JLT Series - 5 days away

[jeza]

1 minute mark of the highlights video:
http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2017/5/port-v-carl

The guy that is compared to McLean, Graham and Wright and is definitely not quick? Anyway - good luck to him. Hope he gets a game next Weds.

[Gointocarlton]

1 minute mark of the highlights video:
http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2017/5/port-v-carl

The guy that is compared to McLean, Graham and Wright and is definitely not quick? Anyway - good luck to him. Hope he gets a game next Weds.

Agree, I like Polson, he isnt slow like those mentioned above. Gee we got pantsed that night, PA were plucking them out of their asses at will.

[jeza]

Agree, I like Polson, he isnt slow like those mentioned above. Gee we got pantsed that night, PA were plucking them out of their asses at will.

Yep... thankfully his tackle was in the 1st quarter so I only had to watch 1 minute.
Port did their flat track bully thing. Really owe the AFL one for putting that as our only Friday night game.

[mateinone]

Yep... thankfully his tackle was in the 1st quarter so I only had to watch 1 minute.
Port did their flat track bully thing. Really owe the AFL one for putting that as our only Friday night game.

Did we really deserve any Friday night games?
If I was a broadcaster I would not have been keen having Carlton in my prime time slot

[Thryleon]

Forget Lang.

Hes suffering with an ankle and he wont be cherry ripe this year.

Paddy Dow is going to be a jet and Zac Fisher is the other key to our midfield this season.

[flyboy77]

Lang hasn't missed much of the pre season.

Bit much to suggest he won't be cherry ripe at all this season? Perhaps will nedd a few games in the 2s to start with but class shines through...

His 2017 season at the Cats was far more injury interrupted and he still had a major impact in their finsls campaign.....

[flyboy77]

I gather Lang is back in full training. Anyone else heard anything?

Sounds like, Doc aside, we'll pretty much have a full list to choose from?

[Thryleon]

Lang hasn't missed much of the pre season.

Bit much to suggest he won't be cherry ripe at all this season? Perhaps will nedd a few games in the 2s to start with but class shines through...

His 2017 season at the Cats was far more injury interrupted and he still had a major impact in their finsls campaign.....

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/carl...4yz8v.html

Carlton midfielder Darcy Lang is expected to resume running again next week after he was placed on a modified program due to an injured ankle.

The Blues remain hopeful be available for round one but are taking a cautious approach to his recovery to ensure he has no hiccups once he returns.

They are also keen to avoid setting any timeline for Lang's return to ensure he is not put under any pressure to return.

The 22-year-old has been on crutches after stretching the ligaments in his ankle and did not take part in a scratch match at training on Wednesday.

He crossed to Carlton from Geelong after 44 games with the Cats and adds midfield depth to the emerging Blues.

This article is from the 1st of Feb.

Strained angle ligaments will likely result in an inability to do ANY real load bearing work including sprinting, endurance, and change of direction for minimum 2 weeks, and maximum 6 weeks depending on how severe.  He goes into the bucket of "interupted" pre season and will unlikely be able to play his best until he is able to catch up to the rest.

Better players than Lang have shown us that an interrupted pre season can significantly hinder their ability to play their best footy.

[flyboy77]

We'll know for sure in a few weeks.... 

[Thryleon]

Fly, I want/need Lang to be a success, but we need to accept reality that he will not play his best footy this season.

He still might be an upgrade for us, but he will improve again in season 2019 if he gets a good pre season in is what I am saying.

This year however we should temper our expectations because of the above article.

Thats all.  It's simply a matter of fact.