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Lang is almost the most interesting of the newbies for me.

Cost us nothing and with Smedts being a bit disappointing I sort of forgot about him but then I thought - he's just about Geelongs best in a final and still only 22. Quick and can kick goals. Former first rounder (yet another one - we must have 20 on the list these days).

We only got him cheap because of their Ablett related salary cap squeeze.

Could he be better than I thought? Hopefully he's fit enough to play JOT.

Also looking forward to Polson.

So quick and classy. Pretty sure he'll play.

Yeah, I really like Polson as well. He kind of reminds me a bit of a young Marc Murphy when he runs with ball in hand.

Perhaps that's because he's the spitting image of Murphy.  I couldn't tell them apart when they played together 

It would be great if Polson could cement a spot in the 22.  We need the young blokes to step up and give us real midfield depth.

A lot of others ahead of him for a midfield gig, most with quite some versatility to play other roles too.

Polson has been used as a run with tagger in the twos, probably doesnt get enough footy at this stage of his development.....also his kicking as TonyO suggested isnt his strong point IMO. Think he will get some senior games later in the season but given we have introduced a new bunch of young mids onto the list he will need to show something this season to get another contract IMO...

Yes, agree. Polson will be challenged to break into the 22. All the best to him though.

I must admit, I wasn't a fan of Polson, I thought he was too small and too slow.

But I've had a chat about him to a few well connected club people and if what they say is true, and he can deal with the physical side of football, he's got a long future.

I'm a bit worried that Polson isn't big enough and his foot skills are far from elite from what I have seen.  I know there are others his size who have succeeded (Murphy is one), but when you are smaller, you can't just be good, you have to be exceptional.

I will be happy to be proven wrong.

Polson reminds me of Wright and McLean when they started off, although McLean was an elite kick before being injured!

Polson looks like he has all the brains in the world, and that will create him time and space as long as he gets more exposure and finds his role. I hope he'll be one of those players who can see the game unfolding and will be there prepared and waiting for the ball to arrive.