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Training - Friday 10th Apri, 2015

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Sideshow Bob Redleg

Sideshow Bob   2,300

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Sitting here with about sixty odd Demon faithful at Manuka Oval.

Peter Jackson and Glen Bartlett have just arrived and we're waiting for the boys to come out.

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mo64 Redleg

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What drills are PJ and Bartlett doing?

According to one source, their skill level has improved over the preseason. But because neither will speak to the source over the fence, they have yet to be mentioned in any of the training reports to date.

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hemingway Redleg

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Sitting here with about 60 odd demon faithful at Manuka oval. PJ and Bartlett have just arrived. Waiting for the boys to come out.

seriously keen jako. great effort. truly committed Demon. hope they will for you and the other fans. you can go wild in Canberra, party city of the world. oops just realized that everything closes at 5.00pm other than those parties in private houses of public servants.

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Just got back from the session myself, dragged wife and kids (8 and 5) along.

Not too much to report as Jako said:

- they were out 8 minutes late which was a bit outrageous but gave us time to get a photo of PJ with the kids. Asked him for a guns shot...no dice.

- they jogged a half lap and did about 5 minutes of stretches and then some kick-to-kick followed by shots at goal.

The highlight for us was the players wandering around the fence signing autographs and handing out team posters ... kids got autograph book, footy and cap signed and were absolutely thrilled (not to mention awestruck). They both got their faves: Jeremy Howe for the daughter and Angus Brayshaw for the boy (his namesake). Pretty simple stuff but certainly made a huge impression with the kids, credit to the club.

Will load a few pics shortly, fair to say as a family we're pumped for tomorrow.

Unfortunately, I've already been warned about not setting a bad example to the kids $cully-wise.

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Deeoldfart Trident

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The ground looks in good nick. I expected it to be heavier after 63mm of rain in Canberra on Monday/Tuesday. The centre square was still covered today, so not sure what it will be like tomorrow.

The weather forecast is perfect ... 22 degrees, patchy cloud and light winds.

As Jako said, not a lot to report from a training perspective. Just an extremely light session to loosen up after the travel and get a feel for the ground.

The only structured component was a series of stretches conducted by Misso. Nonetheless, I got the impression that the players were really up for tomorrow. Lots of banter, back slapping and high fives, and the skills (about 15% intensity) were crisp and clean (as you would hope).

I tried to keep an eye on Vince and Dawes, and didn't see any fumbles or dropped marks. Dawes set shots from 40 to 50 metres were spot on most of the time. H looked fantastic in everything he did .... so sharp. Crossy (as expected) was the last one to leave the track. Some solid tackling, one-on-one with Goody, who still has good evasive skills.

The players were very friendly and spent lots of time lining up for photos and autographs sought by the Demon faithful.

Well done MFC!

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did you notice which emergencies were there - jkh, michie, spencil?

JKH. Didn't notice either of the others.

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Disappointed PJ wasn't up for a guns shot Ken. Please try harder next time ;)

Hope your kids have a great day tomorrow yelling at $culldog!

PS. Get your fill of beer and wine before quarter time as BBO and his missus will drink the entire ACT dry shortly after.

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Should have mentioned that Vanders had his own personal cheer squad to welcome him back to Manuka (mostly former Ainslie team-mates I suspect). He seemed really excited and lapped up the attention.

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