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Training - Friday, 17th January, 2014 [?am] @ redacted

Whispering_Jack
in Melbourne Demons

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Earlier this evening the following incident alert was posted:-

A large number fires popping up between Berwick and Cranbourne. Please stay informed if near by

I'm glad I picked Wednesday as the day for my visit to Casey Fields and not tomorrow.

The club website is still announcing that training is on at 9.30am. Tomorrow's top temperature is predicted to be 44 again and, knowing the ground, there will probably be a hot northerly causing some havoc with the training drills. A perfect test for the lads, no doubt if they go ahead with training (I'd start it an hour or even more earlier but what do I know?) ... anyway, I won't be there.

Hopefully, someone hardy local Demonlanders will manage to get there and have the strength to report on proceedings.

POST SCRIPT: The venue has been changed on the club website to Gosch's Paddock. Good luck if you intended on going to training.

Edited by Whispering_Jack
Title changed to accommodate earlier starting time and then changed again to accommodate change of venue. In short we have no idea of where and when

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    Off to the tennis tomorrow. Will report back if I spot Toumpas there smiling and enjoying himself after just 2 wins last year

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    A perfect test for the lads, no doubt if they go ahead with training (I'd start it an hour or even more earlier but what do I know?)

    Training starts at 8.45am today due to the heat.

    Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Terry Ryan said the mercury was expected to rise steadily in Melbourne throughout the day to reach 30C by about 9am, 40C by 1pm and 44C by 4pm or 5pm - Herald Sun

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    CFA is on standby in case "the boys are on fire"!

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    CFA is on standby in case "the boys are on fire"!

    I'm pouring cold water on that rumour.

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    These types of conditions probably rules out going to Darwin to train.

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    There was a tweet from "Melbourne Footy" (don't whether that is official or not) that says training is at "Gosch's Paddock"

    The club website also says Gosch's Paddock.

    You'd want to check before driving out there today....

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    Would have liked to have been down there with water guns filled with ice cold water for the boys today..

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    These types of conditions probably rules out going to Darwin to train.

    unless it is to escape the heat
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    Is that the new "vault"?

    yep...updated and mobile !!

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    Finally real sponsors.

    Amen. Now if I new what an AHG was I'd go out and buy one.

    So training was definitely at Casey. I do wonder if any brave souls made it there. And if they could see anything through the blinding heat besides a lot of players sweating.

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    Im half guessing but I suspect that pic of the semi was taken on wed

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    Im half guessing but I suspect that pic of the semi was taken on wed

    Put on twitter today along with another couple from Ayrton Wolley from channel 9 who will have the story about it on 9 news tonight so I presume it will be today

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    It was there this morning.

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    where is there

    Casey.
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    Great job by AHG to get a refrigerated truck to training to help the boys out!

    This photo looks like Casey to me?

    https://twitter.com/melbournefc/status/423949311760535552

    Finally real sponsors.

    Put on twitter today along with another couple from Ayrton Wolley from channel 9 who will have the story about it on 9 news tonight so I presume it will be today

    That is awesome, good for the club and good for the sponsor to get some profile. A real win for all here.

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    Put on twitter today along with another couple from Ayrton Wolley from channel 9 who will have the story about it on 9 news tonight so I presume it will be today

    Quite possible...I was just reading the time stamp of the twitter pic

    2:46 PM - 16 Jan 2014

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    Club website still says training is at Gosch's Paddock.

    Really, that is amateur hour stuff.

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    Club website still says training is at Gosch's Paddock.

    Really, that is amateur hour stuff.

    it makes it harder to track down the new "VAULT" :)

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