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Training today? Understand they had the weekend, Monday and Tuesday off so assume they must have had a run today?

 
23 hours ago, Docs Demons said:

Training today? Understand they had the weekend, Monday and Tuesday off so assume they must have had a run today?

There is an Open Session listed for Thursday.

Upcoming Men's Training Sessions

Date: Thursday, 28 February
Session start time: 10.00am
Location: Gosch's Paddock, Olympic Bvd, Melbourne

@Satyriconhome was there a "craft work" session this morning?

 

 

Warning: I'm going to training today with @Bitter but optimistic

I'm very fearful of what outrageous get up he'll be sporting. 

Won't be difficult for trackwatchers to spot him. 

More later.

 
40 minutes ago, Demonland said:

We'd love a report from any attendees. 

 
My egg and bacon sandwich is delicious
The coffee is not too bad either
 
Going to be a warm and windy session, and that's just me

20 hours ago, Demonland said:

There is an Open Session listed for tomorrow.

Upcoming Men's Training Sessions

Date: Thursday, 28 February
Session start time: 10.00am
Location: Gosch's Paddock, Olympic Bvd, Melbourne

@Satyriconhome was there a "craft work" session this morning?

 

 

On days of extreme heat and wind, don't know why you would not bring forward training to an earlier time, such as 8.00 and be finished by 10.00. 

If I was planning to run or ride my bike this morning I would be out early.  

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Just heard Tmac will play on Sunday in Shep. Boys just started doing some run throughs.

The wind is strong but quite fresh still.

KK and Hannan running/walking laps

Tmac reckons he'll play vs Tigers, I asked him

 

Oscar Baker took Max down in match sim tackle. Gave him a bit of lip too. Good on him

Caught up with BBO. What a disgrace. Took 10 mins to get away from him...

Tim Smith getting his lower right leg looked at. 

Match sim quite impressive given the strong breeze. Max took a towering mark 25 out. Tmac running quite freely, no strapping on knees


1 hour ago, Satyriconhome said:
 
My egg and bacon sandwich is delicious
The coffee is not too bad either
 
Going to be a warm and windy session, and that's just me

Hope these were supplied by the MFC as official AFL sanctioned gear. 

25 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

KK and Hannan running/walking laps

Didn't realise KK was still so hampered by his injury. Looks unlikely for round 1. Saty or Moony can you try and whisper in his ear or whatever and find out when he thinks he'll be playing.

Thanks for the reports. Getting down to the pointy end now. 

30 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

The wind is strong but quite fresh still.

KK and Hannan running/walking laps

Tmac reckons he'll play vs Tigers, I asked him

Thanks moon.

Who out of the following were in match sim; Viney, Oliver, Jones, Melksham, May?

3 minutes ago, It's Time said:

Hope these were supplied by the MFC as official AFL sanctioned gear. 

Didn't realise KK was still so hampered by his injury. Looks unlikely for round 1. Saty or Moony can you try and whisper in his ear or whatever and find out when he thinks he'll be playing.

Thanks for the reports. Getting down to the pointy end now. 

I thought it was common knowledge that KK would struggle to make Round 1. I think we might even see Lever before KK.

1 minute ago, The team we love said:

Thanks moon.

Who out of the following were in match sim; Viney, Oliver, Jones, Melksham, May?

All, I think. Hard to spot everyone when they have caps on and some with white vests


2 minutes ago, The team we love said:

Thanks moon.

Who out of the following were in match sim; Viney, Oliver, Jones, Melksham, May?

All of them were that I saw. 

KK said that he pulled up a bit tight last week. So they’ll back it off for a week or two then build him back up. Didn’t say exactly when as he probably doesn’t know himself. I guess we’ll have to wait and see how much progress he makes in the next few weeks.

Tell you what, Kade Chandler has a beautiful left foot. He was doing a skills sess on the side with Bradke and Bedford. Nailed it every time

21 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Were the other rookies (James Jordon and Tom Sparrow) taking part in the match simulation?

I think so Andy. Jordan has a very good size about him in terms of build.

Saw Milkshake take a couple of ripping contested marks in the sim. After one of them he turned and speared a 50m pass inwards to Weid (I think). A thing of beauty


Chandler might be small, but he can fly! Climbed over Bedford to take a terrific mark

18 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

Got to say, nearly everything JKH had done had been very good. 

 

I agree Moon. I reckon he’ll have a breakout year. He played some good games toward the end of last year and he was just about our best in the practice match last week. He looked the goods today.

 
22 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

Chandler might be small, but he can fly! Climbed over Bedford to take a terrific mark

I really like the little I have seen and heard of Chandler.  We seem to be drafting players that have had to work bloody hard to get a chance (AVB, Frisch, Sparrow), and with pretty good results.  Chandler seems to also fit that bill.  

27 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

Chandler might be small, but he can fly! Climbed over Bedford to take a terrific mark

Keen to see him in a game situation because from what I've seen of him at training he's energetic and has clean skills. That's a nice combination. 


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