Cogs thread [merged]

[mightytiges]

Sad to say that Cogs looks gone as far as an AFL player goes. He's still good in and under but has no pace now once the ball is out. A full preseason may help but he looks gone based on today  .

Since when did Cogs ever have pace? His in and under work is exactly what we need, not his outside stuff.

He used to have enough to get by but you cant just be an in-and-under player anymore, you have to also be an outside player with the pace to make space for yourself.

The game has changed and all we can do is hope it hasnt left Cogs behind. 

Exactly TA. The game has quickened up immensely in the last 2 years. I hope I'm wrong and Cogs deserves the benefit of finally a full unrestricted preseason to build back up his fitness base but yesterday he looked miles away from being able to play AFL footy.

[one-eyed]

Rawlings on Coughlan in EOTT:

One of our real competitors on the day. Was continually in the thick of the action. At times, won some good ball and helped get us through the corridor, but generally struggled to step out of congestion.

http://210.50.4.102/rfc/

[one-eyed]

SEN's got their footy hour on now with Emma Quayle and they said Cogs has been seen around town looking sharp in the mind and body. He's missed and been robbed of a lot of his footy career but if he can get back and slot into our young midfield he'll make a big difference.

[one-eyed]

Snippet from Sportal: Cambo on Cogs..

Campbell says Coughlan is enjoying an excellent pre-season is on track for a senior return next season.

Coughlan, like Cousins, is a proven ball winner but has played just 41 games in the past five seasons - since his stellar 2003 season - due to groin, knee and hamstring injuries.

"He has had a ban run but he is coming good I reckon," Campbell said.

"He just looks like he has got a bit more power in his legs and certainly over the last four weeks of training he just looks to have a bit more of his old zip back."

Campbell said Coughlan has not missed a training session with his body holding up much better since the revolutionary treatment he received in Germany earlier this year to strengthen his hamstrings.

"I am optimistic on him and the more you see him at training, the more impressive he has been."

http://sportal.com.au/afl-news-display/cuz-excites-campbell-62267

[Mopsy]

Snippet from Sportal: Cambo on Cogs..

Campbell says Coughlan is enjoying an excellent pre-season is on track for a senior return next season.

Coughlan, like Cousins, is a proven ball winner but has played just 41 games in the past five seasons - since his stellar 2003 season - due to groin, knee and hamstring injuries.

"He has had a ban run but he is coming good I reckon," Campbell said.

"He just looks like he has got a bit more power in his legs and certainly over the last four weeks of training he just looks to have a bit more of his old zip back."

Campbell said Coughlan has not missed a training session with his body holding up much better since the revolutionary treatment he received in Germany earlier this year to strengthen his hamstrings.

"I am optimistic on him and the more you see him at training, the more impressive he has been."

http://sportal.com.au/afl-news-display/cuz-excites-campbell-62267

Things are looking good

[F0551L]

an important Cog in our planned 2009 revival

[Stripes]

Cogs is a bonus player now days. When he went down initially it was devistating, then he seemed to be injured year after year right when we needed him the most. Now when we seem to have an abundance of quality midfield options Cogs seems to be coming good. It would be ironic if Cogs finally found form just when he is not really needed.

If he can add depth or, better yet, fight his way back into the midfield lineup (no mean feat when competing with the likes of Cousins, Foley, Lids, Tuck, White and now Thomson and Hislop) then it can only be good for the club.

He's not over the line yet but I can see him coming...

Stripes

[Judge Roughneck]

Cogs is a bonus player now days. When he went down initially it was devistating, then he seemed to be injured year after year right when we needed him the most. Now when we seem to have an abundance of quality midfield options Cogs seems to be coming good. It would be ironic if Cogs finally found form just when he is not really needed.

If he can add depth or, better yet, fight his way back into the midfield lineup (no mean feat when competing with the likes of Cousins, Foley, Lids, Tuck, White and now Thomson and Hislop) then it can only be good for the club.

He's not over the line yet but I can see him coming...

Stripes

Cogs fit wouldn't hurt!

HB: Newman - x - Tambling
 C: Richo - Coughlan - Deledio
HF: Cotchin - Reiwoldt - Cousins
 F: Brown - x - x
OB: Simmonds - Tuck - Foley

Need as many gun on ballers as possbile.

Thomson, White, Johnson next in line.

[Infamy]

A fit Coughlan makes our midfield even more exciting
Look at Geelong's midfield and see how good they are because they have so much midfield depth
Tuck & Coughlan feeding out to Deledio, Foley, Cousins & Cotchin plus Richo for good measure

Not half bad that, would go a long way to making the Top 4 if we can have all of them fit for the year

[torch]

ohhhh a fit and '03 Coughlan, would be brilliant!

Coughlan and Cousins sharing Centre duties, while Cotchin has a stint. The three "C's"!

Shane Tuck, Mark Coughlan, Kane Johnson, Nathan Foley, Brett Deledio, Richard Tambling, Adam Thomson, Trent Cotchin, Ben Cousins, Dean Polo, Daniel Jackson, Chris Newman, Nathan Brown, Matthew White, Andrew Raines, Shane Edwards - can all play in the midfield!

[mightytiges]

Cogs is a bonus player now days. When he went down initially it was devistating, then he seemed to be injured year after year right when we needed him the most. Now when we seem to have an abundance of quality midfield options Cogs seems to be coming good. It would be ironic if Cogs finally found form just when he is not really needed.

If he can add depth or, better yet, fight his way back into the midfield lineup (no mean feat when competing with the likes of Cousins, Foley, Lids, Tuck, White and now Thomson and Hislop) then it can only be good for the club.

He's not over the line yet but I can see him coming...

Exactly Stripes. Cogs is a bonus. It would be a real football tragedy if Cogs wasn't able to comeback.  Last year even at Coburg he still was good in close feeding the ball out but once the ball was cleared from stoppages he would go missing unable to keep up with the changing modern running game of the last 2 years. Hopefully for his sake his first full uninterrupted preseason can finally turn things around for him and he can build up his fitness and running power o a level where he can compete at AFL level .

[cub]

There will be a few unlucky guys playing at Coburg this year, gunna be great for the team tho 

 

[camboon]

We need good wings, flankers and pocket players, loved Tambo's four quater run lat year, we can always make room for form players. Dont forget Edwards, I belive he might be the big improver great skills with a bigger body as well as Collins, hard at with good skills , if he gets a good pre season behind him as he was knocking on the door late last year.

Hawthorn played Brown in the forward pocket last year. 

Get stuck in boys, your playing for a spot in final(S) baring disaster.

[mightytiges]

We need good wings, flankers and pocket players

And who would've thought we'd be saying that now after all the bagging about drafting too many flanker types in the past like Fiora  . I prefer we use talented mids we've drafted like Tambo on the wings, flanks and pockets when they aren't being used in the midfield rather than trying to manufacture ballwinning mids out of drafted flankers like we did in the past and failing miserably.

[bojangles17]

it will indeed be a bonus if cogs can reproduce his form and make an impact at the level...I havent factorewd him in to be honest as I believe he's coming from a long way back...Best of luck I say...gee there will be some unlucky guys missing out in 2009