As long as the players complete their time trial in less time than it takes to read this thread, I'll be happy.

As long as the players complete their time trial in less time than it takes to read this thread, I'll be happy.

If any take longer than reading The No T$ No B$ Thread, other than Trangove on his crutches, we need to delist.

And what is your 3km PB, DD?

Why don't you try and run at 12km/h for 15 minutes on a treadmill, before saying it is quite slow!

I think you'd change your opinion pretty quickly. Remember that such a speed would be a minimum cruise mode for the players' to get around the ground when not near the contest.

15mins for 3km is a shocking time for an AFL player and even a 12min 3km for a full time athlete would be very much frowned upon.

The elite runners at AFL level should be going around the 3 min km pace and even under but on average I would expecting playes at this level to be running at 3.30-3.45 per km pace

Glad I read all that.

Struggled through the last kilometre but did it in 14.50. Have been walking and doing light jogs for three weeks after an otherwise light year.

Next time I'll take Saty's scooter.

14 HOURS and 50 MINUTES??

Time you gave up those long Pub crawls, Jack! You're getting past it!

Max King looks fine in the skills area (from my limited views of him at training) but to me, his deficiency is with his tank. He is consistantly at the back of the group in running. I hope he gets there as a player as he seems worth persevering with.

The fitness staff are very pleased with King's progress, he is still growing, so they have to be careful pushing him too hard, last year injury wrecked his fitness, so they have had to start again, he has been back in full training for a month or so now and can finish each session without looking like he is about to die, Roos loves building players, he is still only 19, one for the future, they want him playing at around 100k, he is only in the early 90's at the moment

To all of you who actually can run 3k, my utmost respect. Even before I busted a few bits I would have struggled doing those sort of times. I was never much of a runner.

The fitness staff are very pleased with King's progress, he is still growing, so they have to be careful pushing him too hard, last year injury wrecked his fitness, so they have had to start again, he has been back in full training for a month or so now and can finish each session without looking like he is about to die, Roos loves building players, he is still only 19, one for the future, they want him playing at around 100k, he is only in the early 90's at the moment

I can only go on gut feel but In the nab cup game he played last year he looked good. Nice kicking style like a jolly or cox and showed a bit as a skinny kid.

When roos leaves Goodwin will hopefully have a much stronger version who will start pressing for games and keep the pressure on gawn etc.