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Who's ripping it up? Which players are 'training the house down'?

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Ask Melbourne officials about Jesse Hogan and they go quiet. It's as if you're asking a major betting stable about a horse before its first start. Melbourne has every reason to be both cautious and excited about the 19-year-old. In two 1km trials held late in December, Hogan ran in the second fastest group of eight players, matching strides then defeating fellow key forward Chris Dawes - a player with a well-earned reputation as a superb track worker. It's not just Hogan's endurance but his delivery inside 50 and the target he provides when charging out of the square that has impressed those observing his progress. Given the back problem that ruined his 2014 season, he is being monitored closely to ensure he develops good training habits and he will be eased back into full match practice. But he has made the best start possible to pre-season. His teammate Jack Viney who was chosen as a father-son selection in the same draft as Hogan is also eating up the work. He had two excellent years off limited pre-seasons but his pre-Christmas period has been exciting for observers. - Peter Ryan

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Problem with that article WJ is that it mentions that Ollie Wines is 'training the house down' for PA but neglects to mention that Jimmy Toumpas is similarly 'training the house down' for us. I am fearful of what this post might attract over the next 24 hours.

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Any chance we can get Adam Tomlinson to the club when his contract ends? Is he not best mates with Tyson?

He will be a superstar.

As will Bontempelli. But everyone knows that.

Adam may or may not make it to superstar level. He certainly has the athletic tools but to date he has suffered what a lot of our guys have, he hasn't got a lot of the ball and when he has it he has not been effective.

He really started to show something though towards the end of the season. I think if GWS settle him in a position it will improve his game but it seems they use him to plug gaps and again in 2015 that's what they are doing by using him forward. He's been FF, CHF, CHB, FB, BP, FP, HBF, HFF, Wing, Mid and probably has had a go in the ruck.

I reckon he started to settle at CHB and would be a great option to launch attacks from there. He beat up on us from there at the 'G'.

I had info from mate level that he wanted to come home but was trumped by another poster (sorry can't remember who) who had family level info that he and a few of the others had a pact to see it through at GWS. He was right, better info...

I think Adam may have been talked to about a move home and had considered it but in the end decided to stay on.

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FWIW the dude on FB who has the MFC supporter page seems to be one of those avid training attendees and he named his best trainers so far as:

1. Hogan

2. Frost

3. Gawn

4. Salem

5. T.McDonlad

I'd be dee-lighted if that is accurate and that it actually translates into gameday value

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FWIW the dude on FB who has the MFC supporter page seems to be one of those avid training attendees and he named his best trainers so far as:

1. Hogan

2. Frost

3. Gawn

4. Salem

5. T.McDonlad

I'd be dee-lighted if that is accurate and that it actually translates into gameday value

If that guy hasn't got Toumpas and Viney In the list ahead of Salem, then he hasn't attended many training sessions.
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