work-rate. I was puffed out just watching him. Whether league-wide recruit of the year or not, I think he is our best plug in eons. Another one this off-season would be a dream. 

[Fanatique Demon 2,482]

1 hour ago, Win4theAges said:

 

Our defence is fast becoming our strong suit, Midfield is our bread and butter but at times our achilles heel, while our forward line is a work in progress.

?    In a nutshell!

[Dr.D 1,771]

Langdon wasn't even rated on demonland by many members. He has been a jet since day 1

[58er 5,730]

4 hours ago, dee-tox said:

Langdon shows great leadership. When we don't have the run of play he's the most noticeable in wanting to turn it around. Great recruit.

What we get from Langers is always running up or down the wing whether we are 5 goals in front or 5 goals behind.

He also is starting to find targets consistently and more penetration in his disposal. Very good recruit.

[Big Carl 333]

7 hours ago, Pickett2Jackson said:

Ed Langdon with another fine performance to help propel the mighty Demons to victory.

Butler was invisible.  He will fade away the rest of the season, same as his team.

Like May, his last month of football has been very good.

[Coq au vin 754]

On 8/10/2020 at 4:21 PM, don't make me angry said:

Jones was a gut runner for years, not Quick but not slow.

Most of the time Jones was under a pile of players at a stoppage or he was kicking or handpassing it straight to an opposition player.

[Demons11 6,412]

8 hours ago, Elegt said:

hill was great tonight. ended up waltzing down the corridor with the ball when the final siren rang; 5 seconds more and that could possibly have been a loss for us

I agree he played well last night but his year has been average at best

[Rodney (Balls) Grinter 10,588]

2 hours ago, Big Carl said:

Like May, his last month of football has been very good.

I think it's almost like Langdon is actually competing with May for recruit of the year status, as we are only now really seeing the best of May;  it's like May is a virtual recruit this year given how little he played last season.

[deebug 1,754]

Very happy with Langdon this year?

[Skuit 9,382]

2 hours ago, Big Carl said:

Like May, his last month of football has been very good.

Football didn't recommence until June. 

[Rodney (Balls) Grinter 10,588]

He's actually one of those players who's efforts often don't overly stand out and particularly when we have a big win, I often struggle to put him in our best.

But I think his value and contribution to the side are immense and he his output is very consistent.  Even in our losses, he never seems to go missing.

Wouldn't surprise me if he finishes top 5 in our B&F.

[FritschyBusiness 1,455]

Hes' had a couple bad kicks but not a bad game this year - Great recruit

[Lord Travis 10,327]

I gave him a shout out in the game day thread last night as he goes unnoticed most weeks. His hard running was match winning. Twice in the last quarter he busted his gut getting back deep into defense and saved goals when our defenders were caught out of the contest. The media and game watchers won’t have noticed it, but the coaches will be highlighting it internally this week. It was brilliant work rate and showed his mental toughness when his teammates were all struggling. Winning or losing, he always busts his [censored] and should be commended for his brilliant work ethic and attitude.

I was very happy when we recruited Langdon and said on here he’d finish top 5 in our BnF before he even played a game for us. His 2019 at Freo was very underrated. His output was exactly the same as Brad Hill, if not slightly better. By trading Langdon in we got what we needed for our wing and paid far less than Saints did for Hill. He’s also a few years younger. Sure he’s not an elite kick, but he gets the job done more often than not. IMO he’s one of our best recruits in decades. He’ll own a wing at the MCG for the next 7-8 years. 

[Pickett2Jackson 3,904]

On 8/10/2020 at 10:30 AM, MikeAlphaTango said:

Dan Butler.

 

He isn't half the player Langdon is.  I knew that last season in the fake asterisk covid campaign though.  Anyway enough about that St Kilda scrub.....

Langdon has kicked 6 goals in 5 games so far.....  he needed to kick goals to get to the next level and now hes All Australian bound.

[ucanchoose 1,807]

Langdon is the best pure winger since Peter Matera

[Sir Why You Little 35,336]

Langdon has been consistently excellent. 
The Wings on the MCG are such important areas

[faultydet 7,593]

Our recent recruiting has targeted our weaknesses beautifully.

 

Key defender shortage - ok, lets get Lever and May

No wingmen - No worries, we've been in Langdons ear for years.

Not sure about the progress of Weed - Ben Brown, come on down.

 

Our recruiting (poaching) staff have been as good as any team in the AFL and possibly better than all of them.

[Jaded No More 60,161]

I might be happily married, but I love Langdon. Deeply. 

He has finally filled an MCG wing- shaped hole in my cold MFCSS heart. 

Edited April 19, 2021 by Jaded

[BDA 20,895]

On 8/30/2020 at 12:37 AM, Buzzy said:

dead slow, poor overhead, wasn't any good the last 5 years... why do you suddenly think he's going to come good all of a sudden?

Any further upside looks extremely limited with the assets he has.

This post isn't aging too well ?