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Time Trials - Friday 10th January, 2014

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Been advised by the club that time trials will be conducted on Friday @ Princess Park @ 7.45 am.

I guess players in rehab will not perform re Dawes, Clark, Hogan etc ... but will be very interesting the report from Matt Burgan re our MFC website .

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    Out of curiosity why Princess Park as opposed to say the tan or Goschs Paddock which are near AAMI Park, our gym and offices etc?

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    Princess Park is pretty flat, unsure if that has anything to do with it. Although surely if flat ideal conditions is what you want, you would measure out a known track around Gosch's Paddock, and run a set number of laps.

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    Maybe cause they've always used Princess Park it adds to the data they currently have on the players.

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    Out of curiosity why Princess Park as opposed to say the tan or Goschs Paddock which are near AAMI Park, our gym and offices etc?

    Apart from the other answers, it's always good to have a change of scenery to keep the players mentally fresh.

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    Princess Park is pretty flat, unsure if that has anything to do with it. Although surely if flat ideal conditions is what you want, you would measure out a known track around Gosch's Paddock, and run a set number of laps.

    Or do it on an athletics track.

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    Out of curiosity why Princess Park as opposed to say the tan or Goschs Paddock which are near AAMI Park, our gym and offices etc?

    Haven't the foggiest - however, we & many other clubs do their 3k time trials there.

    It maybe the trip they make is close to the 3k. Also the MFC have got previous runs @ the same spot to compare...

    I will be there, so I will ask Josh or Todd why?

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    tommy mac and nicho FTW

    Cross & Jones will be up there too.

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    Maybe cause they've always used Princess Park it adds to the data they currently have on the players.

    It sounds a logical reason to me.

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    Haven't the foggiest - however, we & many other clubs do their 3k time trials there.

    It maybe the trip they make is close to the 3k. Also the MFC have got previous runs @ the same spot to compare...

    I will be there, so I will ask Josh or Todd why?

    Just curious really as i would have thought doing it near where their hq is would mean they didn't have to lug equipment and players to and from AAMI park. Also I read somewhere on DL that after the trial its back to Goschs and AAMI for more training. It makes sense i suppose if previous data is from Princess Park that they run in the same place but still conditions are likely to be different and 3ks is 3ks.

    Any who no biggie obviously. Can you bet on the outcome?

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    Could be an interesting warm down run through the city after the trials.

    Good publicity and reminiscent of Lou Richards comments of weaving through the pedestrians as part of his training routines, althoug OHS regs would probably restrain any such venture.

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    Time trials mean nothing

    Daniel Nicholson always comes in the top 2 or 3 and he is the worst player at the club

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    Folks, a quick query. Does this mean that training is restricted to the 3k? I had planned the kids to Gosch's for 9:30 training tomorrow. Thanks in advance.

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    Time trials mean nothing

    Daniel Nicholson always comes in the top 2 or 3 and he is the worst player at the club

    Time trials mean plenty. A great performance doesn't mean you can play but a poor performance more or less means you season is cooked in a game style requiring two way gut running with a cap on interchange. The most important thing is to see improvement from the start of pre-season or the previous year.

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    Time trials mean nothing

    Daniel Nicholson always comes in the top 2 or 3 and he is the worst player at the club

    Time trials mean a lot.

    They tell us that Nicholson is very fit. This is part of the reason why he's still around - Roos wants to see our players gut-running, forward and back, both when we have the ball and when we don't. Nicholson can do that, which we know because he dominates time trials.

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    The time for the time trial is only relevant to each individual player, not who wins. It's all comparative to how they went last time and if they have improved. The club wants to see increased fitness across the board. Obviously some players are better at running than others but if a players time improves they are on the right track and have been keeping their fitness up over the break. Not slacking off.

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    Can't wait to read up on the results. Fair enough it won't be times but just knowing where they all finish up will be well appreciated.

    Thank you in advance to all the Demonlanders who are making it down there today.

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    3 km Time Trial results

    1st Daniel Nicholson

    2nd Tom McDonald

    3rd Rohan Bail

    4th Daniel Cross

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