That question went through my mind yesterday too - like what type of padding do they put around the posts and what is its protection factor?makri wrote:Does Broomhead have a case for an unsafe workplace??
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That's often my read also.Pies4shaw wrote:Buckley isn't much of a coach but at least he knows enough not to bag his 300-gamer who will be captain under the new coach.
Langdon is the best footballer in the back six by a considerable margin. What you see as him getting beaten in the contest and coughing up goals is actually him being the only one good enough to get to the contest, time and again, generally outnumbered and usually trying to pick up the pieces for someone else who has run to the wrong spot. Have a look again at Cameron's last goal and ask yourself where the rest of the back six were that Langdon is going up in a marking contest two on one against the CHF and FF. Sometimes great footballers like Tommy are made to look ordinary because they're surrounded by guys who can't read the play and have little appetite for the contest, or are so glacial in their movement they can't get to the contest at the required speed for AFL.
Langdon didn't have a great game in round 1 but I thought he bounced back yesterday, was good and it was a display like we became accustomed to across his first two seasons.
He can be hit and miss with his disposal still and can be exposed by the run down tackle at times so needs to be more aware but I dare say he also covers more ground than most or all of the other defenders and therefore fatigue is at play more often for him when it comes to his errors.
He's mad. He's bad. He's MaynHARD!
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It's an interesting question, what alternative is there?
The NFL had a similar issue resulting in changing the position of their posts.
https://www.si.com/mmqb/2017/06/21/hist ... goal-posts
Could our posts be pushed back... outside the playing area?
The NFL had a similar issue resulting in changing the position of their posts.
https://www.si.com/mmqb/2017/06/21/hist ... goal-posts
Could our posts be pushed back... outside the playing area?
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Every bit of the above is absolute dribble.Pies4shaw wrote:Buckley isn't much of a coach but at least he knows enough not to bag his 300-gamer who will be captain under the new coach.
Langdon is the best footballer in the back six by a considerable margin. What you see as him getting beaten in the contest and coughing up goals is actually him being the only one good enough to get to the contest, time and again, generally outnumbered and usually trying to pick up the pieces for someone else who has run to the wrong spot. Have a look again at Cameron's last goal and ask yourself where the rest of the back six were that Langdon is going up in a marking contest two on one against the CHF and FF. Sometimes great footballers like Tommy are made to look ordinary because they're surrounded by guys who can't read the play and have little appetite for the contest, or are so glacial in their movement they can't get to the contest at the required speed for AFL.
Langdon is a poor mans Scharenberg actually let me rephrase that he's a bankrupt mans Scharenberg.
He gets beaten because he has little match awareness not because he covers others work. More often than not Dunn Howe or Murray are leaving there man to cover for Langdon. Round 1 he was putrid and lucky to get a game yesterday. He was better yesterday but honestly he couldn't have been worse could he ? He cost us 6 goals round 1 and 3 yesterday and that's about his career average (over 3 per game)
He gains the least meters per game than any other defender in our team we have because he isn't trusted to kick the ball more than 10-15m because history tell us it will be a turnover if he does. He gets it 20 times hands of handballs half that time and the rest he either kicks back to a team mate to kick it long or he kicks it 10-15 and prays it isn't a turnover.
He will never play 300 games at this level or VFL for that fact.
He's uncontracted for a reason like Walsh said a few weeks ago when asked "we're in no rush to start talks with his management we will wait to the season is over and see what our list looks like going forward"
Unlike the answer he gave when asked about Scharenberg "we've had chats to Matt's management and decided to let Matt get some games under his belt first. Hopefully we will have it sorted out before the bye we see Matt being a long term Collingwood player"
P4S we know you love him but seriously if you think he's a tenth of the player you rate him then your football judgement isn't very good IMO
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Sorry my bad I get it now it's April fools dayPies4shaw wrote:Buckley isn't much of a coach but at least he knows enough not to bag his 300-gamer who will be captain under the new coach.
Langdon is the best footballer in the back six by a considerable margin. What you see as him getting beaten in the contest and coughing up goals is actually him being the only one good enough to get to the contest, time and again, generally outnumbered and usually trying to pick up the pieces for someone else who has run to the wrong spot. Have a look again at Cameron's last goal and ask yourself where the rest of the back six were that Langdon is going up in a marking contest two on one against the CHF and FF. Sometimes great footballers like Tommy are made to look ordinary because they're surrounded by guys who can't read the play and have little appetite for the contest, or are so glacial in their movement they can't get to the contest at the required speed for AFL.
Lol you had me going there until I looked at the date
Good one ole mate hilarious
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swoop42 wrote:Pies4shaw wrote:Buckley isn't much of a coach but at least he knows enough not to bag his 300-gamer who will be captain under the new coach.
Langdon is the best footballer in the back six by a considerable margin. What you see as him getting beaten in the contest and coughing up goals is actually him being the only one good enough to get to the contest, time and again, generally outnumbered and usually trying to pick up the pieces for someone else who has run to the wrong spot. Have a look again at Cameron's last goal and ask yourself where the rest of the back six were that Langdon is going up in a marking contest two on one against the CHF and FF. Sometimes great footballers like Tommy are made to look ordinary because they're surrounded by guys who can't read the play and have little appetite for the contest, or are so glacial in their movement they can't get to the contest at the required speed for AFL.
That's often my read also.
Langdon didn't have a great game in round 1 but I thought he bounced back yesterday, was good and it was a display like we became accustomed to across his first two seasons.
He can be hit and miss with his disposal still and can be exposed by the run down tackle at times so needs to be more aware but I dare say he also covers more ground than most or all of the other defenders and therefore fatigue is at play more often for him when it comes to his errors.
tom langdon....360 metres gained in 2 games.... 3 tackles in 2 games......watch him he goes to ground far too often... not even in our best 6....70% of his possessions are uncontested.....
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