4 hours ago, mo64 said:

GOTO, if the sub rule was still in place, would Oliver get selected earlier than you anticipate? Highly credentialled/drafted young mids tend to get senior games early on, if they have the necessary class. I'm wondering what Oliver lacks compared to say Brayshaw?

I think the big thing is his conditioning.  He's worked miracles to get his fitness base up as well as he did, but lots of reports still suggest that he needs to put on some muscle now that he's lost the puppy fat. 

I went today from 2 till 3:00 maybe later. I havent really read all previous reports.

I was looking for leading and kicking skills and they did that on my side coming out of the back 50 hitting up a player coming from the pocket to the wing.

Lucky we are good at grabbing half volleys as sometimes it was the lead and other times it was the kick. it was 50-50 successful/good, there was no pressure.

The good players were good, but thats about 8 or 10.

Hogan whose body is like a 200 cm version of Leigh Mathews, short legs, long body; is just outstanding. Could play in the middle. Kicks long low passes to a spot where he expects his teammate to be. Watching him kick he pushes the ball out and connects with the very point beautifully. Or else boots it truly from 50 or so.

Next is Trengove, ANB Brayshaw Garlett and Garland who hit targets and lead with timing and took hard fast one grabbers. Ppl cheered Garlo for something when I 1st got there. He was very good to my eye. Viney, Gawn and Salem were ok but I prob missed the good sh!t. Too many others were hit and miss. Watts sh!ts me. He is the nicest guy Ive ever seen. The love was all around. Id swap him for Robbie Muir.

If you dropped a mark (im counting 2 grabs as a drop) or lead wrong or kicked a softy under no pressure to a player who had to stand under it, you still got a high 5 from the dude at CHF.  His hands will be sore right now but Im sure he has lots of lanolin.

Im happy with inside work and defense. Dunn and big Mac are grouse. I perked up watching Tom and Jesse toy with the kids in a push and mark, when they battled each other it was a bull fight for a second or 2. i had them 5/3 Hoges way.

Forwards and delivery to them is however, my pet hobby horse. We arent good as we could be.

It may have been an easier run day after harder days but seeing North belt the suitcase out of the under 25s - well thats the little papers story, it seemed half a ballarat.

Everyone looked very fit. It was my 1st training session this summer and by 3:20  I jumped back on the scooter. Everyone seemed happier than me.

5 hours ago, FireOath said:

Can I just say, are you timing this? Because if so, these would be World Record times...

Also, it is Lumumba.

Maybe its 30m.....

1 hour ago, RalphiusMaximus said:

I think the big thing is his conditioning.  He's worked miracles to get his fitness base up as well as he did, but lots of reports still suggest that he needs to put on some muscle now that he's lost the puppy fat. 

He is still strong even though he's not muscular (if that makes sense)

3 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

Maybe its 30m.....

The top mids at the draft combine tend to be around 2.8 seconds for 20m sprint.  Given that these two are a bit heavier and likely to be somewhat less nippy, I tend to think it would be the 20m they're doing. 

Just now, RalphiusMaximus said:

The top mids at the draft combine tend to be around 2.8 seconds for 20m sprint.  Given that these two are a bit heavier and likely to be somewhat less nippy, I tend to think it would be the 20m they're doing. 

That would make it around 20 secs for 100m which seems too slow to me..

You need to factor in their acceleration time.  The first 20m are the slowest. 

5 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

That would make it around 20 secs for 100m which seems too slow to me..

 

Two late observations:

1. I saw Viney kick one with the right foot! 
2. In the full field drill Spencer twice ran half the field to gather in the goal square.  OK, maybe loped rather than ran but it happened.

 

10 hours ago, Franky_31 said:

Too many others were hit and miss. Watts sh!ts me. He is the nicest guy Ive ever seen. The love was all around. Id swap him for Robbie Muir.

Harsh, but beautiful.

On 15 February 2016 at 5:59 PM, tasmanlvr said:

Ahem...

 

It’s been a while coming, but I’m finally back on the track. The last month and a bit I really apologise for not being able to make it down - firstly the Aus Open shifted training anyway, and then uni got really hectic. Summer school does that when you try to pack everything into a very short period of time. So yeah sorry for not being able to get a few reports down.

 

...

 

Couple of other things I take out of it

 

-There is an intraclub on Friday at Casey Fields at around 9:45 in the morning

 

-Following the Dees/Dogs game at Craigieburn on the 6^th of March there will be a practise match involving the women’s teams

The Crowd: Melbourne Demons AFL 2016 pre-season training session report

I just saw something pretty familiar on foxsports.

Well done on the publication!

I was surprised how big VDB is. Up close he looked nearly as tall as Dunn and has a strong frame. He is the Freo type mid, the type Roos loves.

Another thing I noted, was just how fit these guys are and how much they run. They look much fitter as a group, than I have seen over the last 10 or so years.

