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Petracca training incident

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1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

What the actual [censored]!??

How about focusing on getting their skills right on an oval instead of drowning each other in a pool!

Paaark me we are no good on the footy field , so this bulltish exercise which is designed to lift??ah some footy skills??? almost drowns one of our players.

Whoever thinks these things up needs to resign and whoever sanctions these things needs to walk away.

This is garbage. 

LETS FOCUS ON GETTING THE FOOTY DOING SOMETHING WITH IT AND WINNING GAMES.

Only MFC!! sheeit!

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    5 minutes ago, picket fence said:

    Paaark me we are no good on the footy field , so this bulltish exercise which is designed to lift??ah some footy skills??? almost drowns one of our players.

    Whoever thinks these things up needs to resign and whoever sanctions these things needs to walk away.

    This is garbage. 

    LETS FOCUS ON GETTING THE FOOTY DOING SOMETHING WITH IT AND WINNING GAMES.

    Only MFC!! sheeit!

     

    Dont be so critical.  Starving the brain of oxygen will surely help the players skills and decision making.

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    Melbourne's season in one picture:

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    But seriously, my god put him on a grapefruit diet before you try this again. It's quackery but at least it'll make him lose weight rather than die.

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    4 minutes ago, Chook said:

    Melbourne's season in one picture:

    EDcHmbX.png

    But seriously, my god put him on a grapefruit diet before you try this again. It's quackery but at least it'll make him lose weight rather than die.

     

    I thought that was a stock photo for a second... but thats Trac.  Is there a video of it?

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    1 minute ago, Petraccattack said:

     

    I thought that was a stock photo for a second... but thats Trac.  Is there a video of it?

    It's locked up in the same vault as that infamous performance review commissioned by Cameron Schwab.

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    1 hour ago, brendan said:

    Well the way our year is going I’m surprised he didn’t drown 

     

    Christian Petracca helped from swimming pool after struggling to resurface
    http://m.afl.com.au/news/2019-05-03/distressed-demon-rescued-in-pool-training-incident

    It's a good sign, to see he is pushing himself right to his limits.   I'm sorry he had a bad experience this time,  but he has recovered well apparently,  and trained since.

    It seems all the other players went thru this with no issues.?

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    33 minutes ago, Nasher said:

    Probably trying too hard as a result of every second bastard being onhis case.

    We want them trying too hard... at Training.   To try to stretch their limits.   That is how we improve.   Especially at the elite level.

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    7 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

     

    I thought that was a stock photo for a second... but thats Trac.  Is there a video of it?

    That Pic was at the pre-season camp session up at Qld.  Possibly their 1st session of this exercise.

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    You mob are clowns. Half of you have no idea what the benefits of this training are and the other half are too ignorant to care. 

    Blackouts like this can be common for people who have taken it too far like Trac. 

    If we 5-1 in the black we’d be applauding him for pushing himself that little bit further. 

    Peanuts. 

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    We need this more effective modification to training to rid the witchcraft that bedevils the club. A witches dunking stool would be more appropriate.

     

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    This is how my step-brother died. It triggered a heart attack. He wasn't properly supervised, but if it can lead to heart failure (he was healthy and athletic) then I don't know if that's an acceptable risk for our players. I also don't know what the potential for heart failure is with other forms of hypoxic training - there was a delay in rescuing my step-brother from the pool, such that cause of death was ultimately drowning.

    I don't mean to be a downer - and joke away as you would - but I don't think it's fair if our players are criticised in the future for not engaging in especially risky exercises. Lastly, my step-brother saved two other lives through organ donation. For those unaware, it requires more than a tick on your driver's license to ensure your intentions are followed in this respect. 

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    Why the F are they even doing this type of training mid way through the season? If you’re not fit enough by now then you shouldn’t be available for selection. It’s playing football we’re no good at, not free diving.

    Even if this training is safe and appropriate for an AFL footballer it really seems like pre season thing, not between games.

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    It’s a stupid training exercise when the players should be focused in delivering the footy.  Another example of the poor decisions at the club. Ffs. Omg. 

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    1 hour ago, FireInTheBelly said:

    Being a lifelong asthmatic I can fully understand the idea behind it. Swimming was the only thing that developed my lung capacity to a point where I was able to ease off on medications.

    Having said that, surely there are other, safer, ways of doing it??? Also, if this was a preseason training drill, why are we still doing it? It's game time, let's get some skills training happening and retain fitness levels, rather than pushing to improve. No wonder players look tired on game day and can't dispose properly.

    They have a musk that can do the same thing,they have been out a few years now.

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    1 hour ago, FireInTheBelly said:

    Being a lifelong asthmatic I can fully understand the idea behind it. Swimming was the only thing that developed my lung capacity to a point where I was able to ease off on medications.

    Having said that, surely there are other, safer, ways of doing it??? Also, if this was a preseason training drill, why are we still doing it? It's game time, let's get some skills training happening and retain fitness levels, rather than pushing to improve. No wonder players look tired on game day and can't dispose properly.

    As a lifelong asthmatic I got on a bike and started punching out 400k a week and 3-4min/km 5k runs and cutting out dairy and animal based food and voila . Not the same for everyone ja

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    2 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

    Sounds like he may have had latent hypoxia. Being an ex-navy diver,

    Respect!

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    58 minutes ago, Skuit said:

    This is how my step-brother died. It triggered a heart attack. He wasn't properly supervised, but if it can lead to heart failure (he was healthy and athletic) then I don't know if that's an acceptable risk for our players. I also don't know what the potential for heart failure is with other forms of hypoxic training - there was a delay in rescuing my step-brother from the pool, such that cause of death was ultimately drowning.

    I don't mean to be a downer - and joke away as you would - but I don't think it's fair if our players are criticised in the future for not engaging in especially risky exercises. Lastly, my step-brother saved two other lives through organ donation. For those unaware, it requires more than a tick on your driver's license to ensure your intentions are followed in this respect. 

    Kudos to him for the donation, sorry for the loss.

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    Strange timing . before the game on live to air tonight, boak was interviewed and he’s doing the same or a v similar thing. Even Has a pool at his house he does it in, and all the commentators were praising him re his commitment to getting the max out of his body. 

    Sounds like trac pushed it too far..but seems like the practice is wide spread. 

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