02-23-2018, 12:11 AM
(02-22-2018, 10:25 PM)Thryleon link Wrote: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.
It doesn't seem like this is necessarily a season killing type injury. It depends how much running he's missed all up which by the report above doesn't look to be too much. He can pick up match practice / fitness obviously - a preseason is only really wrecked if you miss out on a large chunk of the running which he hasn't yet.
Cripps did his back preseason last year and missed pretty much the entire preseason which seriously hurt his year. Lang is nowhere near that by the looks... but we won't know until he gets back out playing.