1 hour ago, Redleg said:

I was surprised how big VDB is. Up close he looked nearly as tall as Dunn and has a strong frame. He is the Freo type mid, the type Roos loves.

Another thing I noted, was just how fit these guys are and how much they run. They look much fitter as a group, than I have seen over the last 10 or so years.

I wouldnt want to get in his way !!!

40 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

I wouldnt want to get in his way !!!

The smother he did last year, where he smothered the ball, then collected the players body legally after, then the opposition spun/flipped over than went to the ground. Think it was first round against Gold Coast. He came of the wing at a centre bounce.

2 hours ago, Redleg said:

I was surprised how big VDB is. Up close he looked nearly as tall as Dunn and has a strong frame. He is the Freo type mid, the type Roos loves.

Another thing I noted, was just how fit these guys are and how much they run. They look much fitter as a group, than I have seen over the last 10 or so years.

Fit and Big is very good

Fit, Big and Kick could = a proper football team

18 minutes ago, fndee said:

Fit and Big is very good

Fit, Big and Kick could = a proper football team

What does Fit, Big and Kick mean?

18 minutes ago, fndee said:

Fit and Big is very good

Fit, Big and Kick could = a proper football team

What does proper football team mean

32 minutes ago, fndee said:

Fit and Big is very good

Fit, Big and Kick could = a proper football team

What does the entire post mean....

10 hours ago, Jrono64 said:

The Crowd: Melbourne Demons AFL 2016 pre-season training session report

I just saw something pretty familiar on foxsports.

Well done on the publication!

Cheers mate. I went on Fox Sports last night after posting it on the Facey page. Turns out they were keeping an eye on me for a little bit (following me and all) and wanted me to post in The Crowd. Hopefully I can get a few more posts in in the near future.

Thanks to everybody for the reports. I am working in Beijing for 12 months and am going to really miss the footy. Hopefully you guys will keep me up to date with all that's going on there. 

GO DEES!

 

Don't know if anyone has spotted this yet?

http://www.afl.com.au/video/2016-02-15/dees-match-simulation-from-up-above

9 hours ago, beelzebub said:

I wouldnt want to get in his way !!!

I loved the R19 game last year against the pies when VDB cleaned up Pendlebury - he (SP) got up very gingerly - Vanders loose wave 'sorry 'bout that' - hard (very) but fair. Love him.

1 hour ago, FireInTheBelly said:

Don't know if anyone has spotted this yet?

http://www.afl.com.au/video/2016-02-15/dees-match-simulation-from-up-above

Thats awesome.  Love the pack mark by Gawwwwn

2 hours ago, JTR said:

Thats awesome.  Love the pack mark by Gawwwwn

I have a sneaking suspicion we might see a lot more of that this season. Big Maxy might just take the AFL world by storm this year.

One step at a time of course, first the right then the left then the right again in very quick succession.......

3 hours ago, FireInTheBelly said:

I have a sneaking suspicion we might see a lot more of that this season. Big Maxy might just take the AFL world by storm this year.

One step at a time of course, first the right then the left then the right again in very quick succession.......

His game against Geelong showed that he knows how to take a strong grab, which is something the coaches have been trying to tell him that he can do since he arrived at the club. Taking big pack marks is all about confidence, and it seems that Gawn's confidence is at an all-time high. I can't wait to see what he's going to do this season.

On 2/15/2016 at 7:21 PM, Wells 11 said:

Great reports! 

My interest, belief and confidence in this team is usually peaking about this time in February. Before crushing defeats and a big injury toll give way to a round 1 belting . A belting  that it brings in both the start of early signs of winter, reveals how carried away I actually was and  shows just how far off the pace we truly are.  BUT....this year feels genuinely feels different.  Less blind hope and more, at least it SEEMS, reasoned confidence. 

Not counting the established players that I feel we can fully count on Jones etc etc  , there is Kent, Petracca, Trengove, Hogan, Dyson, Viney, Brayshaw, Gawn, Benken, Hunt,  the weed and Oliver ( eventually) as well as the new game plan, etc etc ETC. Just SO many players and things to look forward to watching this year.  I look at the coaches and see Roosy, Goodwin and McCartney...( I cant ever remember seeing an array like that at this club) I look at the admin team and see Jackson. 

I know its Feb and I know I shouldn't say stuff like this solely on the back of promising training reports....(mad) but if my heart could talk it feels like 1987 all over again. 

Good onya Wellsy.  Proper tragic like me.  Your hopes are one of four ways it will go next year.  One way is to go backwards.  Heaven forbid.  Adrenaline rush (the sh!t yourself kind) just thinking that.  Second, we flatline and win another seven games.  Disaster.  Third. 10-12 wins - probably genuinely exciting.  Fourth way it could go is gangbusters!  14+ wins.  Off the Richter stuff!!!!!

I can't wait.  

I'm terrified.