Training - Monday 9th December, 2013

[Neitz the Great 525]

Surprised no one has started this thread yet.

Would keen to hear the thoughts of people if they went along:-

Particularly on:

Watts

Dawes

Kent

Tyson

Blease

- and anyone else that's performing well.

Thanks in advance.

[Demon trucker 1,776]

Looks like no one went

[Satyriconhome 9,986]

Was tempted until I saw the weather, not the most hospitable place when it is wet

[boydie 653]

Ashes

[Gorgoroth 12,331]

Maybe Mitch re broke his foot and everyone there died hence no reports...

[DeeSpencer 23,237]

Was tempted until I saw the weather, not the most hospitable place when it is wet

Ashes

The above combination kept me away.

[Deestroy All 14,262]

Maybe Mitch re broke his foot and everyone there died hence no reports...

I had to read this 4 times before my brain told me everything is ok, and paramedics jump started my heart.

So thank you for the most dangerous joke I've ever read.

[alias275 259]

Wasn't the ashes over before training started?

[Roger Mellie 3,530]

READ THIS:

Source: tasmanIvr from Bigfooty

Thank you TasmanIvr

^^^^

I braved the conditions. YOLO.

It's as gloomy as our 2013 season. Cold, wet etc.

When I got there they were doing grappling and runthroughs.

Jetta, Blease, Gawn doing running.

Dawes is here and doing some ball work.

Short kicks followed. Westrupp went for some attention to his left hammy.

Salem training with the main group.

Forwards focusing on snapshots. Midfielders focusing on keeping the ball away from the 'opposition' wearing a green vest. Defenders are focusing on switching the footy.

Watching JKH doing snapshots, he is a natural. It reminds me of watching Aaron Davey.

Ball handling work follows. Drill focuses on picking the ball up from the ground at speed.

Bit of rain hit. Everyone scurrying for cover except for me knowing that rain doesn't hurt. Even the Victory boys scurry off, not to be seen again.

Byrnes working in rehab group too.

Ball handling skills decent given conditions

Howe went to retrieve an errant Tom McDonald kick, then proceeds to jump the fence in one go. Howe'd he do that. Such leap.

Full ground drill followed, ball use the key. Set shot at goal when ball was in forward 50.

Stretches followed by another full ground drill. Run and carry the focus here. Dom Barry and his exquisite kicking in the wet standing out.

Michie has so much poise. Uses the ball so well.

Salem leaving early but it was great to see him in the main group.

Defending drill through both groups (split in two). Been similar to what they've done all pre season.

Harmes is quicker than I thought.

Repeated 300s for the boys.

Ball use drill. Focusing on entry inside 50.

Group gathered in the centre. Draftees/rookies went for a spell on the sideline.

Another full ground drill. Drying up, skills getting better.

Nicholson has also joined the main group today.

Jack Viney had a bit of a hip flexor issue and went for a spell. Anything but an issue judging by his running.

More grappling.

Drill similar to the one done on Friday. A kick inside 50 and a crumbing goal. One player goes and gets a 25m kick from Rawlings.

The boys finished afterwards and had a chat to a few of them. Pretty much it was myself, a couple of my mates and five pretty girls waiting for the players to get autographs/photos + saying g'day.

Col Garland reckons I look like Matt Jones! Bit awkward.

Rest of the session was mostly running.

Dom Tyson here too. Didn't train I believe.

BY TASMANIVR - Not Roger

[Deestroy All 14,262]

lol^ @ bold statements

[Roger Mellie 3,530]

lol^ @ bold statements

On the training thread on BF, someone posted Demonland is now claiming Jackattack7's work as their own

FMD. You seem to be one of the few who can read around here AND there!

[alias275 259]

lol^ @ bold statements

Yeah they definitely stood out this time.

Thanks again for posting those for us on here. Who cares about Big Footy, if they are smart enough they can come look at your posts and see you ain't taking any credit for them. Clearly stating who posted these and where.

[Deestroy All 14,262]

On the training thread on BF, someone posted Demonland is now claiming Jackattack7's work as their own

FMD. You seem to be one of the few who can read around here AND there!

Lazy or stupid people, what are ya gunna do...

Thanks for re-posting them anyway, Rog.

