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Training - Wednesday, 6th March 2019

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I wandered by at around 10:40 and stayed for maybe an hour until they were wrapping up.

Looked mostly a craft session as Saty would say, lots of smaller group drills focusing on particular skills.

Gathering the ball, quick hands up, hit up a kick, get a handball, kick inside 50 was one drill and there were plenty similar.

Lever was doing some jogging.

Apart from Hannan, Garlett, Neitschke, Tim Smith (not expecting good news there) everyone else was on deck. KK was in a t shirt but was involved in some of the drills.

I had a good look at one of the craft drills and to be honest I wasn't all that impressed with the overall skill level. Jones missed a few easy handballs in a row, other players dished it off on the deck or too high, the kicks were sloppy. Petty and Chandler were 2 who impressed me with reliable skills. Interestingly it seemed a guy like Austin Bradtke was fresh and hitting his targets where some of those who played on the weekend looked fatigued.

They split in to forwards/backs/mids and I wandered over to observe some clearance stuff and was bluntly told by Ben Matthews to move at least 30m away which seemed particularly odd given I was wearing headphones and couldn't hear whatever wise secrets he was imparting. Anyway, maybe our clearance structures will evolve to something more than Gawn hits it to Oliver/Gus/Viney/Harmes/Petracca who make something good happen. The general plan seemed to be to get the ball to someone running forward ideally in to the corridor.

Most of the guys who played on Sunday (I think maybe all apart from Harmes) started to filter out to the sidelines or do some goal kicking whilst the others did some match simulation at the end. Melksham and May both impressed me. Viney involved, got cleaned up by Preuss at one stage and enjoyed a wrestle. 

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    43 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Apart from Hannan, Garlett, Neitschke, Tim Smith (not expecting good news there) everyone else was on deck. KK was in a t shirt but was involved in some of the drills.

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    Thanks DS, can I ask what happened with Tim Smith, is it something I've just missed? 

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    6 minutes ago, Red and Blue realist said:

    Thanks DS, can I ask what happened with Tim Smith, is it something I've just missed? 

    Someone reported he left training early during a session last week. No update on what's happened but given his injury history its not a good sign.

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    Lol. A shame Ben Matthews told you bluntly. Strange! Aren't you allowed to stand wherever you want in a public space. It's not a closed session right?

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    8 minutes ago, Dr.D said:

    Lol. A shame Ben Matthews told you bluntly. Strange! Aren't you allowed to stand wherever you want in a public space. It's not a closed session right? 

    Must have looked prime opposition scout material

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    1 hour ago, david_neitz_is_my_dad said:

    Must have looked prime opposition scout material

    Or, just had a very bad case of BO...

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    Maybe thought you would get hit by a stray footy or player running towards boundary. I was right next to some boundary skill sessions last week and no one told me to move. However, I was wearing camou and perched up a tree at the time ?

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    1 hour ago, Dr.D said:

    Lol. A shame Ben Matthews told you bluntly. Strange! Aren't you allowed to stand wherever you want in a public space. It's not a closed session right?

    It was strange and I was tempted to stand my ground. There was a camera guy and a journalist all of 50m away the other way so fair to say they weren't implementing some kind of secret weapon play. At the end of the day the coaches and players are there to work and improve and I'm not so I moved but I must say I prefer the way Brendan McCartney engages in the occasional banter over the fence. 

    I did make Robert Harvey run around me up the tan hill though, I'm not prepared to move for the enemy.

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    1 hour ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Someone reported he left training early during a session last week. No update on what's happened but given his injury history its not a good sign.

    From what I briefly saw at training last week, I’m guessing a calf issue 

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    1 hour ago, DeeSpencer said:

    It was strange and I was tempted to stand my ground. There was a camera guy and a journalist all of 50m away the other way so fair to say they weren't implementing some kind of secret weapon play. At the end of the day the coaches and players are there to work and improve and I'm not so I moved but I must say I prefer the way Brendan McCartney engages in the occasional banter over the fence. 

    I did make Robert Harvey run around me up the tan hill though, I'm not prepared to move for the enemy.

