Longmuir helps Pies surge

COLLINGWOOD backman Tom Langdon says defensive coach Justin Longmuir is a senior coach in waiting.

Longmuir crossed from West Coast for this season and Collingwood players rave about his ability to distil complex tactics and set a game plan the players can carry out.

The ability of players to buy into an 18-man defence has been a key to the team’s resurgence.