I would say from what I’ve seen / heard, that this year he has been getting much more of the pill, at least in the 2nd half of the season, … but for the most part, just not yet being able to finish his work as you’d want.
The guys in the know, may well see him as worth persisting with for just one more year.
I’d reckon it would be a close run thing with him though,… with maybe sentiment just getting him over the line.
His father is probably the finest executor of the old hip n shoulder I’ve ever seen. Great technique and timing. Used to take down blokes twice his size, even early in his career as a slip of a kid.
IIRC at the time in the actual Granny, Long tried to act like he didn’t know what the fuss was about when he hit Simmonds. Pleaded his case with the umpire. Sort of funny.
Watched part of the 2000 GF for the first time in a long while a couple of weeks ago. That was a very ordinary hit, and yes I also noticed Long had this 'WTF are you all on about ’ expression straight afterwards.
There’s no way he’s coming into a semi final after 3 weeks on the pine and no senior footy this year, if by some miracle we make it that far.
Token gesture for a kid who’s about to get chopped.
are you people nuts? He’s literally light years off our best 22. if we played him in a final after a year of garbage, well I’d completely lose any faith in any of the coaching staff