[dpositive 1,552]

Thanks Roger for posting and Tasmin for providing this report

These last couple of reports have been great Roger so thanks for sourcing them and passing them on

It doesnt seem to matter who originates these bigfooty reports they are very thorough and add to the knowledge base of all other posters

Congratulations and thanks to all who contribute

Cant get enough of them

[DeeSpencer 23,237]

The boys finished afterwards and had a chat to a few of them. Pretty much it was myself, a couple of my mates and five pretty girls waiting for the players to get autographs/photos + saying g'day.

Seems Kent is still absent from the outdoor training besides the aforementioned.

[drdrake 3,044]

Seems Kent is still absent from the outdoor training besides the aforementioned.

Kent, Blease and Tapscott or young small forwards that have been missing from the main group. The last two need a big pre-season and yet again are stuck in rehab.

[DeeSpencer 23,237]

Kent, Blease and Tapscott or young small forwards that have been missing from the main group. The last two need a big pre-season and yet again are stuck in rehab.

At least Blease and Tapscott have been out there. And I think part of the reason they are in the rehab group is a recognition that in 2013 they just didn't have the fitness base to play the position they are being asked to play. So they are getting the treatment that the rest of the list got in 2012 in terms of remedial fitness work before they join in the skills training.

Kent is missing completely. Not one report that's even seen him out on track as far as I have seen. I mean does anyone even know if he's in Melbourne?

[Watts Jurrah Dunn? 735]

I went and had a look for half an hour from about 10:45-11:15.

Was hard with the rain but don't think I saw Salem, Vince, Jamar, Kent, Dawes, Blease, Fitzpatrick, Clisby or Byrnes while I was there.

A few keepings-off drills, then some end to end stuff with an emphasis on running back hard once the attacking team kicked for goal. Some grappling when I was leaving, trying to rip the ball off a bloke on the ground.

Watts is still Watts. Seems to lope around, appearing to go at about 3/4 pace and intensity. Maybe he was buggered, but I don't think he'll ever be as ferocious as you need to be.

Trengove's pace didn't look any better to me. Had about 5m-7m on Nathan Jones to collect a bouncing ball on a flank. Trengove loped to it, Jones shut the gap down in no time. Trengove fumbled and away Jones went with it.

When I arrived Tyson was on a neighbouring oval with Gawn, Jetta and McKenzie. One would kick to the 3 at the other end with two of them leading and one applying a bit of pressure. Looks a beautiful left foot kick. Very solid through the legs and backside. Watched him then join in the running with McKenzie and he was finishing 3-5m behind McKenzie in a 200-300m run. He's certainly a footballer before an athlete.

Liked the size of Harmes. Nice frame, decent height, was beating Viney in the 200-300m runs. Didn't see him with a footy though.

One skinny brown haired kid caught my eye with a dashing defensive run from half forward to half back to pick up his man. Asked one of the trainers and it turns out it was Roosy's son. No surprises he has had the defensive, gut running drilled into him!

Great to see Mitch Clark bounding around and in everything. The highlight for me was Hogan. Capable one minute of drilling a hard, low 40m pass to Terlich who didn't have to break stride, then outmarking Dunn when he had no right a minute later. Kick came in for Hogan and it was probably going over his head. Dunn had the run up and should have spoiled. Hogan pushed back hard, somehow bumped Dunn and then took it at full stretch in the wet. Would love to see Hogan thrown into a few centre bounces next year a la Jarryd Roughead. Looks like he can just do it all.

[CBDees 3,162]

LIKE!

[deeko 937]

then outmarking Dunn when he had no right a minute later. Kick came in for Hogan and it was probably going over his head. Dunn had the run up and should have spoiled. Hogan pushed back hard, somehow bumped Dunn and then took it at full stretch in the wet. Would love to see Hogan thrown into a few centre bounces next year a la Jarryd Roughead. Looks like he can just do it all.

This can't be right, I read many comments by posters here stating Dunn is impossible to out-mark one on one.

This Hogan kid must be alright

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Not surprising to hear Trengove still looking slow and Watts being Watts-like.

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,078]

Forget those guys, focus on the newbies and lord Hogan.

[rpfc 27,543]

Not surprising to hear Trengove still looking slow and Watts being Watts-like.

Especially as Roos and co. has had a month to work with them.

[rpfc 27,543]

Would love to see Hogan thrown into a few centre bounces next year a la Jarryd Roughead. Looks like he can just do it all.

Yes. Agree. Like.

[olisik 4,060]

Whats the story with Tyler Roos? Big Fs prospect for Sydney?