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So Jude Bolton after a mammoth season runs a better 3k time trial than last year.

Yes he is simply wonderful as a team man, a leader, and a player.

I wonder if players like Col Sylvia or the like ever look at players like Jude and think to emulate.

Apart from Jones we rarely seem to hear much about our senior players bettering their pre season year on year.

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    That is clearly changing. Read the two page spread in today's Age by Emma Quayle. It provides a very interesting insight to the up to date (cutting edge?) training methods that are now employed at Melbourne. The Shannon Byrnes quote in that article says it all.

    Someone please do the link thing.

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    Agree its defintely changing but I just would love to see someone like Sylvia come out in pre season and blitz it setting the example. Im very happy to see us changing it just demonstrates wh culture at the swans is so strong.

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    It's not unusual to improve your endurance in your 30s. Training effects can be cumulative and plenty of endurance athletes perform best past their 20s. Carlos Lopes won the Los Angeles Olympic marathon at age 36, and set a world record in that event at age 38, after a fairly lacklustre athletic career in his 20s.

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    So Jude Bolton after a mammoth season runs a better 3k time trial than last year.

    Yes he is simply wonderful as a team man, a leader, and a player.

    I wonder if players like Col Sylvia or the like ever look at players like Jude and think to emulate.

    Apart from Jones we rarely seem to hear much about our senior players bettering their pre season year on year.

    That's why most of them are gone and have been changed over by others, that's the bit Greg Denham doesn't understand.

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    That is clearly changing. Read the two page spread in today's Age by Emma Quayle. It provides a very interesting insight to the up to date (cutting edge?) training methods that are now employed at Melbourne. The Shannon Byrnes quote in that article says it all.

    Someone please do the link thing.

    Thought it deserved it's own thread, great read.

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    Thought it deserved it's own thread, great read.

    I don't believe this. I'm inept with technology but i figured some smart demonlander would create the link to what is a great article. Surely dandeeman and myself aren't the only ones who read the Age (despite she who has one and is one).

    BTW dandeman I clicked your profile by mistake - I'm not stalking you.

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    I don't believe this. I'm inept with technology but i figured some smart demonlander would create the link to what is a great article. Surely dandeeman and myself aren't the only ones who read the Age (despite she who has one and is one).

    BTW dandeman I clicked your profile by mistake - I'm not stalking you.

    http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/demons-days-from-go-to-doze-20121207-2b1ij.html

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    Give me one Jude Bolton over 20 Liam Jurrahs every day of the week.

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    what a fantastic AFL footballer...

    It's just incredible when a club gets its act together like they have & the benefits to all at the club.

    A great mature culture thats something special.

    I admire them so much.

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    So Jude Bolton after a mammoth season runs a better 3k time trial than last year.

    Yes he is simply wonderful as a team man, a leader, and a player.

    I wonder if players like Col Sylvia or the like ever look at players like Jude and think to emulate.

    Apart from Jones we rarely seem to hear much about our senior players bettering their pre season year on year.

    Why are we all so focussed on Sylvia? It is so boring continually potting the guy.

    I haven't seen any preseason sessions, but it seems like there are at least 10-15 players who are absolutely smashing themselves. Why can't we focus on McDonald, Nicholson, Howe, Viney, Blease and the others who people continually indicate are working their backsides off?

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    It is refreshing that The Age still does have one true journalist, one that does not choose to hang any personal dirty washing that she may have out in public. Well done Emma.
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    The Age being positive about Melbourne? No mention of the T word? Has someone mentioned potential lawsuits (after the AFL inquiry is completed) to them?

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    Why are we all so focussed on Sylvia? It is so boring continually potting the guy.

    I haven't seen any preseason sessions, but it seems like there are at least 10-15 players who are absolutely smashing themselves. Why can't we focus on McDonald, Nicholson, Howe, Viney, Blease and the others who people continually indicate are working their backsides off?

    Probably because Col has the talent of all those guys put together. If he had applied himself from day one he would have been one of the great all time players, if not just for us, possibly for the whole AFL. Not bagging out those players (it's pretty close to a list of my favourites), Sylvia just has THAT much talent.

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    That is clearly changing. Read the two page spread in today's Age by Emma Quayle. It provides a very interesting insight to the up to date (cutting edge?) training methods that are now employed at Melbourne. The Shannon Byrnes quote in that article says it all.

    Someone please do the link thing.

    Also some great photos in the Age of the boys at training. They look very keen and purposeful. I bet Caro didn't suggest these pictures.

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