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Training - Monday, 19th November, 2012

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For those who were there some questions:

Photos show Nicho, Tynan and Watts bigger, is that right?

Shannon Byrnes looks like Howe in some photos?

Does Roden always smile because he looks like its effortless in the photos.

Is trenners leaner in the legs this year? Looks like an adjustment has been made by Misson.

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They were still doing a gruelling running session at Gosch's paddock when I got there. By the end of it a lot of players were struggling. They'd run in pairs around the boundary to various designate

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He wasn't limping the last few times I saw him. But that could be because I was watching him sleep. But seriously, I didn't notice a limp the 2 times I've seen him recently.

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We are flying RobbieF You know we have not lost a game for eleven weeks. Our form is so good I reckon we could end up with 21 weeks without a loss. Imagine that!

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Looks like Jake Spencer has put on some size as well. Looks pretty big in one of those sprint pics of Steamin's

He is a seriously big unit.

I know his family and have meet Jake a couple of times.

Nice bloke who really wants to make it as an AFL footballer suffers a bit of white fever.

Of course you have to have the talent but he will not die wondering.

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The Lobster Effect Mighty Demon

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Speaking of training, although about the eagles, rather than the dees... did anyone see the article about the eagles player Newman who ran slower than Worsfold in a time trial today?

Bizarre ...

Newman's time-trial disaster

Good to see cale boy running 2kms in 6:36 min too ...

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C'mon, Old Dee - I thought we were going to be positive. Optimism my friend. Optimism!

Gee Crawf I think being in it in the last quarter is a long way ahead of it being over at quarter time.

I thought I was being terribly positive.

I will need to check the positivity meter mate.

It might need a fine tune!

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Speaking of training, although about the eagles, rather than the dees... did anyone see the article about the eagles player Newman who ran slower than Worsfold in a time trial today?

Bizarre ...

Newman's time-trial disaster

Good to see cale boy running 2kms in 6:36 min too ...

Lol saw that.. shocking effort! does that mean i can get a gig on a AFL list coz i can get a better time lmao in all serious imagine getting beaten by your coach. and john Worshfold out of all people..

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Lol saw that.. shocking effort! does that mean i can get a gig on a AFL list coz i can get a better time lmao in all serious imagine getting beaten by your coach. and john Worshfold out of all people..

Agreed, his time per km would be ok for an elite athelete if he was running a half marathon, not 2km!

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I wouldn't be surprised if he pulls the pin before the National Australia Bank cup.

I think he has five??? kids to feed....He will play his contract out I reckon......
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I think we need something smaller and nippier - Randolph Agarn

I be prepared to look at Agarn - but a definite no from me on Vanderbilt. Shocking vision apparently.

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I think he has five??? kids to feed....He will play his contract out I reckon......

Spot on boss dog unless the club is prepared to pay him out to use a spot on the list he will be there till the end of 2013 come what may.

Would I retire and lose that money?

No way known.

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I spent about an hour down at training this morning, and witnessed 30 minutes of light stretching followed by 30 minutes of intense boundary line running over varying distances (usually between 200-400m). Players were paired up and ran in the following order:

Nicholson/Bail - Nicholson was machine-like, and clearly the fittest guy running today. Bail was gradually worked over, but not for want of trying. Spewed up post run

Magner/Howe - Good contest. Howe shaded Magner early, but Magner kept going at a constant rate and ended up in front. Howe pulled out of the last 3 or 4 runs. No obvious injury

Trengove/Jones - Even battle, with JT gradually gaining ascendancy. JT looked sprightly

McKenzie/Watts - McKenzie slowly but surely pulled away from Watts. Watts tried hard, and avoided getting overtaken from behind (until a little fella got him on the final run)

Burns/Rodan - Burns comfortably. Rodan started struggling about halfway through

Strauss/Viney - Even for the first half of the session. During the final part of the session, Viney ended up eclipsing Strauss. Then Rodan. Then Burns. Then Watts. It was a super effort.

Davis/Frawley - Davis ended up ahead of Frawley.

There were various other groups after this, but I was more focused on the lead groups so didn't pay much attention. From what I did see:

Pedo/Gillies - Ran together towards the back end of the group.

Spencer - Fittest of the big men

Davey - Clearly the worst performer

Taggert - Clearly the second worst performer

Tapp - In one of the end groups, but was better than that. Encouraged the otehr boys well. Looked for leaner and glided across the ground.

Jamar/Dunn/Fitzpatrick - Did a lower volume of running compared to the others. Fitz, with his Forest Gump running style, was the stand-out. Jamar eclipsed Dunn.

Grimes/Barry/Blease/Tynan - Did laps with each other. All moved nicely. Barry is whippet-like and easily kept up with Grimes.

Tom MacDonald - Worked one-on-one with various coaches completing kicking and ball-gathering drills.

Sylvia - Light skill work on the other oval.

Gawn/Hogan - Walked laps then disappeared.

Clark - Didn't see him today. Last week he appeared to be walking with a slight limp (for what it's worth).

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Spot on boss dog unless the club is prepared to pay him out to use a spot on the list he will be there till the end of 2013 come what may.

Would I retire and lose that money?

No way known.

Don't you just love this time of the year old dee? All the players are geting fit, they all look good, there are only a few injuries and the times have never been faster. On top of that we aren't playing any games so we can't get beat, it's just heaven.

No predictions from me this year I tipped we would do well last season and we all know how that went, so I'l just hope they pleasantly surprise me.

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Don't you just love this time of the year old dee? All the players are geting fit, they all look good, there are only a few injuries and the times have never been faster. On top of that we aren't playing any games so we can't get beat, it's just heaven.

No predictions from me this year I tipped we would do well last season and we all know how that went, so I'l just hope they pleasantly surprise me.

We are flying RobbieF

You know we have not lost a game for eleven weeks.

Our form is so good I reckon we could end up with 21 weeks without a loss.

Imagine that!

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