Saw the boys doing hill sprints today at the Botanical Gardens up a grass hill opposite the yarra river

looked as though most of the team was there

from a distance, they are looking very fit

they were in groups of about four, and i saw about 4-5 coaches, one of which i am almost certain is dean bailey, couldnt really make out who the other ones were from inside the car

most of them were doing sprints up the hill in the groups, walking down and then sprinting up again

what i thought was interesting was there was a group of four, doing a light hearted jog around the tan track in the city direction, one of whom was matty bate, and when i shouted out "go deees!" from the car window, bate looked over

-he is looking fairly fit so, i was wondering if these four were away from the main group for injury reasons of if they were just warming up/recovering...however, they did seem to be having a light hearted laugh over something so i presume it was a warm up or something

-i couldnt make out who the other three were

-and then about two hundred metres further down, running towards anderson street hill in the opposite direction to the bate group, was james mcdonald, who looked as though through body language that he was going through/was finishing a tough session, so maybe he was doing his own fitness program as he wasnt with the main group?

cant help much, but i thought that the other people that, like me, have the illness of getting extremely exited about progress in the pre season, might like to hear this information

Saw the boys doing hill sprints today at the Botanical Gardens up a grass hill opposite the yarra river

looked as though most of the team was there

from a distance, they are looking very fit

they were in groups of about four, and i saw about 4-5 coaches, one of which i am almost certain is dean bailey, couldnt really make out who the other ones were from inside the car

most of them were doing sprints up the hill in the groups, walking down and then sprinting up again

what i thought was interesting was there was a group of four, doing a light hearted jog around the tan track in the city direction, one of whom was matty bate, and when i shouted out "go deees!" from the car window, bate looked over

-he is looking fairly fit so, i was wondering if these four were away from the main group for injury reasons of if they were just warming up/recovering...however, they did seem to be having a light hearted laugh over something so i presume it was a warm up or something

-i couldnt make out who the other three were

-and then about two hundred metres further down, running towards anderson street hill in the opposite direction to the bate group, was james mcdonald, who looked as though through body language that he was going through/was finishing a tough session, so maybe he was doing his own fitness program as he wasnt with the main group?

cant help much, but i thought that the other people that, like me, have the illness of getting extremely exited about progress in the pre season, might like to hear this information

How's the study?

How's the study?

meh..

nah its ok, i was on the way to school when i saw them training to hand in practise exams

fun fun

i hate prac exams!

Everyone else loves them

like who?

.........

from a distance, they are looking very fit

Good news. Did you have the binoculars on?

How's the study?

Good call.

Was it just me or did Bate start to look really big this year, big around the shoulders & chest, not far off Miller's size?

I thought he was starting to look like he had some real size about him towards the end of the year, if he put on a bit of weight from when they took the measurement at the start of the year he could be up somewhere around +95kg. He doesn't really command his position well enough for his size, but i still have some slim hope of him turning into a more genuine KP player.

What did he look like out running? Bulked up or trim? they might not want him to get any bigger if he's meant to be playing more of a running role.

like who?

DD, very slow on the sarcasm uptake

Good news. Did you have the binoculars on?

Good call.

i cant tell if u are being a smart arse or not but if u are, i just thought that a few people might like this update and maybe, if anyone else saw them training, that they could add to it

if u are not being smart, i apologise

Saw the boys doing hill sprints today at the Botanical Gardens up a grass hill opposite the yarra river

looked as though most of the team was there

from a distance, they are looking very fit

they were in groups of about four, and i saw about 4-5 coaches, one of which i am almost certain is dean bailey, couldnt really make out who the other ones were from inside the car

most of them were doing sprints up the hill in the groups, walking down and then sprinting up again

what i thought was interesting was there was a group of four, doing a light hearted jog around the tan track in the city direction, one of whom was matty bate, and when i shouted out "go deees!" from the car window, bate looked over

-he is looking fairly fit so, i was wondering if these four were away from the main group for injury reasons of if they were just warming up/recovering...however, they did seem to be having a light hearted laugh over something so i presume it was a warm up or something

-i couldnt make out who the other three were

-and then about two hundred metres further down, running towards anderson street hill in the opposite direction to the bate group, was james mcdonald, who looked as though through body language that he was going through/was finishing a tough session, so maybe he was doing his own fitness program as he wasnt with the main group?

cant help much, but i thought that the other people that, like me, have the illness of getting extremely exited about progress in the pre season, might like to hear this information

Nugget Jones should be renamed UFN.

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Nugget Jones should be renamed UFN.

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cheers

Nugget Jones should be renamed UFN.

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haha i THINK thats a good compliment.

I took monday off after a HUGE sunday session. When I went to pick my car up in the morning just near Junction Oval, I saw CC drive into the car park...

I ALMOST stayed around for a little while in case training was on, just to have a look, but I felt like the ultimate football tragic & instead went home to sleep off my hangover.

That just made me feel a little bit better.

Saw the boys doing hill sprints today at the Botanical Gardens up a grass hill opposite the yarra river

looked as though most of the team was there

from a distance, they are looking very fit

they were in groups of about four, and i saw about 4-5 coaches, one of which i am almost certain is dean bailey, couldnt really make out who the other ones were from inside the car

most of them were doing sprints up the hill in the groups, walking down and then sprinting up again

what i thought was interesting was there was a group of four, doing a light hearted jog around the tan track in the city direction, one of whom was matty bate, and when i shouted out "go deees!" from the car window, bate looked over

-he is looking fairly fit so, i was wondering if these four were away from the main group for injury reasons of if they were just warming up/recovering...however, they did seem to be having a light hearted laugh over something so i presume it was a warm up or something

-i couldnt make out who the other three were

-and then about two hundred metres further down, running towards anderson street hill in the opposite direction to the bate group, was james mcdonald, who looked as though through body language that he was going through/was finishing a tough session, so maybe he was doing his own fitness program as he wasnt with the main group?

cant help much, but i thought that the other people that, like me, have the illness of getting extremely exited about progress in the pre season, might like to hear this information

FYI, players with back tightness, previous back and hammy problems do not do any up hill running, it is the worst thing you can do. I think this would be why the others were training on the flat. Also, players with dodgy knees dont do up hill or down hill runs either.

Peace

i cant tell if u are being a smart arse or not but if u are, i just thought that a few people might like this update and maybe, if anyone else saw them training, that they could add to it

if u are not being smart, i apologise

Well you did say, "from a distance, the players looked very fit." I was wondering how far away you were (ie. distance), did you have binoculars with you?

FYI, players with back tightness, previous back and hammy problems do not do any up hill running, it is the worst thing you can do. I think this would be why the others were training on the flat. Also, players with dodgy knees dont do up hill or down hill runs either.

Peace

cheers

yeah that would make sense