Ruck coaching with McDonald and Peterson on the side of the ground 

Watts in main group  

Watts moving well. Very slippery early on in the session with some of the boys losing their footing.

Split into respective groups now, Watts working with the forwards. Short and sharp drills so far. 

It's good to see Jack Watts moving freely and seemingly unencumbered by the rolled ankle he experienced earlier in the week.

Max Gawn looks good to go ... the snags are of the usual high quality and Jayden Hunt's sporting a blue headband.

 

2 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

It's good to see Jack Watts moving freely and seemingly unencumbered by the rolled ankle he experienced earlier in the week.

Max Gawn looks good to go ... the snags are of the usual high quality and Jayden Hunt's sporting a blue headband.

 

Confucius say when Hunt wear blue headband at training, Demons win.

Is Bugg working on his set shots for goal?

We may need him to slot one at some stage this season.

3 minutes ago, Biffen said:

Is Bugg working on his set shots for goal?

We may need him to slot one at some stage this season.

I watched him miss three in a row from 30 out straight in front, then averted my gaze as to preserve my sanity.

5 minutes ago, Biffen said:

Is Bugg working on his set shots for goal?

We may need him to slot one at some stage this season.

Yes, forwards are meant to kick goals, not behinds..

Anyone need a behind kicked today? See Thomas Bugg Esquire. Kicking Behinds a specialty.

Edited June 10, 20178 yr by dieter

Unlikely i know...but love this  club to pull a swifty

19 minutes ago, Deeman said:

Confucius say when Hunt wear blue headband at training, Demons win.

The blue headband is all in a good cause.

1 hour ago, Demon77 said:

Watts moving well. Very slippery early on in the session with some of the boys losing their footing.

That is music to my ears.  I was desperately hoping Watts would get up.   

You are doing a great job of reporting back.  Keep up the good work (if your phone holds up).

Thanks for the efforts.

Edited June 10, 20178 yr by Lucifer's Hero

Anyone know if Joel Smith is taking part in any training yet?  Cant wait for him to get back

2 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

Anyone know if Joel Smith is taking part in any training yet?  Cant wait for him to get back

Did pretty much the whole session. Won't be far off returning.

Edited June 10, 20178 yr by Scythe

6 minutes ago, Scythe said:

Did pretty much the whole session. Won't be far off returning.

Bloody brilliant.  Should be able to force his way into the senior team in a month or so, likely replacing O Mac.  Does everything better and has some elite traits, none more so than his leap, marking ability and reading of the play.

 

Was Neale Daniher there?

While it's frustrating that Bugg misses shots at goal, it's good he is getting so many shots. Shows he gets to the right places and beats his opponent, unlike some of his teammates such as Kent or JKH. If only they had his work ethic and smarts...

1 hour ago, Demons11 said:

Was Neale Daniher there?

Not during the session. 

Edited June 10, 20178 yr by Demon77

1 hour ago, Lord Travis said:

While it's frustrating that Bugg misses shots at goal, it's good he is getting so many shots. Shows he gets to the right places and beats his opponent, unlike some of his teammates such as Kent or JKH. If only they had his work ethic and smarts...

If he cant finish it means nothing. Remember Cloke a few years ago at the pies. He was handy back then too but really bad for their morale when he kept  kicking points. He's got to work though it quickly  or be dropped imo, 

Finally home, the most impressive part of the session was definitely Maxy. As mentioned by previous posters the man is a powerful beast, looked free in his movement and doesn't appear to be restricted at all. He completed the session with the main group in drills and at one stage won his own ball and sprinted clear from a couple of more nimble teammates with ease. Also stayed back to continue training with Gus and J.Smith.  From what I witnessed he could easily have played on Monday. 

The main group participated in the usual  short drills of quick ball movement for about 90 minutes with not an excessive amount of intensity. Everything seems like going to plan, they were clean and precise most times.

Great crowd, I got my fix after a couple of weeks without seeing them, bring on Monday. 

Feel free to ask any questions  and I'll try and answer.

Max probably might have played if it was a final.....oh wait...

Whats the fine for late team change ? 

Is Max re growing the beard?

7 hours ago, Scythe said:

Did pretty much the whole session. Won't be far off returning.

Great to see these longer-term injured returning. That's the 2 Smiths back on deck (more or less), plus Gus, Spencer, Gawn - and hopefully Hogan. Injury/out list starting to look a lot less consequential.

How did Christian Petracca train.  Looking for a big game from him, his knee looked to have been giving him some trouble.  Hopefully the week off has given him a chance to recuperate ready to hit the rest of the season hard.

1 minute ago, hells bells said:

How did Christian Petracca train.  Looking for a big game from him, his knee looked to have been giving him some trouble.  Hopefully the week off has given him a chance to recuperate ready to hit the rest of the season hard.

Petracca talks like he likes a big stage.  He's had a week off to freshen up the bone bruising to his knee from a few weeks back and hopefully he steps things up on Monday.

He's the type of player that can make a huge difference if he plays 4 quarters, which I'm yet to see.