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Harvey Langford Rising Star nomination Rd 3

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  On 31/03/2025 at 10:24, Demon Dynasty said:

Ditto on that. And kudos to the way the kid handled it. Showed he has some solid mental fortitude as well which should come in very handy.

Definitely showed confidence and maturity.

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    I can be dumb, was watching Saturday and this number 19 kept popping into the play and it took until his goal before I realised who the hell it was. Different profile, a seniors moment. Hope he has another great game this weekend.

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    Our young players are all looking great and need to prioritised ahead of our senior players who have dropped the ball.

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    Not where you start it is where you finish. Go Harvey, I see big things for him

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    Very very impressive highlights. A good leg and some excellent work with the hands in close.

    I was thrilled when we picked this kid. Looks as hard as cats scone with some impressive marking and kicking skills.

    The only thing I was slightly worried about was a lack of space but he clearly has no issues in the big time with a quick first step to create space for himself and excellent instincts to create space for his team mates.

    He's going to have some up and down moments this year as his young body fatigues during the long season but this kid looks a ripper and long term, will be fantastic MFC player. I have no doubts.

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    thought he took a while to get going against gold coast, but his second half in particular was very impressive

    the real shame is that he doesn't have the incredible breakaway speed of a finn callaghan type; he seems like he's going to be much more of a bullocking inside mid type as opposed to an inside / out player

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      On 31/03/2025 at 22:37, whatwhat say what said:

    thought he took a while to get going against gold coast, but his second half in particular was very impressive

    the real shame is that he doesn't have the incredible breakaway speed of a finn callaghan type; he seems like he's going to be much more of a bullocking inside mid type as opposed to an inside / out player

    Doesn't seem to bother the Bont

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    Coming into the draft there was a big knock on his pace from a number of prospective clubs.

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      On 31/03/2025 at 12:09, ElDiablo14 said:

    More poor decisions by SG.

    The only explanation I can think of is they didn't think he was fit enough for a full game and seeing as VFL didn't start for another week, they decided to give him a little taste and something to take back to Casey with him the following week

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    Just needs to work on his awareness as I reckon he got done holding the ball 3 or 4 times on Saturday.

    Otherwise, it's fantastic/terrible that Langford's rising star nomination and Lindsey's ACL escape and round 1 performance have been the only source of happiness thus far.

    You just knew that as soon as the ball left his foot that he'd nail that goal. He deserved a better celebration than he did from his teammates but they'd all checked out at that point.

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      On 01/04/2025 at 00:05, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    You just knew that as soon as the ball left his foot that he'd nail that goal. He deserved a better celebration than he did from his teammates but they'd all checked out at that point.

    He looks like he knew he'd nail it too, loved his celebration, looked like that of a much more mature player than a first gamer. Love this kid, he is the future with the other kids, something to be excited about.

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      On 31/03/2025 at 22:37, whatwhat say what said:

    thought he took a while to get going against gold coast, but his second half in particular was very impressive

    the real shame is that he doesn't have the incredible breakaway speed of a finn callaghan type; he seems like he's going to be much more of a bullocking inside mid type as opposed to an inside / out player

    Not everyone needs the speed of Callaghan to have an outside impact

    What I love about Langford is his IQ and spacing - he just seems to know how to find space and time to give a handball or nail a kick

    I just see Baby Bont every time I see him play

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    Love this kid, one bright light from an otherwise bleak game.

    Lindsay looks like a ripper too, I know it's very early but he just seems like future captain material (in another 7 or 8 years).

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      On 01/04/2025 at 00:05, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Just needs to work on his awareness as I reckon he got done holding the ball 3 or 4 times on Saturday.

    Otherwise, it's fantastic/terrible that Langford's rising star nomination and Lindsey's ACL escape and round 1 performance have been the only source of happiness thus far.

    You just knew that as soon as the ball left his foot that he'd nail that goal. He deserved a better celebration than he did from his teammates but they'd all checked out at that point.

    On the flip side, he kept getting the ball to be tackled.
    Not sure if it is a communication issue or him not being up to the speed/intensity of the adult game, this will improve.

    Would like to see him get a few tackles as well.

    He may not be the quickest, just need to compliment him with players with different skill sets.

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    19 year old seems our best chance of hitting a target inside 50.

    Like to know what the points he needed working after a quarter of game time against the two greens and the rest of the GWS mids. Sounds like there was some bits highlighted and was sent to casey to work on them. Anyone want to fill me in on the things he needed to do?

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      On 01/04/2025 at 00:05, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Just needs to work on his awareness as I reckon he got done holding the ball 3 or 4 times on Saturday.

    Otherwise, it's fantastic/terrible that Langford's rising star nomination and Lindsey's ACL escape and round 1 performance have been the only source of happiness thus far.

    You just knew that as soon as the ball left his foot that he'd nail that goal. He deserved a better celebration than he did from his teammates but they'd all checked out at that point.

    Just a young fella adjusting to the speed of the game. He'll be alright.

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      On 31/03/2025 at 10:12, At the break of Gawn said:

    I actually find this hilarious how Trac said Langford went away to work on the defensive side of his game when Trac's defensive efforts on the weekend were absolutely putrid.

    The coach runs a tight ship, as has been the case for a few years now, there are standards to be met for some players and the coach coddling and overlooking them for his favourites.

    Anyway, well done to Harvey, played a great game. Showed up our multi million dollar midfield in terms of clearances and actually tried to be aggressive with some ball movement. Fingers crossed Goody isnt around long enough to ruin him.

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      On 31/03/2025 at 06:30, Adam The God said:

    Gonna be a star. Thanks JT, you've nailed another ripper. And well done, Langers.

    With a Lingers and now a Langers, this is going to get really confusing.

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    I always think RS nominations in terrible team performances are much deserved, you're not being carried by anyone.

    Well done Harvey, the start of great things to come.

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      On 01/04/2025 at 01:05, Rocknroll said:

    Like to know what the points he needed working after a quarter of game time against the two greens and the rest of the GWS mids. Sounds like there was some bits highlighted and was sent to casey to work on them. Anyone want to fill me in on the things he needed to do?

    When Trac did the honours of letting Harvey know he was the rising star in front of the group, he mentioned that he had gone back & worked hard “on his defensive side of the game”

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    Harvey "The Bison" Langford kicked a very classy goal for the Demons against the Cats tonight.

    One of the few positives from the evening down at Kardinia Park.

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    Langford is very classy but his lack of pace means he needs to get incredibly strong to be a good AFL player. He needs to lock himself in the weight room over summer.

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      On 04/04/2025 at 21:31, Fat Tony said:

    Langford is very classy but his lack of pace means he needs to get incredibly strong to be a good AFL player. He needs to lock himself in the weight room over summer.

    Do you think Pendlebury has ever been all that fast, or that strong?

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