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Training - Friday 5th February, 2016


Die Hard Demon

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1 hour ago, Die Hard Demon said:

Full ground drills now. 2 sets of Attackers vs Defenders .. One thing I'm noticing a lot are the low trajectory passing. Powerful, flat & accurate. Exciting to watch. The occasional mis-kick. But the ball is being transferred much quicker. So less hospital hand passes & kicks to hopefully keep guys like Pedo out of hospital. 

Thanks the reports. 

Sounds like the skills are up on last weeks "sloppy full ground drills". 

55 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

Just need to confirm DHD......this is Melbourne you're watching ?? :P

Which bit threw you BB?

Low trajectory passing, powerful or flat and accurate? 

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35 minutes ago, Die Hard Demon said:

Spoke to one of the coaches.. confirmed that he's kicking with both feet & in a really good head space.

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1 minute ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

Thanks the reports. 

Sounds like the skills are up on last weeks "sloppy full ground drills". 

Which bit threw you BB?

Low trajectory passing, powerful or flat and accurate? 

any and all !!   I need a warning ,,,,days out,,,before someone lobs that at me..lol

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8 minutes ago, old dee said:

You can't help good luck!

....zing !!!!!!!!!

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2 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

If Chris Dawes is running 50 m in 3.6 seconds he shouldn't be playing football but representing Australia in the 100 m in Rio.

Or a drug test is in order!

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4 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

If Chris Dawes is running 50 m in 3.6 seconds he shouldn't be playing football but representing Australia in the 100 m in Rio.

Haha, true. In Adam Spencer's World of Numbers they reckon the quickest 10m chunk Usain Bolt ran in his WR 100m took 0.81 seconds (between the 60m mark and the 70m mark).

Dawesy has him well and truly covered.

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Concur with what Die Hard and George have said about the session- they are definitely willing but will need to continue to improve to compete with the best sides in the league.

Not to make a big deal out of it, but I only saw Trenners snapping around the corner on his right. I think the real test for him, and he admitted this in an interview when they were on camp, is when he gets into full contact work, with tackling and bodies crashing.

I don't talk to the staff or players, so these are only observations, but Salem came off about halfway through the session concerned about his left hamstring, and Oscar Mc came off after a bump to the knee at the start of the match simulation. He was strapped and tested it, but went to the rooms shortly after.

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3 hours ago, Die Hard Demon said:

Boys started with some slick ball movements, running it from full back into the centre. Being checked closely by defenders, the message was to keep looking for your nearest man as support. Move it fast & clean. Quite impressed here. Standouts for me was Bernie, Salem, Brayshaw. Very few mistakes. Spence a bit clumsy. as expected. 

 
How well were defenders able to see the passage of the ball and move to intercept?

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The wind was very strong (cap close to blowing off) and not conducive to precision skills.

Rehab group Dawes, Lumumba, Max King, Trengove, Petracca, Weideman, Newton – no Watts.

Uncontested ball movement drill starting in deep defence and using wing flanks before hitting a target leading from the goal square.  Then broken into 2 groups for ground ball drills - one v one short marking with designated marker, plus long marking with hard lead after pushing/feigning, then doubling back marking/spoil with the same opponent.  Neville Jetta doing well negating taller opponents; including Hogan.

Four groups in orange (8), pink (9), white (8) and blue (8).  Taking turns in working it out of defence through either the corridor or wing.  Quick ball movement the theme.  It’s a full ground drill that finishes with a score.  Oliver and Hulett do a couple of nice things.  I like the look of Hulett.  His body is ready and he’s only slightly smaller than Hogan.

The match simulation starts with a couple of AFL umpires, but Goodwin dictates where play starts (no sign of Roos – although others might have spotted him).  The umpires depart, but simulation keeps going for another 20 minutes with Goodwin in charge.

Skills difficult due to wind and there are numerous turnovers from missed kicks or errant handballs.  Ball movement is far quicker than we’re used to.

Players that stood out to me:

He made the odd error, but Tyson was the most prolific closely followed by Bugg, who also made skill errors.  But he will be handy.

Kent was terrific.  Speed, evasion and penetration in his kicking.

vandenBerg looks like a shiny colt that has been trained to the minute.  He’ll make a difference this year.

In fact all those that you’ve heard have had a great preseason look like they’ve had a great preseason, including Gawn.  Jetta looks in great form.

Mitch White took a couple of nice intercept marks and Stretch also impressed.

Harmes was quite noticeable with his involvement.  I'm not sure his kicking is overly damaging, but he's lively and we all know he can mark.

Hogan looks fantastic and got a few touches, but it wasn’t a day for talls.  In quick handball congestion drills he also excels like a mid.

Brayshaw, Oliver, Vince, Salem, and Jones didn’t take part in the match simulation.

Brayshaw with left knee twinge that got bandaged - goes for some running along boundary.  Later jogging laps with bandage gone.  Doesn’t look in too much discomfort.  Points to the inside of his knee as the area of concern.

Oscar McDonald hurt his right knee.  Had a pronounced limp with a bandage just above the knee.

Salem also was getting hamstring worked on along the boundary and failed to take part in the intra.

Not a bad session, but the wind made it hard to hit targets.  Good energy levels and a far more attacking game style.  Getting the balance right will be the key.
 

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20 minutes ago, Kumamoto_Ken said:

Haha, true. In Adam Spencer's World of Numbers they reckon the quickest 10m chunk Usain Bolt ran in his WR 100m took 0.81 seconds (between the 60m mark and the 70m mark).

Dawesy has him well and truly covered.

maybe so but can Usain Bolt not take a mark like Dawesy...hmmmm

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