#44 Ned Long

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Post by Jezza »

Welcome to the club, Ned.

Good to see a VFL player of ours rewarded with an opportunity. Gives hope for other players on the VFL list that there's a possibility to be a part of the AFL squad one day.
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Collingwood have selected Midfielder Ned Long with Pick 19 in tonight’s Mid-Season Rookie Draft.

The 21 year-old, inside Midfielder has been elevated to the AFL list after a dominate start to the 2024 VFL season. After five AFL games with Hawthorn between 2022 - 2023, the midfielder joined the Pies list at the start of this year.'

He has averaged 24 disposals and nine tackles from his six VFL games this year, including 28 disposals in Rounds Two and Three respectively.

Profile:
Name: Ned Long
Date of Birth: 5/2/03
Recruited from: Collingwood VFL
Position: Midfielder
Height: 194cm

Strengths:
- Contest
- Tackling
- Endurance
https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/1 ... vfl-to-afl
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Post by SLORT »

Looks a likely matchup for the Bont this week.
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He can kick straight, and knows which posts are which! Playhim!
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Jezza wrote:
Profile:
Name: Ned Long
Date of Birth: 5/2/23
Recruited from: Collingwood VFL
Position: Midfielder
Height: 194cm
https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/1 ... vfl-to-afl

With those stats it's clearly a new VFL/AFL record for youngest player

Plenty of upside
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He's just come off the boob and ready to go!
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SLORT wrote:Looks a likely matchup for the Bont this week.
Not going to happen.

Apart from the fact that he would struggle to match one of the elite midfielders in the game, he has an injury, back in a week or 2.
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Drafting them when already injured saves time I guess...

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Dekka believe’s he will fit into the team once he is over injury

He has according to Dekka adapted to our system
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We are recruiting footballers, not athletes, and trying to make them footballers. The club feels he has improved under our system and we can't deny that works.
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Arch@M32 wrote:With those stats it's clearly a new VFL/AFL record for youngest player

Plenty of upside
The club website has corrected it now :lol:
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Post by Mr Miyagi »

Our chief Craig Kelly is big Ned. Now we have a Long Ned. I’m glad we don’t have a short Ned! Unless Joe Richards cops the Ned name
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Ex-Hawk to make Collingwood debut
Long has averaged 22.1 disposals, 4.1 marks and 4.7 clearances per game at VFL level.
He becomes the club's ninth debutant of 2024!
https://www.zerohanger.com/ex-hawk-to-m ... ut-152593/

Ned Long's Highlights for Collingwood
https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/video/ ... Id=1592074

Now, everyone hugs Longgy...
Long awaited dream realised
https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/video/ ... Id=1592074
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Anybody got Hawk mates that know what the knock on him was?
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Post by Piesnchess »

Go get em , Ned (Kelly ), welcome to the Club. Gee, is that now 7 players we have debuted this season so far ??
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