Swung by for a little bit around 11am. No Lumumba, Viney, Brayshaw, Mitch King, Salem.

Lots of small group drills working on different craft things - goal kicking, snaps, marks, picking the ball up etc.

Garland was running laps and working with one of the fitness staff obviously in non contact work. Wagner was doing laps and then some run throughs.

They moved in to a full ground drill with the blue training jumper team v the green vests, with presumably the starting players in the blue than the green. From memory the blues were:

Backs: Frost, O Mc, T Mc, Hunt, Jetta
Mids: Gawn, Vince, Jones, Trengove, Tyson, Stretch, Bugg
Fwds: Dawes, Watts, Harmes, Kent, Oliver, Petracca, Garlett

Hogan sat that drill out and did some kick and mark stuff with Crossy.

After that they announced Trengove was back in to a big cheer. Then it was out in to more small drills.

Clarry and Vince got in a heated push and shove, with Matt Jones stepping in between them. I think it was all fun and games and all good after but Clarry was angry about something. He was training with heavily padded compression shorts on. 

Hogan's set shot routine is a lot straighter, but it still looks very forced and he slows down dramatically after his sideways steps. I actually think he had a better routine last year where he got the stutters out early then finished with some good momentum in to the ball. A work in progress. I really think the fitness staff (or a privately hired coach) need to sort out his running bio-mechanics as soon as possible as well. 

So Trenners is in. Dawes seems likely to be in - he did some ruck practise with the rucks as well. Frost could replace Garland. 

The boys were in good spirits throughout, lots of laughing and joking especially when a lot of them lined up to take hangers on the bag. 

3 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

Backs: Frost, O Mc, T Mc, Hunt, Jetta

You've really got to hand it to our coaching staff for coming up with such new, bold and inventive strategies.

I see Dunn wasn't named in the backs but Frost was.. Should we be taking any serious notice of that DS??

12 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

You've really got to hand it to our coaching staff for coming up with such new, bold and inventive strategies.

They should throw Hogan and Dawes back there as well.

Was JKH in full training?  I find him an intriguing player and am interested to see what the wizard Brendan McCartney can make of him

42 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

Swung by for a little bit around 11am. No Lumumba, Viney, Brayshaw, Mitch King, Salem.

Lots of small group drills working on different craft things - goal kicking, snaps, marks, picking the ball up etc.

Garland was running laps and working with one of the fitness staff obviously in non contact work. Wagner was doing laps and then some run throughs.

They moved in to a full ground drill with the blue training jumper team v the green vests, with presumably the starting players in the blue than the green. From memory the blues were:

Backs: Frost, O Mc, T Mc, Hunt, Jetta
Mids: Gawn, Vince, Jones, Trengove, Tyson, Stretch, Bugg
Fwds: Dawes, Watts, Harmes, Kent, Oliver, Petracca, Garlett

Hogan sat that drill out and did some kick and mark stuff with Crossy.

After that they announced Trengove was back in to a big cheer. Then it was out in to more small drills.

Clarry and Vince got in a heated push and shove, with Matt Jones stepping in between them. I think it was all fun and games and all good after but Clarry was angry about something. He was training with heavily padded compression shorts on. 

Hogan's set shot routine is a lot straighter, but it still looks very forced and he slows down dramatically after his sideways steps. I actually think he had a better routine last year where he got the stutters out early then finished with some good momentum in to the ball. A work in progress. I really think the fitness staff (or a privately hired coach) need to sort out his running bio-mechanics as soon as possible as well. 

So Trenners is in. Dawes seems likely to be in - he did some ruck practise with the rucks as well. Frost could replace Garland. 

The boys were in good spirits throughout, lots of laughing and joking especially when a lot of them lined up to take hangers on the bag. 

Pls tell Mr Vince, kid gloves only on our future champ! 

49 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

I see Dunn wasn't named in the backs but Frost was.. Should we be taking any serious notice of that DS??

Dunn was in the non starters team. I guess we'll find out soon if that was deliberate or not.

Where do people think Mitch White stands? Obviously Wagner has been preferred so far this year, but is he close? On the outer? Born under a wanderin' star?

Just now, Clint Bizkit said:

You've really got to hand it to our coaching staff for coming up with such new, bold and inventive strategies.

At least they realised it wasn't working and changed it.  No one is perfect.

1 hour ago, Clint Bizkit said:

You've really got to hand it to our coaching staff for coming up with such new, bold and inventive strategies.

Spot on about bold.

Thanks for the report Dee Spencer.

With the 5 defenders now teaming , does the Diamond now become the Pentagon Defence

17 minutes ago, Barney Rubble said:

Thanks for the report Dee Spencer.

With the 5 defenders now teaming , does the Diamond now become the Pentagon Defence

Nah, it'll become like the Southern Cross.

27 minutes ago, Barney Rubble said:

Thanks for the report Dee Spencer.

With the 5 defenders now teaming , does the Diamond now become the Pentagon Defence

Hopefully less controversial than the Pentagon Papers.......only folk old enough to remember regular MFC flags may have even heard of these. 

34 minutes ago, Barney Rubble said:

Thanks for the report Dee Spencer.

With the 5 defenders now teaming , does the Diamond now become the Pentagon Defence

Eureka.... they've  twigged !

8 hours ago, Demonised said:

Where do people think Mitch White stands? Obviously Wagner has been preferred so far this year, but is he close? On the outer? Born under a wanderin' star?

His form in the VFL has been very good.  They have him in the best most weeks.  I would say that he's probably next in line if a spot opens up, but because he's a rookie they may not be able to upgrade him until half way through the season or unless we have another LTI. 

2 hours ago, Barney Rubble said:

Thanks for the report Dee Spencer.

With the 5 defenders now teaming , does the Diamond now become the Pentagon Defence

I just hope it doesn't continue as more of a Bermuda triangle type deal and we don't need to constantly listen to flogs telling us 'they're out here'

2-3

1-3-1

1-4

4-1

1-1-3

3-2

3-1-1 down down...

17 minutes ago, 3Dee said:

2-3

1-3-1

1-4

4-1

1-1-3

3-2

3-1-1 down down...

Believe it or not this would be very effective pushing them wide and into the pockets

11 hours ago, Barney Rubble said:

Thanks for the report Dee Spencer.

With the 5 defenders now teaming , does the Diamond now become the Pentagon Defence

I think it's more abandoning the Diamond for a lone operative. Everyone else to charge into the fray while Dunn lurks in the shadows smoking cigarettes.