Preseason Training - Week commencing 6/11/17

[rjay 24,929]

6 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Goodwin is more about contest and competitiveness.   Also, I think Goodwin wanted to leave Roos' initiatives behind and introduce his own.  So to answer your question, I doubt 'mindfulness' will be back at the Demons.

I think he would be better employing mindfulness rather than go on another mindless commando camp...I hope that's done with.

[Redleg 40,926]

22 hours ago, Satyriconhome said:

Rawlings has his Level 4 now, applied for Suns job, in Casey he has his own team, that way we don't lose him, and Plapp's next step on coaching ladder

I am level 2 AFL, maybe I should assist him.

[Redleg 40,926]

20 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Roos was really big on this.  His wife Tammy did a bit of work with the players and I recall some saying it really helped them.  Post Neeld, he and Tammy were starting behind the eight ball but still helped achieve a much improved mindset and consistency during the 3 years.

Roos employed it at Syndey and they also went onto win a flag.  Captain Kirk was one who really embraced 'mindfulness'.  Also. I read recently that Dusty did regular sessions to help him - can't remember if it was meditation, yoga or both.  Cotchin also spoke highly of the program.

Some might say 'mindfulness' is all a bit airy fairy but when really tough guys like Kirk and Dusty take it on then it is worth paying attention.

Goodwin is more about contest and competitiveness.   Also, I think Goodwin wanted to leave Roos' initiatives behind and introduce his own.  So to answer your question, I doubt 'mindfulness' will be back at the Demons.

Nonetheless, Richmond and Sydney have shown the value of both. 

Edit:  The article D4life refers to http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/mindfulness-and-meditation-helped-richmond-break-afl-premiership-drought-20171103-gzed1o.html

I wouldn't mind some fullness.

[jnrmac 20,090]

3 hours ago, demon3165 said:

Best condition that they have ever been come back in, gee he's muscled up since last year, skills are a lot better, wow he's running a lot faster and longer have I missed any.

Training the house down, flying, lock for round 1....

[ding 5,126]

Boys came back in ripping nick.....

 

 

[mo64 5,874]

2 hours ago, D4Life said:

Reading about the Tigers focus on mindfulness on the weekend, will the Demons take this on, as poor starts and switching off during games, seemed to be our greatest issues this year.

Now I realise that my lack of "mindfulness" is the reason I never became an elite footballer. Lack of skill, endurance, pace and courage were merely minor flaws to my game. 

In all seriousness, every year the media picks out something quirky that the Premiership team has implemented, and infers that it played a major factor. First it was boot camps, then it became Leading Teams. "Mindfulness" will become the new buzzword.

How was the Tigers "mindfulness" when they were constantly losing close games early in the year?

[Uncle Fester 2,848]

3 hours ago, demon3165 said:

Best condition that they have ever been come back in, gee he's muscled up since last year, skills are a lot better, wow he's running a lot faster and longer have I missed any.

About bloody time Sylvia had a good pre-season. Brownlow for sure this year.

[Satyriconhome 10,878]

4 hours ago, demon3165 said:

Best condition that they have ever been come back in, gee he's muscled up since last year, skills are a lot better, wow he's running a lot faster and longer have I missed any.

Kicking maybe? Hitting every target, action looks smoothet etc etc

 

[Demonland 72,213]

Taken from a post on Facebook:

