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Training Session at the Gabba

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So - a while ago I got an email saying that there would be a training session at the Gabba tomorrow with details released later... but I havent heard anything since. Does anyone know of the details?

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    it was on the website under Match day info, think it is sometime Saturday...if you have twitter ask they usually reply

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    So - a while ago I got an email saying that there would be a training session at the Gabba tomorrow with details released later... but I havent heard anything since. Does anyone know of the details?

    LD its at 11.30am to 12.15pm on Sat at the Gabba.

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    So I came home and told my wife we are going to the Gabba tomorrow to watch the Demons train and she starts asking all the hard questions like is it free and which gate do you have to go to... My answers - which she didnt appreciate were: "Who cares" and "We'll start at gate #1 and go from there".

    Can anybody help get me off the couch tonight?

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    Can anybody help get me off the couch tonight?

    Obviously your answers to your wife didn't help you there.
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    the correct answer is invaribaly along the lines of:

    " Im not sure darling...i'll find out. Im sure its free and easy to get into !! "

    more flies with honey etc :)

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    To be honest it was a lot lighter thanihad expected. There were probably 30 to 40 supporters there. Unfortunately most of the training happened at the other end of the field.

    It looks like they were doing the normal drills and warm ups but with a focus on communcation. There was a lot of shouting and calling by the players whenever they were looking for the ball.

    The defenders did a training drill where two would be in a contested mark situation and then do a switch across front of goal, up the wing, then switch back across the 50m line. It will be interesting to see if they put this into action today. Not sure who the coach with them was, but I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't get s decent bruise from Jack Watts 'bumping' him out of the contest.

    They all came over at the end and had a good chat and signed shirts, books etc and they all seemed pretty upbeat. The only concerns may be that the since the rain up here has stopped and it is actually quite warm today. Jamar said that when they flew out of Melbourne that it was cold and rainy, so the weather might impact on them today and theydid ask a few questions about it.

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