great reading this gets me very excited for next year!

Source: www.melbournefc.com.au

"We highlighted some of the efforts like Kyle Cheney, who was one of the guys cramping, but he managed to walk nine kilometres cramping without complaining at all.

"Guys went out of their way to help him and they spoke about how much more trust they've got in him, because he won't let them down on game day."

"We've had some really good examples. Guys had to walk eight kilometres up a hill and some were cramping in their quaddies and calves. Blokes were willing to take their packs and help them out for a while.

"They also gave them a rub down, so those things help develop trust."

great reading this gets me very excited for next year!

Source: www.melbournefc.com.au

"We highlighted some of the efforts like Kyle Cheney, who was one of the guys cramping, but he managed to walk nine kilometres cramping without complaining at all.

"Guys went out of their way to help him and they spoke about how much more trust they've got in him, because he won't let them down on game day."

"We've had some really good examples. Guys had to walk eight kilometres up a hill and some were cramping in their quaddies and calves. Blokes were willing to take their packs and help them out for a while.

"They also gave them a rub down, so those things help develop trust."

Fantastic to see the team bonding and pushing one another, but from an elite performance perspective is this the ideal way to challenge your body? Especially given the recurring nature and frequency of soft tissue tears in footy.

I somehow doubt that the sophisticated training methods employed by the world class clubs would have their athletes doing this kind of training ie does Kobe do it?....if he does..then rock on!

I somehow doubt that the sophisticated training methods employed by the world class clubs would have their athletes doing this kind of training ie does Kobe do it?....if he does..then rock on!

Fair point. I wonder if the club would send our fitness staff on a tour of the USA to look into the conditioning of their athletes? Not just the NBA but the NFL would give us some very good information.

matee we train to be afl players with a contact sport we dont need to compare what we do to kobe (as good as he is)

also like what bulldogs have done with the triathlon training.

Great stuff! I might be old-fashioned, but I can't see anything but positives from this initiative ..... absolutely no negatives at all!