Jack Viney, the consummate professional that he is, is here. I wouldn’t blame the bloke if he wanted to go overseas for a bit and enjoy some time off. However, he looks like he’s a man on a mission as he walks into the café. Gave away the game by deciding he’s wearing shorts and wants to get rehab off to a strong start.
Likewise, Cam Pedersen and Dean Kent show up. Full kit training gear, maybe doing their own thing but also maybe training. Can’t confirm as yet.
After an hour – boys finally make their way over. Little media here so if something happens I’ll be breaking it. Good areas, personally. Park myself at centre wing for this one, might go over elsewhere and keep looking for more spots.
Here today: Hunt, Hannan, ANB, Harmes, Oscar, Stretch, Clarry (third season, remember???), JKH, Johnstone, Balic, Maynard, Keilty, Brayshaw, J Smith, McKenna, T Smith, Vandenberg, Weideman, Petracca, King, Salem, Filopovic, Wagner, Frost
The absolute photography king, Wayne Ludbey, is here taking photos. He’s the main source of media right now.
Few run-throughs to kick things off. Petracca and Brayshaw leading one group through, Balic and Nibbler leading another. There’s three separate groups here. One is doing handball drills on the Swan Street end, a small group of six (including Hunt, Hannan (I think) and J Smith) are seemingly doing light running drills, whereas there is also a main group consisting of roughly 15 or 16 players.
Run-throughs decidedly light as I kinda expected. Can only imagine the slog this pre-season will be like this year to be honest with the way we finished off 2017.
Main group doing running straight away. It’s not a pace that takes down the surrounds of the Coles Express across the road just yet and the reason for that is the boys are running more than just one lap.
Early going has Nibbler leading the way from Stretch and Oliver, however the latter starts to fall behind a little bit after one lap. JKH assumes third, while Frost brings up the rear of the field, falling away a little bit behind the rest of the group.
Nibbler is motoring. Third lap of the oval and he has a solid 20m gap on Stretch. The gap that covers the players by the end of the second lap is roughly 80 metres. Harley Balic is second last in this field, locked behind Keilty and King, who’s about 15 metres further up the ground.
Four laps of the ground done. Nibbler looks super impressive with his running pattern – something to monitor throughout pre-season, absolutely smacking the field.
Footballs are out. Let’s see who has the most capability here to genuinely bring down the entire state of the houses around the Richmond area.
First drill is a casual kick around drill which lasts around two minutes, and then the boys go into a zig-zag formation in two groups. One group is doing slightly different work – the one nearest to me actually screws up the drill on the first kick which is… yeah.
Lot of kicks from here which are short, which is what you kinda expect at this time of season considering that they haven’t picked up a footy for a little while. Just getting the rust out by the looks of things.
Crossy working the rehab group pretty hard. Likes of Hunt and Hannan getting their monies’ worth with the footy.
In the main group, there’s a lot of faster, frentic ball movement going on. Most players are spending not much more than half a second with ball in hand. The patter is literally mark/pick the ball up and use it, either by hands or by foot.
Few contest-based drills in front. One thing that’s noticeable (perhaps because of the matchup) is Gussy’s upper-body strength matched up on Harmes. If he doesn’t win the footy, he’s making it hard for Harmes to win it.
Another group is doing some loose-ball get work, while the group on the far side of the ground are doing contests while the ball is on the ground… if what I said just makes sense.
Think the most pleasing thing – even if it is only the first session – is seeing Gussy just be so clean every time the ball is around. Looks composed and looks ready to make a point about making 2018 his year after such a tough run. I think every Melbourne supporter wants to see him not only be on the park consistently, but put in a huge season as well. I expect him to play off half-back at the moment, be a bit of a ball carrier and creator, while also pushing Hunt a bit further up the ground. That’s my expectation, anyway.
Next up, boys swap their footy boots for running shoes again. In one group – Nibs, Stretch, JKH, Clarry, Maynard and Gus; in another – Pedersen, Keilty, Kent, Oscar, Frost, King; in the third group, Harmes, Salem, Trac, Johnstone, Balic, Wagner.
Meantime, rehab group currently consists of Hunt, McKenna and Smith doing some reasonably-paced running, while Filipovic is doing some work up forward along with Hannan. Mitchy seems to have had a bit of a change of hair colour since our last correspondence in Round 22 (let’s be honest here).
Yet again Nibs looking very good in the running drills, constantly leading the way. Something to keep in mind a bit later on, especially if he has a good pre-season.

[Demons11 7,025]

7 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Taken from a post on Facebook:

Jack Viney, the consummate professional that he is, is here. I wouldn’t blame the bloke if he wanted to go overseas for a bit and enjoy some time off. However, he looks like he’s a man on a mission as he walks into the café. Gave away the game by deciding he’s wearing shorts and wants to get rehab off to a strong start.
Likewise, Cam Pedersen and Dean Kent show up. Full kit training gear, maybe doing their own thing but also maybe training. Can’t confirm as yet.
After an hour – boys finally make their way over. Little media here so if something happens I’ll be breaking it. Good areas, personally. Park myself at centre wing for this one, might go over elsewhere and keep looking for more spots.
Here today: Hunt, Hannan, ANB, Harmes, Oscar, Stretch, Clarry (third season, remember???), JKH, Johnstone, Balic, Maynard, Keilty, Brayshaw, J Smith, McKenna, T Smith, Vandenberg, Weideman, Petracca, King, Salem, Filopovic, Wagner, Frost
The absolute photography king, Wayne Ludbey, is here taking photos. He’s the main source of media right now.
Few run-throughs to kick things off. Petracca and Brayshaw leading one group through, Balic and Nibbler leading another. There’s three separate groups here. One is doing handball drills on the Swan Street end, a small group of six (including Hunt, Hannan (I think) and J Smith) are seemingly doing light running drills, whereas there is also a main group consisting of roughly 15 or 16 players.
Run-throughs decidedly light as I kinda expected. Can only imagine the slog this pre-season will be like this year to be honest with the way we finished off 2017.
Main group doing running straight away. It’s not a pace that takes down the surrounds of the Coles Express across the road just yet and the reason for that is the boys are running more than just one lap.
Early going has Nibbler leading the way from Stretch and Oliver, however the latter starts to fall behind a little bit after one lap. JKH assumes third, while Frost brings up the rear of the field, falling away a little bit behind the rest of the group.
Nibbler is motoring. Third lap of the oval and he has a solid 20m gap on Stretch. The gap that covers the players by the end of the second lap is roughly 80 metres. Harley Balic is second last in this field, locked behind Keilty and King, who’s about 15 metres further up the ground.
Four laps of the ground done. Nibbler looks super impressive with his running pattern – something to monitor throughout pre-season, absolutely smacking the field.
Footballs are out. Let’s see who has the most capability here to genuinely bring down the entire state of the houses around the Richmond area.
First drill is a casual kick around drill which lasts around two minutes, and then the boys go into a zig-zag formation in two groups. One group is doing slightly different work – the one nearest to me actually screws up the drill on the first kick which is… yeah.
Lot of kicks from here which are short, which is what you kinda expect at this time of season considering that they haven’t picked up a footy for a little while. Just getting the rust out by the looks of things.
Crossy working the rehab group pretty hard. Likes of Hunt and Hannan getting their monies’ worth with the footy.
In the main group, there’s a lot of faster, frentic ball movement going on. Most players are spending not much more than half a second with ball in hand. The patter is literally mark/pick the ball up and use it, either by hands or by foot.
Few contest-based drills in front. One thing that’s noticeable (perhaps because of the matchup) is Gussy’s upper-body strength matched up on Harmes. If he doesn’t win the footy, he’s making it hard for Harmes to win it.
Another group is doing some loose-ball get work, while the group on the far side of the ground are doing contests while the ball is on the ground… if what I said just makes sense.
Think the most pleasing thing – even if it is only the first session – is seeing Gussy just be so clean every time the ball is around. Looks composed and looks ready to make a point about making 2018 his year after such a tough run. I think every Melbourne supporter wants to see him not only be on the park consistently, but put in a huge season as well. I expect him to play off half-back at the moment, be a bit of a ball carrier and creator, while also pushing Hunt a bit further up the ground. That’s my expectation, anyway.
Next up, boys swap their footy boots for running shoes again. In one group – Nibs, Stretch, JKH, Clarry, Maynard and Gus; in another – Pedersen, Keilty, Kent, Oscar, Frost, King; in the third group, Harmes, Salem, Trac, Johnstone, Balic, Wagner.
Meantime, rehab group currently consists of Hunt, McKenna and Smith doing some reasonably-paced running, while Filipovic is doing some work up forward along with Hannan. Mitchy seems to have had a bit of a change of hair colour since our last correspondence in Round 22 (let’s be honest here).
Yet again Nibs looking very good in the running drills, constantly leading the way. Something to keep in mind a bit later on, especially if he has a good pre-season.

Thanks for the update.  What sort of shape does Oliver look in? 

[Demonland 72,213]

17 minutes ago, Demons11 said:

Thanks for the update.  What sort of shape does Oliver look in? 

I was not there. The report was taken from this guys page on Facebook.

[Demonland 72,213]

 

 

[brendan 3,437]

I have high hopes for nibbler I think he can be a very good player, if players like him take the next step finals are a Monty 

[Bay Riffin 1,474]

4 minutes ago, brendan said:

I have high hopes for nibbler I think he can be a very good player, if players like him take the next step finals are a Monty 

ANB without having an elite aspect, does most things well, and better than most supporters realise.

[Willmoy1947 4,090]

6 hours ago, D4Life said:

Reading about the Tigers focus on mindfulness on the weekend, will the Demons take this on, as poor starts and switching off during games, seemed to be our greatest issues this year.

Bet one of 'em wishes he had of turned his camera off.....

[Diamond_Jim 12,590]

slightly on topic but what would people say to some fringe players from each team.. say six... heading to the Northern Territory and playing in the NT comp over the summer.

Could make for an interesting TV filler with say one or two games a week televised.

Would be a great boost to NT and wouldn't do the fringe players much harm either from an exposure viewpoint. Each AFL team could align itself with an NT team.

Better the AFL X or whatever it's called.

[binman 42,986]

On 11/5/2017 at 9:16 AM, Redleg said:

Great OP WJ. 

I wonder whose house will be the first to be trained down?

Training down the house, sung to this corker:

 

[beelzebub 23,377]

2 hours ago, Demonland said:

 

 

My god...that looks suspiciously like a.... MELBOURNE jumper...wtf !!

[old dee 23,792]

24 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

My god...that looks suspiciously like a.... MELBOURNE jumper...wtf !!

We see it so infrequently it is hard to remember. Is AHG still the major sponsor?

[beelzebub 23,377]

3 minutes ago, old dee said:

We see it so infrequently it is hard to remember. Is AHG still the major sponsor?

You know as much as I O.D. 

Also, heard houses still standing...sounds omenous

[Roger Mellie 4,032]

W. Ludby

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[daisycutter 29,616]

1 minute ago, Demonland said:

 

someone needs to tell harley that today is monday

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