    They don't want 'tactical' talk reported on here or other forums, somebody quoted the calls used last year on another forum

    So it is not a visual move on but an aural

    So they move everybody away, so it wasn't personal

    I was told to stay away from the midfield drills, and they know my training reports are more colour than movement

     

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    12 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

    They don't want 'tactical' talk reported on here or other forums, somebody quoted the calls used last year on another forum

    So it is not a visual move on but an aural

    So they move everybody away, so it wasn't personal

    I was told to stay away from the midfield drills, and they know my training reports are more colour than movement

     

    Furthermore DeeS, just because you were wearing headphones it doesn't make you permanently deaf -  they can be taken off in a jiffy.  Further furthermore, it is well known that C'wood have headphones attached to directional microphones......:unsure:

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    6 hours ago, Dr.D said:

    Lol. A shame Ben Matthews told you bluntly. Strange! Aren't you allowed to stand wherever you want in a public space. It's not a closed session right?

    Yeah they don't want the midfield setup broadcasted. I'm OK with that as I want them to win games with their innovation.

    4 hours ago, Moonshadow said:

    Maybe thought you would get hit by a stray footy or player running towards boundary. I was right next to some boundary skill sessions last week and no one told me to move. However, I was wearing camou and perched up a tree at the time ?

    Moonshadow, that is hilarious!

    3 hours ago, Satyriconhome said:

    They don't want 'tactical' talk reported on here or other forums, somebody quoted the calls used last year on another forum

    So it is not a visual move on but an aural

    So they move everybody away, so it wasn't personal

    I was told to stay away from the midfield drills, and they know my training reports are more colour than movement

     

    Saty, didn't see you this morning. I was there early and left when it rained. I'm made of paper.

    Saw a bit of most of them. Lever running laps, Hannan walked a lap, not much more.

    Jones looks good. Preuss looked a bit tired from the run on Sunday. Jetta looked sharp. AVB is going to hurt a few this year. 

    I wish Stretch had the size of Maynard, he is super fit, his accuracy was good today and he looks the part of a winger. Good luck chasing him all game.

    Tom Sparrow is the one to look for. He'll play this year. Just like the Man From Snowy River, the horse is 3 parts thoroughbred and a little undersized. He is young and will bulk up. He did a low jump, great scoop and handball off his feet to the running player. Followed it up by a beautiful long kick into the 50 for a mark. Good decision making as there were options and he hit his target unopposed.

    McCartney said hello over the fence and said something about the weather, very friendly. There were only 15 non MFC on the sidelines.

    OMac was running sprints with AVB there for a while.

    The new No1 May, had a lovely receive and kick into the F50. He'll get there, just needs a little longer for the preseason.

    Trac was switched on today, he was good. Fast, clean and accurate.

    Jones took a mark in F50 and Clarry came over and started pushing him around. Jones then slotted it. Saying both are comfortable at this level. 

    Watch for Joel MacDonald in the F50 this year, with his size and speed, he is going to be tough to tag. He'll get the third tall defender and will roast them. 

     

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    8 minutes ago, Captain Todd said:

    Watch for Joel MacDonald in the F50 this year, with his size and speed, he is going to be tough to tag. He'll get the third tall defender and will roast them. 

     

    About as likely as seeing him in the ASX200...

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    3 minutes ago, Brayshaw Self said:

    About as likely as seeing him in the ASX200...

    Or lose $160 Million in a week

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    Should've been Joel Smith. Reading too much on The Age

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    21 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    What's up with Hannan?

    High-flying forward Mitch Hannan will also be monitored closely after dual surgery on his knee.

    "Mitch obviously had the surgery before camp (in January) and he won't start running outside until next week," Misson said. 

    "He's probably eight to 12 weeks away, depending on how he goes. We're not really sure how his knee is going to cope with the loading but hopefully it's in that time frame." 

    https://m.afl.com.au/news/2019-03-05/no-surgery-but-shoulder-sidelines-demon-for-a-month

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    31 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

    High-flying forward Mitch Hannan will also be monitored closely after dual surgery on his knee.

    "Mitch obviously had the surgery before camp (in January) and he won't start running outside until next week," Misson said. 

    "He's probably eight to 12 weeks away, depending on how he goes. We're not really sure how his knee is going to cope with the loading but hopefully it's in that time frame." 

    https://m.afl.com.au/news/2019-03-05/no-surgery-but-shoulder-sidelines-demon-for-a-month

    That prognosis doesn't sound promising. 

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    Sounds like we can write Hannan off for most of the year. It's unfortunate because I thought he started to play more consistently towards the end of last season.

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    12 hours ago, Demonland said:

    That prognosis doesn't sound promising. 

    It sounds like ongoing meniscus problems to me.

    Guessing,  maybe a bit like Clint Bartram ?

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