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2+hours craft session

Joel Smith learning bodywork against Maxy and Pencil   fun to watch

Hogan 25 minutes goalkicking practice

Maynard doing stoppage work, bullock

Nev putting Clarry on his arse, not impressed

Watts and Harmes trying to outdo each other on the marking drill with the bag

Watching Macca and Jeff Garlett practicing goal sneak skills

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Joel Smith must be disappointed by the third man up rule. 

Whay sort of body work was he doing? To contest the ruck?

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2 minutes ago, McQueen said:

Joel Smith must be disappointed by the third man up rule. 

Whay sort of body work was he doing? To contest the ruck?

No,  think they see him as a half back, so needs to know how to defend, Max and Pencil worked him over big time, was getting the hang of body positioning by the end of the drill

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There were players coming and going all session, Dom Tyson and Kent out early walking laps

JKH in main group along with Filipovic

3 in rehab ANB King and Hannan

Few on light day, Billy Stretch's seemed to consist of leaning on fence chatting to fitness and support staff after a few kicks and handballs   no issue

 

 

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Posted
15 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

Interesting chat with Macca, mental side still needs work, Lewis driving this, camp was to test players

Yours or his Saty? I just wondered whether he suggested this to you over the fence.

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24 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

Nev putting Clarry on his arse, not impressed

Seems to be a pattern developing here with Clarry. Coincidence or are some of the leaders making sure he gets a hard time?

 

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34 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

I managed to get along and take some fairly average photographs that I will upload later tonight.

Overall, it was a fairly causal session with most players in small groups working on specific skills and drills under minimal pressure.

Succinct as always CB.

Any chance you can elaborate on your observations? I always appreciate your take on things

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20 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

There were players coming and going all session, Dom Tyson and Kent out early walking laps

JKH in main group along with Filipovic

3 in rehab ANB King and Hannan

Few on light day, Billy Stretch's seemed to consist of leaning on fence chatting to fitness and support staff after a few kicks and handballs   no issue

 

 

How did Filipovic look in the main group?

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12 minutes ago, Return to Glory said:

Yours or his Saty? I just wondered whether he suggested this to you over the fence.

I think everybody's these days RTG, there is never any grey with Macca, no he comes over for a chat before the start of each session, always gives myself and a couple of the other regulars something, today was the mental side of the players, he quoted Lewis at a meeting saying as a playing group we were still 'too nice' when it came to driving each other and setting the bar consistently higher

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10 minutes ago, Thrice said:

Succinct as always CB.

Any chance you can elaborate on your observations? I always appreciate your take on things

I'll try my best later when I have more time, I have trouble reading a lot into training sessions, others do it better than me. 

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1 minute ago, Satyriconhome said:

I think everybody's these days RTG, there is never any grey with Macca, no he comes over for a chat before the start of each session, always gives myself and a couple of the other regulars something, today was the mental side of the players, he quoted Lewis at a meeting saying as a playing group we were still 'too nice' when it came to driving each other and setting the bar consistently higher

God I love the Lewis trade. Demand success, every session, every game. If someone is falling short pull them up on it, the "right" way for that person of course. Brilliant! About [censored] time too.

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25 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

There were players coming and going all session, Dom Tyson and Kent out early walking laps

JKH in main group along with Filipovic

3 in rehab ANB King and Hannan

Few on light day, Billy Stretch's seemed to consist of leaning on fence chatting to fitness and support staff after a few kicks and handballs   no issue

 

 

Looking forward to seeing how the forgotten man goes. Hopefully injury free and he gets a good run at it. 

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15 minutes ago, Stinga2 said:

How did Filipovic look in the main group?

Gone are the days of the lumbering ruckman, athletic,moves well, nice neat skills, didn't look out of place

 

10 minutes ago, big_red_fire_engine said:

Looking forward to seeing how the forgotten man goes. Hopefully injury free and he gets a good run at it. 

JKH was bouncing around the whole session, he is not joking about his increased speed, gone up a notch

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43 minutes ago, stuie said:

Seems to be a pattern developing here with Clarry. Coincidence or are some of the leaders making sure he gets a hard time?

 

Agreed first Vince and now Nev.

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1 hour ago, Satyriconhome said:

Interesting chat with Macca, mental side still needs work, Lewis driving this, camp was to test players

Not surprised by this.

Mentally switched on teams dont check out in the final round with a 100+ point flogging. They fight every game to the end.

Pleased Lewis is involved.

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23 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

Gone are the days of the lumbering ruckman, athletic,moves well, nice neat skills, didn't look out of place

 

JKH was bouncing around the whole session, he is not joking about his increased speed, gone up a notch

Saty, by way of comparison, how did Max King look when he first arrived? Obviously for whatever reason King's career didn't progress, but is Filipovic starting from a similar position? 

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I hope we are not going to play unsociable football.

Weve taken years to build up an image of being absolute wimps.

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Posted (edited)
17 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Saty, by way of comparison, how did Max King look when he first arrived? Obviously for whatever reason King's career didn't progress, but is Filipovic starting from a similar position? 

Max looked a footballer, he was an accurate goal kicker and had a great leap, just lacked the application methinks, Filipove and Mitch King look to have the application and the skills

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52 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

I think everybody's these days RTG, there is never any grey with Macca, no he comes over for a chat before the start of each session, always gives myself and a couple of the other regulars something, today was the mental side of the players, he quoted Lewis at a meeting saying as a playing group we were still 'too nice' when it came to driving each other and setting the bar consistently higher

I like this - The "Hawthorns" don't allow their teammates any leeway - you want the players driving each other and not allowing each oher to put in half arsed efforts

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4 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

Max looked a footballer, he was an accurate goal kicker and had a great leap, just lacked the application methinks, Filipove and Max King look to have the application and the skills

Saty, think you're mitching & maxing here. One of these max's is a mitch but I can't work out which one.

It's important to match your max's & mitch's so they don't get mixed up.

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Posted
6 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

Max looked a footballer, he was an accurate goal kicker and had a great leap, just lacked the application methinks, Filipove and Max King look to have the application and the skills

I think you mean Mitch Saty? Love the reports - keep them coming

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