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Can anyone shed some light on who was the young Aboriginal lad with the purple boots ?? He looked like a young Nathan Krakour. He was wearing a green bib and was participating in all drills. He was ultra quick but turned it over a fair bit. I wasn't Davey, Jetta, Wonna or Jurrah.

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Can anyone shed some light on who was the young Aboriginal lad with the purple boots ?? He looked like a young Nathan Krakour. He was wearing a green bib and was participating in all drills. He was ultra quick but turned it over a fair bit. I wasn't Davey, Jetta, Wonna or Jurrah.

I wasn't there, but let me guess .... Kelvin Lawrence?

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I wasn't there, but let me guess .... Kelvin Lawrence?

lol... correct weight.

As for Nicholson, I saw him twice point to his back when asked why he wasn't training. Make of that what you will, not much 'maybe' about it though.

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Interesting 2 people mentioned Watts took one contested mark. I think he probably has a long way to go in this area.

The thing about the contested mark was that it came against stiff opposition in a training drill where the emphasis was on leading fast to the ball carrier (there weren't many contested marks in the whole session). It also came in a short period where he lead out and took a good uncontested grab on the lead, found a team mate with a pass, then followed up immediately by presenting and outmarking a couple of decent defenders. In this 10 minute period Watts showed a range of skills... improved strength, speed, accurate kicking. He brings plenty to the table and his influence will continue to grow. I'm not expecting any more than another talented option in the forward half in 2011. I add his name to Jurrah, Wonaeamirri, Petterd, Green, Dunn, Davey and Sylvia.

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Troy Davis is from Kerang which has been underwater, could be the reason for his absence though I have no specific info.

Thanks for all the reports guys, love getting them. I am too far away to get there myself.

You got me.

I thought he was from Terang, near Warnambool, Beamers neck of the woods, so (I searched & searched, only to be proven wrong). So, thanks for the Info, I'm corrected & saved from embarrassment.

I was sure we had someone from Terang this draft period? We got mcKenzie from that way recently.

A great day out there today. A real refresher. I needed that, & feel more involved again.

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lol... correct weight.

As for Nicholson, I saw him twice point to his back when asked why he wasn't training. Make of that what you will, not much 'maybe' about it though.

To be fair, a sore back can make other spots sore from the jarring & workload, Or, Vica - Versa. They cause the body to transfer loads to other areas of the body, & also nerve impingement, can cause short term weakness in related muscle groups causing fatigue & tightness.

It's hard to tell, even for the sportsmen to analyse his own injury at the start. A little niggle can be the start of other issues if not attended to in a timely fashion.

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Looks like Tapscott may still be battling to get his body right. Going by the training reports it seems he rarely takes part in full training, which cant be a good thing for his chances of playing early this season.

For mine, he's virtually doing his first, Real AFL, preseason, & with a big body,,,, for just a kid,,, I imagine he'll be a bit sore, & tight with so much muscle. He looks already similar to Todd Vineys build, of playing days gone, so no doubt it will take him a little time for his frame & body to adjust to the workloads required.

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I love Grimes, but he missed targets today and I was a bit disappointed as I don't like mistakes - ever (as opposed to the glowing praises by a previous poster).

Jurrah's wierd cousin turned up today (as opposed to the glowing praises by a previous poster), but have no concerns as he has days like this.

Scully had a bad day for him. Yes he was pretty good and I have enormous manlove, but he missed a mark when he should have gone harder and made a couple of uncharacteristic errors (as opposed to the glowing praises by a previous poster).

Trengove was my standout. I just love him as a player. He's underrated by some around here who question his speed. His smarts, balance, disposal and decision making were exceptional (except a poor kick into the man on the mark - Jurrah)

Gysberts didn't complete the session, but was terrific. He's a very composed and smart footballer that has the ability to find the ball, which is very underrated.

I love Bail and the love continues to grow. His kicking has improved immensely, he's quick, and makes good decisions.

Watts trained very well. He knows he's now the main man and training like it. He needs to get bigger physically, but he's more confident and asserting himself.

Cook did a couple of nice things.

