Couldn't make it to the ground on Saturday, so have watched the game on Kayo a few times now. One thing that stood out for me was Gerard Healy bagging out Harvey Langford's kicking, not once, but multiple times throughout the game.

Like has he actually really watched the guy play more than once? To say it once was maybe a first impression or off the cuff comment, but he was so persistent, that I really feel as if he had formed a strong oppinion and holds this against Harvey. Personally, while I don't think Langford has really fully hit his straps this season and/or has progressed massively in his 2nd year as we might have ideally have loved, I think the kid is doing OK and his kicking is one of the last things I'd hold against him.

On the flip side, both Gerard and Brad Johnson, seemed to be onto the fact that Kade Chandler is fast becoming one of the quality players in the competition for what he does and I do wholeheartedly agree with that assessment.

Anyways, back to the point, I know Gerard was a player that Mark Jackson couldn't stand and I've got to say, I think I understand why. Smug and arrogant. At least his brother blead red and blue.

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by Rodney (Balls) Grinter

Harvey's kicking is interesting, one thing he does very well is often makes the right decision in traffic to handball or get it on the boot. When he's running at full pace he can be prone to helicopter them.

He also made one of the poorer decisions for him when he bombed a kick long in the 3rd when he had Trelly wide open in the pocket.

I'd like to see him balance up a bit more generally but he's a guy without a lot of burst pace (but a nice enough top speed) being asked to play on the wing to learn AFL footy until he physically develops and gets a bit sharper with his inside ball winning and defensive pressure. There's times he'll be getting chased down by speedy wingers and won't be able to balance up. I'll worry more about his kicking if it hasn't improved by the time he's 23 and hopefully is an inside mid who can own the corrdor.

I've always been a Chandler fan but he's munged both his goals through late, in his own words. He had the footy gods on his side. He also get a bit slingy with his kicking and can sometimes miss targets he could get. But because he has that left footer slingy action and they can out low and fast he's managed to convince Healy he's some kind of perfect kick.

I personally don’t think it matters what he thinks. Healy isn’t known as being someone people listen to tremendously.

Langford might be a bit up and down right now, probably finding himself a bit in a new role, new team, new coach and new game plan.

I guess it doesn’t matter really anyways what we think. Long as Harv keeps getting better and doesn’t listen then good riddance to Healy.

On the replay I heard Healy say at the final siren that Langford had a few things to iron out but had the potential to be a serious player

GH was a serious player. Gutted when he left.

I didn’t exist when he left us for Sydney so I have no emotional feeling towards him either way, so in saying that, Healy sounds like he’s been phoning it in for about a decade. I find him hard to listen to as he sounds uninterested and like he’s just doing a job. I don’t really take notice of him because of that.

Just a commentator who focuses on the negative and is well past it - we were relieved of Dermie last yeat - hopefully Fox make the next obvious move next year.....my heart sinks when I hear his voice, even if it is only when the replay commences after a fantastic win.....

18 minutes ago, BDA said:

On the replay I heard Healy say at the final siren that Langford had a few things to iron out but had the potential to be a serious player

His kicking was the thing he needed to iron out apparently.

Might be time to replace him. Healy off, Ellingworth on!

33 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

I've always been a Chandler fan but he's munged both his goals through late, in his own words. He had the footy gods on his side

Honestly, think he's being modest and not wanting to big note himself here. Chandler is pretty much the most reliable set shot for goal we have. Also nailed a clutch goal in the Carlton win.

3 minutes ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

Honestly, think he's being modest and not wanting to big note himself here. Chandler is pretty much the most reliable set shot for goal we have. Also nailed a clutch goal in the Carlton win.

He's a good kick and a pretty reliable set shot, but neither of those goals came off the boot perfectly. Not that I'm complaining!

Healy has been full of it since whatever year he left us.

Gerard Healey needs a tap on the shoulder.

I was listening to SEN on Friday evening pregame (I think it was), and his negative, cantankerous pontificating ended up with Tom Morris (of all people) having to apologise to listeners on the network’s behalf. A serious faux pas. Getting into Trump areas.

Further, the DeeBrief poddy recently mentioned an interview with Healy where he came across as a self-entitled [censored].

Off to the glue factory.

Edited 29 minutes ago29 min by Deemented Are Go!

It is often said that there is a point in which the game has gone passed players.

The same phrase can be applied to expert comment personnel too IMO. And I think Gerard now falls into that category.

Edited 17 minutes ago17 min by wheaters31