Welcome to Demonland: Harvey Langford

[Benny Dee 29]

15 hours ago, Hawny for Gawny said:

 Here's the video, I think the part that got me the most excited is in the first couple of mins when he's on Richmonds VFL team, bounces off 2 blokes inside 50 and finds the teammate instead of blazing away. Physically he's big enough to play.

That was the moment for me. Clearly has the body and appetite for the contest, but the class and poise to match

Really excited to watch him play at the G

[binman 43,702]

2 hours ago, Fat Tony said:

Windsor has excellent hands and decision making in tight. I think he will be an excellent midfielder once he gets the body strength.

I much prefer having left footed and right footed wingmen, because it allows us to move the ball more quickly around the boundary. Langdon, Sharp, Winsor and Lindsay give us a few options for the wing.

You'd think langers is a lock for one wing.

So of that lot it would have to be Lindsay taking the other wing if they went with a right left combo.

[Oxdee 430]

1 hour ago, binman said:

You'd think langers is a lock for one wing.

So of that lot it would have to be Lindsay taking the other wing if they went with a right left combo.

Who played the other wing last season?

[binman 43,702]

5 minutes ago, Oxdee said:

Who played the other wing last season?

Windsor in the main.

 

[djr 1,576]

1 hour ago, binman said:

You'd think langers is a lock for one wing.

So of that lot it would have to be Lindsay taking the other wing if they went with a right left combo.

They could use Langdon as a high forward as the ANB replacement and have Windsor, Lindsay and Bowie compete for the wings. 

[The Jackson FIX 3,210]

25 minutes ago, djr said:

They could use Langdon as a high forward as the ANB replacement and have Windsor, Lindsay and Bowie compete for the wings. 

Bowza coming onto Eddie’s wing in this scenario is an instant win for our decision making/delivery into the forward line but I wonder whether he has the thank for that role?

[Deemac 137]

1 hour ago, The Jackson FIX said:

Bowza coming onto Eddie’s wing in this scenario is an instant win for our decision making/delivery into the forward line but I wonder whether he has the thank for that role?

Until he only touches it 12 times a game and starts getting called spargo 

[Wizard of Koz 1,127]

On 27/11/2024 at 17:18, adonski said:

Straight to half back when Salem pings his first calf of 2025

Or in December 24

[Demon Disciple 12,257]

5 hours ago, Deemac said:

Until he only touches it 12 times a game and starts getting called spargo 

That’s the spirit

[old55 23,687]

Message from a friend ...

Bloody hell, check the rig on this 18yo in the training camp rowing images. He's ready to go R1. Look out Riv and Spaz, the new calendar man is in town.

[Heart Beats True 1,254]

1 hour ago, old55 said:

Message from a friend ...

Bloody hell, check the rig on this 18yo in the training camp rowing images. He's ready to go R1. Look out Riv and Spaz, the new calendar man is in town.

I saw the photo and he is ripped. He will be bloody hard to tackle at his size. Genuinely can’t wait for him to debut.

[Lord Neville X Flash 284]

Windsor has the ability to play in the middle - not sure if or when they will try it

To me, he should be prime Tim Kelly/Josh Kelly type but with more toughness

[Oxdee 430]

17 hours ago, Deemac said:

Until he only touches it 12 times a game and starts getting called spargo 

Unfortunately spargo is too small for the game and doesn’t compensate this with other skills. 

[Fat Tony 5,262]

Had a chat to the head recruiter at another club today and he really liked our picks. They didn’t have an early pick and didn’t put a lot of thought into the top of the draft but he had Langford and Smith as his top picks. He also liked Lindsay and thinks he has a good head on his shoulders. 

[goodwindees 2,537]

43 minutes ago, Fat Tony said:

Had a chat to the head recruiter at another club today and he really liked our picks. They didn’t have an early pick and didn’t put a lot of thought into the top of the draft but he had Langford and Smith as his top picks. He also liked Lindsay and thinks he has a good head on his shoulders. 

I get given the list of the final rating of all Draftees by an AFL club the morning of the draft. 
This particular club didn’t have a selection on night one, in fact, weren’t particularly active in the Draft this year due to trading players in.

