39 minutes ago, McQueen said:

A fancy name for skills.

I've heard Salem has improved his Croshay work out of sight.

 

 

 

 

Spencer however, lol.

36 minutes ago, stevethemanjordan said:

I've heard Salem has improved his Croshay work out of sight.

 

 

 

 

Spencer however, lol.

is that like sashay, steve?.....see jordan lewis above 

2 hours ago, faultydet said:

Sorry Saty, whats a craft day?

The players make things to sell on family day...little baskets made from icy-pole sticks, doilies, oranges stuck with cloves to throw in the sock drawer, macrame wristlets etc.  I just hope there are no repetitive strain injuries...if there are, heads should roll!

Edited February 1, 20178 yr by hardtack

4 hours ago, Clint Bizkit said:

I heard on the radio that a number of Indigenous players in the AFL are attending a workshop in Broome.

Don't a agree with theses special workshops,  should be training with teammates everone is equal,  they are now behind the 8ball, a few years back there was a big negative story about Neeld talking to the bothers as a group, and not one on one like he had meeting with the non bothers,  are these workshops really needed all people have to be treated the same no more special treatment 

8 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

It wasn't until the mods deleted the post it was obviously referencing.

There will always be bullying,  why do poster have a go at saty, that's because they have preceptions on certain players and if they read a different perception on said player, they think they are right about a player and everyone else is talking s@@t. 

14 minutes ago, don't make me angry said:

Don't a agree with theses special workshops,  should be training with teammates everone is equal,  they are now behind the 8ball, a few years back there was a big negative story about Neeld talking to the bothers as a group, and not one on one like he had meeting with the non bothers,  are these workshops really needed all people have to be treated the same no more special treatment 

I totally agree

2 hours ago, stevethemanjordan said:

I've heard Salem has improved his Croshay work out of sight.

 

 

 

 

Spencer however, lol.

Is this a serious post?

1 hour ago, hardtack said:

The players make things to sell on family day...little baskets made from icy-pole sticks, doilies, oranges stuck with cloves to throw in the sock drawer, macrame wristlets etc.  I just hope there are no repetitive strain injuries...if there are, heads should roll!

Yep, clubs like whoreforn go from the minor party in a proposed merger to league superpower, and we have a Lamington drive.

 

Awesome.

 

9 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

I don't understand how Pedersen could drop 10 kilos. Does that mean he was not fully fit previously? Which then raises the question of why? Conversely, if he was fit, why was he physically developed to be 10 kgs heavier?

You are aware that Pedo had major shoulder reco at the end of last season that may have prevented him from doing considerable amounts of running, upper body weights, contact work, swimming, boxing, etc?

Might go some way towards explaining his recent drop in weight as he gets fully back into the swing of training.

Edited February 1, 20178 yr by Moonshadow

Pedo arrived at the club overweight.

Gillies straight from the pub.

Rodan hobbling.

Neeld delusional.

Things are on the up.

11 hours ago, Moonshadow said:

You are aware that Pedo had major shoulder reco at the end of last season that may have prevented him from doing considerable amounts of running, upper body weights, contact work, swimming, boxing, etc?

Might go some way towards explaining his recent drop in weight as he gets fully back into the swing of training.

He was also a strong built guy and a shoulder reco means no heavy weights for a long time so you drop muscle mass very quickly. Losing 10kg is fine, but probably half of that would be mass he didn't want to lose and would be rehabbing to put back on for strength.

17 hours ago, Spin-it-to-Goodwin-it said:

It was a bit lackluster in my book.

Either they are: still acclimatizing / still hungover from Australia Day / have already been thrashed over the last 2 days. Take your pick? I'm expecting Saturday's session to be the one to be at to get a better reflection of how things are tracking.

* Slightly different vibe about training from the past 3 years. Couldn't put a finger on what it was. Perhaps the best way to describe it is it was a little more chilled out. Not sure if that is good or bad but it was noticeable.

 

I see what you mean. Sometimes in this video from the session the players look like they are in slow motion.

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/video/2017-02-01/training-day

Edited February 1, 20178 yr by binman

7 minutes ago, binman said:

I see what you mean. Sometimes in this video from the session the players look like they are in slow motion.