Strauss kicked really well and is noticeably stronger. Got caught as mentioned earlier, but looked far more confident. I'm not a fan as his intensity has been well below par, but I hope he makes it as his skills are excellent. It's in the mind with Strauss.

Jetta trained well. I wouldn't have mentioned him as I don't consider him best 22, but he really is a good footballer. He lacks pace and tricks, but for a small he leads well and definitely has ability.

Garland was very good. Fast and smart.

There were far too many smothers by the man on the mark, but in general the skills were good.

I've seen McKenzie train better.

All in all they were pretty good with pretty high skill. And don't take too much notice of training reports as we all see things differently.

Finally, as I said to my Brother, I bet many of the people at training were Demonland posters. [censored], you're an ugly bunch. Eat less.

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Long time viewer - first time writer ...

Being a local Western district boy - Beamer is from South Warrnambool and Jordie is from Terang (ex Hampden League players).

Go Dees - we need to be patient this year and not expect the world - remember it takes 3-4 years to build a great side! Players need 80 games eg Watts, Scully etc.

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I know I'm a worry wart and that I suffer from that dreaded disease that afflicts Demon fans but isn't there a touch of deja vu about the growing number of players suddenly walking laps instead of joining in training?

It was only a couple of weeks ago that we seemed to have a full list joining in grainy drills. Now there's a crowd walking laps around the ground and the number increases with every season.

Didn't the same thing happen last year?

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I know I'm a worry wart and that I suffer from that dreaded disease that afflicts Demon fans but isn't there a touch of deja vu about the growing number of players suddenly walking laps instead of joining in training?

It was only a couple of weeks ago that we seemed to have a full list joining in grainy drills. Now there's a crowd walking laps around the ground and the number increases with every season.

Didn't the same thing happen last year?

It was a lot earlier last year - near or just after Xmas 2009. This year we seem to be resting some players daily or at least each training drill. Whether fully rested or not, is anyone's guess but as an example Jones only walked or may have run a lap or two but didn't seem injured. He tweeted this also.

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Look I also get concerned, but they do manage training loads a lot more now so jones (for example) might be part of these load cycles as might fitz, gawn + tapscott as they are coming back from injury, young and not used to heavy loads . It is when the same players continually appear week after week that there are obviously injury (not load) concerns.

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Nick Maxwell gave much credit for Collingwood winning their flag in 2010, to players being held back in training sessions throughout the year and meticulous management of training loads.

It is the benchmark - there is no need for concern. Just the opposite.

NB. This also made it somewhat amusing when Jack Anthony arrived at Freo and declared that they trained a lot harder than when he was at Collingwood.

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Thanks for all the reports!

I don't think people need to worry to much about player making mistakes during training. At the end of the day it's training. I read an example where Jetta apparently tackled Strauss in a drill. This is a great example of something that should be happening at training...firstly it gives confidence to Jetta that he's working hard and reading the game. Secondly it good to see stauss who is a third year player now taking on players at training and trying stuff...Also it teaches Strauss; hey this is AFL level and I need to lift my game.

i think for every mistake you make you learn something....

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It was a lot earlier last year - near or just after Xmas 2009. This year we seem to be resting some players daily or at least each training drill. Whether fully rested or not, is anyone's guess but as an example Jones only walked or may have run a lap or two but didn't seem injured. He tweeted this also.

Jones was okay from what I saw, Yes he was running laps but he was going at good pace (75%). For the 1/2hr I was there, he was in all drills except the kick out from defence drills. That's when he started running laps. I have more concern for Tappy who ran laps the entire time I was there, Again at good pace but didn't participate in all drills that I saw.

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I know I'm a worry wart and that I suffer from that dreaded disease that afflicts Demon fans but isn't there a touch of deja vu about the growing number of players suddenly walking laps instead of joining in training?

It was only a couple of weeks ago that we seemed to have a full list joining in grainy drills. Now there's a crowd walking laps around the ground and the number increases with every season.

Didn't the same thing happen last year?

I think you'll find, & you'll need to adjust to this, that training methods have changed & injury management has changed to a Preventative one,,, rather than a repair it, type of situation. So, you can expect a lot of players from time to time, walking laps etc, If they're feeling sore.

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