Thereafter the group split into blues and whites for separate drills. Down the other end of the ground there seemed to be a kick out type drill. Whereas the end I was watching had a 6 on 6 exercise deep in defence where a group would try to move the ball out by hand under lots of pressure form the opposing 6 players. As expected the bigger bodies thrived with Jones and Viney the standouts, consistently being able to rebound the ball cleanly by hand. These two seem to be a level above all other midfielders with their pace, size and tenacity. Others who impressed were Strauss who showed good pace and was willing to back himself, Dunn again used his bigger body to break tackles and McKenzie was the standout chaser and haggler.

All in all a solid session with Dunn, Jones and Viney the standouts

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Great report but you need to identify whether you are referring to N or M Jones!

check out some of the side-on pics. his chest is not much thicker than his arms

still got a way to go before he's an action man

Taken in Darwin a few weeks ago.

Taken in Darwin a few weeks ago.

you mean two months ago...

you mean two months ago...

Hang on, I'll check my calendar.

Thereafter the group split into blues and whites for separate drills. Down the other end of the ground there seemed to be a kick out type drill. Whereas the end I was watching had a 6 on 6 exercise deep in defence where a group would try to move the ball out by hand under lots of pressure form the opposing 6 players. As expected the bigger bodies thrived with Jones and Viney the standouts, consistently being able to rebound the ball cleanly by hand. These two seem to be a level above all other midfielders with their pace, size and tenacity. Others who impressed were Strauss who showed good pace and was willing to back himself, Dunn again used his bigger body to break tackles and McKenzie was the standout chaser and haggler.

All in all a solid session with Dunn, Jones and Viney the standouts

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Great report but you need to identify whether you are referring to N or M Jones!

Forgot about Matt Jones the reference was to Nath although Matt did get several plaudits from the coaches Brian Royal in particular.

How does Max Gawn look as far as 'coordination' goes?

People bag out Spencer because of his unco play and footy skills so I'm interested to know if Max appears to have a better set of skills.

He was kicking on the run at Friday training, and looked like Daniel Rich compared to Spencers efforts.

He really is a very good kick, and has excellent skills for a giraffe.

On the subject of giraffes, i swear Fitzpatrick is only 150cm tall to the base of his neck. Damn its a long neck....

People have taken the urine out of him since he made his debut.

Sure he looks a player. But it'll take one timid marking contest for people to go "Oh yeah, that's right, there's still that thing."

Big arms doesn't mean he's grown bigger balls.

Prove me wrong, big boy.

You actually barrack for the club, right? Sheesh....

Hang on, I'll check my calendar.

Where's my report?

Taken in Darwin a few weeks ago.

No peptides there.

You actually barrack for the club, right? Sheesh....

Nope.

I'm actually half way through the longest, most subtle trolling in Demonland history.

Nope.

I'm actually half way through the longest, most subtle trolling in Demonland history.

Not too subtle actually . . .

I am glad to hear that Dunn is taking a leadership rôle in defence. He does have talent but IMO has lacked guidance and focus: presumably Neeld has laid down the law and demanded, something previous coaches have not done, specifics from him and he has taken up the challenge. Good luck to him.

If Lynden makes the grade it is as much kudos to Neeld as to him.

His arms do look bigger. But its his chest and back where his body on body strength comes from.

Hi...coming to Melbourne from Sydney between Friday 15th to Monday 18th...would love to catch a training run..

Can anyone advise when where and at what time they train..

Thanks a lot... Go Dees!!!.....Geejazzer

Chip's facial expression seems to suggest that he is on the backend of a bad whaft of air passing through from Watts Shirt flapping

Olisik, that'd be 'cause he's been pumping the protein powders and not the peptides, trust me, they can help produce a formidable scent.

Hi...coming to Melbourne from Sydney between Friday 15th to Monday 18th...would love to catch a training run..

Can anyone advise when where and at what time they train..

Thanks a lot... Go Dees!!!.....Geejazzer

Geejazzer, 3pm, Casey fields this Friday would be the go if you could make it.

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2012-02-16/a-different-approach-to-intraclub.default?

last week my grade 3/4 class and i had a quite deep discussion of what "normal" is. we basically came to the conclusion that normal is something you see reasonably often. a flying human wouldnt be normal if youd never seen one before, but if everyone flew it would be quite "normal".

i am sure that to most people, seeing a group of men and women disect the size and strength of a young mans chest may not be considered "normal". infact, it would probably be considered quite strange......... and yet....

watts does look bigger. but there is still room for improvement.

Not sure what Pedersen looks like.

Haven't seen much comment on him from training reports.

Can anyone add any insight as to how he settling in with the forward structure.

Olisik, that'd be 'cause he's been pumping the protein powders and not the peptides, trust me, they can help produce a formidable scent.

Geejazzer, 3pm, Casey fields this Friday would be the go if you could make it.

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2012-02-16/a-different-approach-to-intraclub.default?

I think you'll find that link is from last year! Isn't this Friday the intraclub at Casey but it's in the morning?? Can someone confirm the time?

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He's a hard gainer. But for his role down back he's perfectly big enough if he has the heart.

Sorry. Right you are. Apologies. I do also believe it is Friday some time at casey.

He's a hard gainer. But for his role down back he's perfectly big enough if he has the heart.

I can see him as the Go-To man across half back, but have doubts about his ability to defend tall against the high ball.

Just wont attack an aerial contest in the required fashion.

Brilliant distribution skills by foot, but needs to be fed the ball by others, or read and intercept Rivers style.

I for one are very happy with Watts development. He can play many position. HBF, CHB, wing, CHF, HFF. In this day and age Watts will be invaluable. He now has a nice size to him meaning more strength. IN 2 years time he will have more size therefore confidence to use his natural footballing ability and using his strength.

Most people will only build strrentgh after they have matured. 21 is a good timeto develop strength. He will only ge better from here and at better rate. His body has matured and he wil build a very nice size giong forward