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/video/2017-02-01/training-day

You're right, we look like we are almost at a standstill at times.

On a more serious note, they look like they are doing it hard in the warmer weather and humidity, the last player, think it was Bernie, looked spent.

 

1 minute ago, Dante said:

You're right, we look like we are almost at a standstill at times.

On a more serious note, they look like they are doing it hard in the warmer weather and humidity, the last player, think it was Bernie, looked spent.

 

In Wattsys video interview with Burgo he notes how hard they trained on their first afternoon at camp - much to the players surprise. So given that - and the heat and humidity - it's probably no surprise they were a bit down on energy on the yesterday

16 hours ago, Satyriconhome said:

Good report RB, Wednesday is usually craft day,  so not full on, that may be difference

Stay, any idea if there is an intraclub game this year?

16 hours ago, Satyriconhome said:

I was surprised by the Burgo comment, Pedo at start of pre season told me they wanted him around the size he was which was a tick under 100kg, he had toned a bit but obviously a change of plan, think the days of him rucking are over, we seem to want mobile guys up forward

I was thinking the opposite actually.  Thought with him dropping a couple of kegs, and building his tank, it might make him a very appealing 2nd ruck option.  He's always good for a contest, so if he can make more ruck contests because of an increase in fitness, then it has to help keep Watts forward.

9 minutes ago, billy2803 said:

I was thinking the opposite actually.  Thought with him dropping a couple of kegs, and building his tank, it might make him a very appealing 2nd ruck option.  He's always good for a contest, so if he can make more ruck contests because of an increase in fitness, then it has to help keep Watts forward.

Agreed. A lean Ruckman can go all day if needed

12 hours ago, Moonshadow said:

You are aware that Pedo had major shoulder reco at the end of last season that may have prevented him from doing considerable amounts of running, upper body weights, contact work, swimming, boxing, etc?

Might go some way towards explaining his recent drop in weight as he gets fully back into the swing of training.

I must admit, I had interpreted the 10kg loss as being deliberate rather than a consequence of the surgery. Either way, 10kg is a lot to lose. 

12 hours ago, Moonshadow said:

You are aware that Pedo had major shoulder reco at the end of last season that may have prevented him from doing considerable amounts of running, upper body weights, contact work, swimming, boxing, etc?

Might go some way towards explaining his recent drop in weight as he gets fully back into the swing of training.

It was shoulder surgery, not lap band!!!

1 minute ago, billy2803 said:

It was shoulder surgery, not lap band!!!

"the shoulder bone's connected to the stomach bone..."

18 minutes ago, billy2803 said:

I was thinking the opposite actually.  Thought with him dropping a couple of kegs, and building his tank, it might make him a very appealing 2nd ruck option.  He's always good for a contest, so if he can make more ruck contests because of an increase in fitness, then it has to help keep Watts forward.

I was thinking they would have him drop a few to be a little more in the Weiderman mold so that they can be interchangeable in the role. Allows the club to give Weid rests throughout the year without big changes to the forward stucture. (At least going on the assumption that Weid plays most weeks) For all I liked our improvements last year i didnt like that the forwardline structured up so differently each depending on who happened to be playing. All the best teams the players change but the structure stays the same. A lighter more mobile Pedo means he can play any of the Tall forward roles.

ith the sudden depth to chose from when it comes to tall forwards I wouldnt think Pedo makes the 22 so they would want him to fill in for whoever is missing. Last year he was only really Hogan's direct replacement and Hogan played almost every week meaning when pedo was in we essentially had 2 CHF in the one side. We saw what a perfect fill in for hogan he was when we played the hawks 

normally people on rehab, not doing the weights etc plus being on end of season break put on weight. if he has lost significant weight it is more likely due to intentional change of diet and probably at the fd's direction

20 hours ago, Spin-it-to-Goodwin-it said:

 

* Just realized none of the indigenous boys were there. Maybe training with the Boomerangs or something? Just guessing.

 

 

I would have thought more sport specific stuff would be better for these boys. 

Going by all the interviews, Yesterdays session was suppose to be a big one.