They rated Jagga Smith the best player in the Draft.  In fact, 6 of their 8 analysts who watch Coates league games, rated Smith 1.  
In their “aggregated” ratings list they had Smith 1, Ashcroft 2, Langford 3.  
They had Murphy Reid a lot higher than he went, Taj Hotton a bit higher, and Travaglia a bit lower than he went. 
They rated Xavier Lindsay right about where he got picked. 
They tried to get up the board to get Ollie Hannaford, but couldn’t do a deal. 
Interestingly, they classified Riak Andrew & Ricky Mentha as not Draftable. 
 

[Fat Tony 5,262]

1 hour ago, Fat Tony said:

Had a chat to the head recruiter at another club today and he really liked our picks. They didn’t have an early pick and didn’t put a lot of thought into the top of the draft but he had Langford and Smith as his top picks. He also liked Lindsay and thinks he has a good head on his shoulders. 

As an addendum, this recruiter was not as complimentary about our picks when we drafted Jefferson. 

[rjay 25,061]

1 hour ago, goodwindees said:

Interestingly, they classified Riak Andrew & Ricky Mentha as not Draftable. 

That can't be right...some experts on here who have never seen him play rate him very highly & think we made a huge mistake in not taking him.

 

Edit: it's good to have an opinion but at least it should be a little bit informed. Our club recruiters who have a good record of picking talent didn't take Riak & now 'goodwindees' tells us another clubs experts don't rate him.

They could be totally wrong of course and the kid could go on to have a great career but you have to trust our recruiting department especially when all you are going on is the vibe.

Anyway, good luck to the 2 kids mentioned above I hope they do a Teddy Whitten to those who doubt them, particularly Ricky.

 

Edited November 30 by rjay

[rjay 25,061]

7 hours ago, Oxdee said:

Unfortunately spargo is too small for the game and doesn’t compensate this with other skills. 

Premiership player, pinpoint kick, smart footy brain.

[adonski 12,410]

10 hours ago, Fat Tony said:

Had a chat to the head recruiter at another club today and he really liked our picks. They didn’t have an early pick and didn’t put a lot of thought into the top of the draft but he had Langford and Smith as his top picks. He also liked Lindsay and thinks he has a good head on his shoulders. 

 

9 hours ago, Fat Tony said:

As an addendum, this recruiter was not as complimentary about our picks when we drafted Jefferson. 

Well you tell him cam mckenzie and Josh ward are duds!

[Adam The God 30,403]

10 hours ago, goodwindees said:

I get given the list of the final rating of all Draftees by an AFL club the morning of the draft. 
This particular club didn’t have a selection on night one, in fact, weren’t particularly active in the Draft this year due to trading players in.

They rated Jagga Smith the best player in the Draft.  In fact, 6 of their 8 analysts who watch Coates league games, rated Smith 1.  
In their “aggregated” ratings list they had Smith 1, Ashcroft 2, Langford 3.  
They had Murphy Reid a lot higher than he went, Taj Hotton a bit higher, and Travaglia a bit lower than he went. 
They rated Xavier Lindsay right about where he got picked. 
They tried to get up the board to get Ollie Hannaford, but couldn’t do a deal. 
Interestingly, they classified Riak Andrew & Ricky Mentha as not Draftable. 
 

So Geelong 🤣

I don't like that the Blues got another A+er.

[Demonstone 22,792]

13 minutes ago, Adam The God said:

I don't like that the Blues got another A+er.

The Rolling Stones started out as a Blues cover band, so Jagga to Carlton seems like a natural fit.

[rjay 25,061]

1 hour ago, Adam The God said:

So Geelong 🤣

I don't like that the Blues got another A+er.

Just feel comfortable in the knowledge that we got 2 to add to the one we got last year 'Adam'...

[Macca 17,032]

49 minutes ago, rjay said:

Just feel comfortable in the knowledge that we got 2 to add to the one we got last year 'Adam'...

Just the one for last year, rjay?

Some of us here have high hopes for the Kolt

Edited December 1 by Macca

[rjay 25,061]

32 minutes ago, Macca said:

Just the one for last year, rjay?

Some of us here have high hopes for the Kolt

I didn't want to push it 'Macca', might have gotten 'Adam' a bit too excited.

I'm also one to have high hopes for Kolt.

...we've certainly drafted well.

[Macca 17,032]

3 minutes ago, rjay said:

I didn't want to push it 'Macca', might have gotten 'Adam' a bit too excited.

I'm also one to have high hopes for Kolt.

...we've certainly drafted well.

There's a lot of hope involved and I rarely make big projections but if we had a Demonland award for 'Most Promising' then the Duke, the Kolt, XL & Harv's would all be vying for the award

Who would be favourite?  Langford?