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Another week of summer training beckons but this time it's back to the big city action and close to the epicentre of world sport around Melbourne Park and more specifically for us, Goschs Paddock.

Still, it won't be easy topping the past week; foggy conditions greeting the players at Cranbourne on at the start of a week of scorching heat, a refrigerated truck at a training session on a day when nobody was quite sure where or when it was taking place, a couple of minor injuries at training, a missing coach (reports put him anywhere between Africa and Hawaii) and a bit of hype about a #1 draft pick whose ascendency to the top has been a long time coming and about who there is renewed hope - Demons' Jack Watts ready to take on elite

And ... as the playing group builds up to full fitness with those NAB matches around the corner, one of our main concerns is always the health and well-being of the playing list so I've compiled this list of players who reports have indicated were missing from training since the new year return or had injuries during training (some appear to be minor). Those players have asterisks next to their names and the injury if known is in brackets:-

1. Jesse Hogan * (jarred knee)

2. Nathan Jones

3. Christian Salem * (ill)

4. Jack Watts

5. Jimmy Toumpas

6. Chris Dawes * (recovering from knee surgery)

7. Jack Viney * (hip - but trained 20.1.14 & apparently concussed)

8. James Frawley

9. Jack Trengove

10. Shannon Byrnes

11. Mitch Clark * (foot/hamstring)

12. Dom Tyson

13. Jordie McKenzie

14. Lynden Dunn

15. Mitch Clisby * (?)

16. Dean Kent * (patellar tendinitis)

17. Sam Blease

18. Daniel Cross * (nose)

19. James Strauss

20. Colin Garland

21. Cameron Pedersen

22. Viv Michie

23. Bernie Vince * (? but trained 20.1.14)

24. Jay Kennedy-Harris

25. Tom McDonald

26. Daniel Nicholson

27. Aidan Riley * (fractured right fibula)

28.

29. Jayden Hunt

30.

31. Jack Grimes

32. Michael Evans * (bumped into #7 at training 20.1.14)

33. Dom Barry

34.

35. Luke Tapscott

36.

37. Max Gawn * (hamstring)

38. Jeremy Howe

39.

40. Mark Jamar * (hamstring)

41. Alex Georgiou

42. Jake Spencer

43. James Harmes

44. Rohan Bail

45. Matt Jones * (calf)

46. Dean Terlich

47. Max King

48. Jack Fitzpatrick * (?)

49.

50. Maia Westrupp

[if anyone can help clarify the nature of the unknown injuries please let me know and I'll update the list]

If anyone's thinking "why us" let's not forget that while it's not ideal for players to have restricted pre seasons, none of those injuries appear likely to derail anyone's season at this stage, some players are on specially formulated modified programmes that should have them back at their peak at the start of the season and every club has them anyway.

In the past week, we've learned of fairly serious injuries to Nathan van Berlo, Zac Clarke, Tom Bellchambers, Steven Motlop and now Lewis Jetta.

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And ... as the playing group builds up to full fitness with those NAB matches around the corner, one of our main concerns is always the health and well-being of the playing list so I've compiled this list of players who reports have indicated were missing from training since the new year return or had injuries during training (some appear to be minor). Those players have asterisks next to their names and the injury if known is in brackets:-

1. Jesse Hogan * (jarred knee)

6. Chris Dawes * (recovering from knee surgery)

11. Mitch Clark * (foot/hamstring)

48. Jack Fitzpatrick * (?)

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In the past week, we've learned of fairly serious injuries to Nathan van Berlo, Zac Clarke, Tom Bellchambers, Steven Motlop and now Lewis Jetta.

It is typically Melbourne that that the area of the ground where we could most threaten other teams - the forward line - has been totally unable to train together over pre-season.

Lets hope that they have a good knowledge of each others strengths and of the game plan as they are not going to have much time to practice together

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It is typically Melbourne that that the area of the ground where we could most threaten other teams - the forward line - has been totally unable to train together over pre-season.

Lets hope that they have a good knowledge of each others strengths and of the game plan as they are not going to have much time to practice together

has been totally unable to train together over pre-season ever!

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It is typically Melbourne that that the area of the ground where we could most threaten other teams - the forward line - has been totally unable to train together over pre-season.

Lets hope that they have a good knowledge of each others strengths and of the game plan as they are not going to have much time to practice together

Reminds me of Jakovich, Lyon, Schwarz.

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It is typically Melbourne that that the area of the ground where we could most threaten other teams - the forward line - has been totally unable to train together over pre-season.

Lets hope that they have a good knowledge of each others strengths and of the game plan as they are not going to have much time to practice together

If it makes you feel better - our supremacy in the forward line is irrelevant is our midfield is still putrid.

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Looking at those ruckman injuries I can only think "thank god we recruited Pedersen"!

Apparently...Cam Pedersen believes he will be playing forward come round 1....direct from a source of mine...was heard to be stating this on the weekend.

He has mentioned a couple of injurys in the forward line have opened an opportunity...

Which has me worried that our forward line of Mitch and Hogan are not in great shape..still.....

But round one is a long way away just yet.

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Reminds me of Jakovich, Lyon, Schwarz.

and Sean Charles

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Apparently...Cam Pedersen believes he will be playing forward come round 1....direct from a source of mine...was heard to be stating this on the weekend.

He has mentioned a couple of injurys in the forward line have opened an opportunity...

Which has me worried that our forward line of Mitch and Hogan are not in great shape..still.....

But round one is a long way away just yet.

Thanks for that depressing info TT
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yeah he will be - for Casey

Even if Hogan, Clark and Dawes all miss round 1, we will still have Fitzy and Howe as key forward targets

Fitzy isn't full training at the moment either. He may mean round 1 of the Pre-season and he would be right. At the moment him and King are the only two fit tall forwards.

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I hope I haven't missed it. What's the word regarding Viney's hip anyone?

I'm a little worried about the injury list. Surely training work loads haven't stepped up so much as to cause this?

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I only stopped for 10mins on my way past, but Viney was going full throttle. I know he has been managed of late, but he was very quick and agressive in the drill I saw. 4 on 4, offence/defence. He actually took Pickles Evans out with a heavy hit and they both had to step out of training for 5 mins. Tappy back with the rehabers. I wonder if it was a light day for him or something else. I suppose we'll know more later in the week.

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Apparently...Cam Pedersen believes he will be playing forward come round 1....direct from a source of mine...was heard to be stating this on the weekend.

He has mentioned a couple of injurys in the forward line have opened an opportunity...

Which has me worried that our forward line of Mitch and Hogan are not in great shape..still.....

But round one is a long way away just yet.

Well that spoils the fun and takes the gloss off things a bit.

Please let it not be true.

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