Training - Monday 26th January, 2015

[The Devil Inside 2,147]

Could someone also do a report on the food available at or near the venue and on the amenities for spectators and players please?

A green shed just as you turn onto Goschs from AAMI park, which seats or stands 4 (depending on your preference) in separate cubicles, they have been immaculately cleaned during the Asian Cup, usually they smell like a Turkish wrestlers jockstrap (please don't ask me to explain how I know), then it is a 100 metre walk to watch the training, if you haven't gone and you need to go, either walk back or use one of the large wooden things (known locally as trees) and crouch down behind it

As for food, doubt whether Edwins which is at AAMI Park will be open, if it is you can get a boiling hot coffee there (Barista only knows one way) and some overpriced food, if not, on Ozzie day there are usually a good selection of cafes open on Swan St, recommend the Blueberry or the one attached to the bookshop, can't remember the name, others are full of those crop haired, bearded, short jeaned, plimsole wearing tryhards and their blonde bimbettes in denim shorts, all trying to out-pseud each other....unless that's your thing of course

The players, apart from Cross and Grimes, do not eat during training, bananas of course, if you want to please the players bring a bag of 'snakes' and hand them out at the end,

[Moonshadow 17,678]

Nothing like the smell of a Turkish jock strap while watching the boys train.

[Biffen 12,949]

My uncle had a farm at Waverley, he sold it to the VFL for some of Waverley park, his driveway Cypresses are still there. He thought he'd move away from the encroaching city so he moved to the Clyde just out of Cranbourne and ran a dairy farm, you guessed it his property is now Casey fields.

Edit: I just looked at satellite images and the dairy and farmhouse are still there. The cows grazed over the rail line, no room for cows now, although some may argue there are still a few left.

Can he sell us back the MCG or at least give us a long lease?

[Biffen 12,949]

Nothing like the smell of a Turkish jock strap while watching the boys train.

Couldn't agree more.

Goanna oil doesn't do it for me these days.

[Hulett Packard III 166]

Nothing like the smell of a Turkish jock strap while watching the boys train.

Don't know much about Turkish wrestlers but thanks to that classic movie Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, I am aware of potential issues with Kazakh wrestlers' jockstraps -

[McQueen 17,867]

...if you want to please the players bring a bag of 'snakes' and hand them out at the end,

[The Great Pretender 480]

Don't know much about Turkish wrestlers but thanks to that classic movie Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, I am aware of potential issues with Kazakh wrestlers' jockstraps -

Not sure if these guys even wore jockstraps. Kazakhstan is a very poor country you know. They might not be able to afford them.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

...if you want to please the players bring a bag of 'snakes' and hand them out at the end,

Stop derailing the thread by posting what we were all thinking but dare not say.

[waynewussell 6,922]

Raining in Melbourne. Training definitely on at Gosch's

[waynewussell 6,922]

No sign of players yet 30-40 spectators here already

[Matt Demon 1,579]

Saty's here already, looking sharp. You can tell he's hardly missed a session this pre season.

[waynewussell 6,922]

First lot have arrived now Gawn, Petracca, Brayshaw, Newton, Harmes, Tyson, Frost

[waynewussell 6,922]

70-80 spectators now on grey & threatening Melbourne morning

[Whispering_Jack 31,296]

First out on the track was Max Gawn, looking very impressive if I may say so.

[Vagg 2,449]

Saty's here already, looking sharp. You can tell he's hardly missed a session this pre season.

Has he done any 3km time trials on his scooter, yet?

[waynewussell 6,922]

Only players I haven't seen at this stage are Trengove, Howe, & King

[waynewussell 6,922]

Can't see Bernie either

[waynewussell 6,922]

42 players on the track

[Good Times Grimes 2,396]

So that means Hogan is there and participating?

[waynewussell 6,922]

Can confirm Bernie has arrived looks like a 17 year old!

[waynewussell 6,922]

Hogan is there ... All doing stretch & jog at the moment

[Matt Demon 1,579]

So that means Hogan is there and participating?

Yes he's fine

[waynewussell 6,922]

Howe coming over now Over 100 spectators now

[waynewussell 6,922]

Howe not joining main group at this stage

[waynewussell 6,922]

Bernie running on sidelines