38 minutes ago, Youngwilliam said:

Now is a good time to assess where everyone is at and who needs more work.

do you mean the track watchers?? ?

4 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

Another training, another overly zealous drill for November. Another important player walking off with hopefully nothing more than a shoulder stinger.

I held my breath through the whole drill and they didn’t quite make it. 

So you didn’t see what happened to Trac but are still complaining about the sort of drills we are running?  I’m personally glad we are training tough and hard. Knocks will happen. No serious injuries to report as yet

I was there for just over an hour and highlights for me were:

VDB doing fairly intense rehab work - lots of kicking and marking on the lead, followed by hard 200m running - way too fit/quick for rehab colleagues Tom Petty and Bradtke. Trac and Joel Smith did quite a few of the 200m also before heading off early. I've said it before but Joel Smith now has an upper body that will draw the girls to him and he's my tip to play on Jack Darling in Rd 1, assuming he's passed fit by then. And barring more stressies, I reckon VDB could be back with all the boys early December. These two will be our best recruits this year if we get them on the park.

T-Mac looked really good, kicked beautifully for goal and marked well and later was unstoppable in running drills passing Jayden after about 110m of 120m run throughs.

Gawny and Viney both looked in mint condition and matched up on each other in a couple of midfield duels. Bit like Schwarzenegger and De Vito in Twins. Joint captains for sure.

Lever looked good, but can someone please show him how to do leg weights.

O-Mac being O-Mac - I won't go into it but most of you get what I mean.

Dunkley had a red-hot go and don't be surprised if he's in the midfield mix for Rd 1 - he matched up with Angus most of the time and he's learning the trade well. He then led all the early 200m reps again. And there's a prize if you can guess who passed him to win the last rep ... the new Neiter. I reckon the double would have paid $150 as JJ came through for the silver.

3 hours ago, kev martin said:

In a competitive drill Christian Pettraca hurt his RIGHT shoulder.

 

Apologies, on second thoughts I think it was his LEFT shoulder. 

Thanks for the reports

What is causing Vanders and Hannan to be in rehab?

11 minutes ago, Deespicable said:

And there's a prize if you can guess who passed him to win the last rep ... the new Neiter. I reckon the double would have paid $150 as JJ came through for the silver.

Apologies if I seem a bit thick, but who are you referring to?

11 minutes ago, AllMyTeamsAreWank said:

Apologies if I seem a bit thick, but who are you referring to?

JJ is James Jordan

No idea who the first one is...

Edit: unless Neita = Neitschke

Edited November 25, 20195 yr by Good Lord George

29 minutes ago, kev martin said:

Apologies, on second thoughts I think it was his LEFT shoulder. 

On second thoughts I thought it was right haha. Can’t even remember now!

1 hour ago, DubDee said:

So you didn’t see what happened to Trac but are still complaining about the sort of drills we are running?  I’m personally glad we are training tough and hard. Knocks will happen. No serious injuries to report as yet

I saw the drill and saw a few players get up sore and a number of dangerous collisions. 

When you watch games you know injuries are unavoidable. If you’re having that same feeling in a specific drill in November I think you’re doing something wrong. 

 

 

 

 

17 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

On second thoughts I thought it was right haha. Can’t even remember now!

I am all confused. Hoping it was all in our imaginations. 

Saty can you help us out?

Not sure what injury Hannan or Vander's are carrying.

Edited November 25, 20195 yr by kev martin

WELCOME TO DEMONLAND ED LANGDON

 

Yep Neitschke (who was enjoying finally being out of rehab) and Jordan. Both have endurance engines. But what an unlikely double. 

Those of you wondering about what happened to Hunt and ANB, they train with the forwards and the backs and forwards do their reps straight up the middle of the ground away from the mids.

3 hours ago, kev martin said:

Pettraca was certainly hurt and hurting.

The test I think showed that he had full shoulder movement, appeared to be able to perform all ranges. 

So my guess is there is no structural damage.

Can see him being held off a bit with the contact and ball work for the next couple of weeks.

I assume on the basis of Saty's previous observations that this was Marty Hore at work again. Slowly working his way through the list. 

6 minutes ago, Demonland said:

WELCOME TO DEMONLAND ED LANGDON

 

Marty's very busy. Spargo Trac Langdon

 

Yeh, yeh I know who it is. 

1 minute ago, DeeSpencer said:

I saw the drill and saw a few players get up sore and a number of dangerous collisions. 

When you watch games you know injuries are unavoidable. If you’re having that same feeling in a specific drill in November I think you’re doing something wrong. 

Most really love the high intensity training.

They are competitive and love niggling each other. 

When it's 100% you can see the joy they have. 

Straight line tackling, a smurk when they side step, a laugh when they embarrass another, the bung on when they pick themselves up and retaliate.

Keep at it MFC. 

Good strategy, structure and the players appear to be 'buying in'.

 

5 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

Sorry all. Was waiting to see how much running Christian Petracca got through and with what level of discomfort before providing a name. Then got called away before I could update.

 

I was hoping for a riddle

One last observation before I sign out and until I return from holidays. 

The support staff, mainly the rehabers and trainers, are carrying around notes that they have been referring to.

I think Burgess has made sure that the exact plans are being followed and everyone is on the same page with guidelines to specific players.

38 minutes ago, Demonland said:

WELCOME TO DEMONLAND ED LANGDON

 

Jack not a fan of the man bun...

Thanks @kev martin for all of your reports. 

Enjoy your holiday and look forward to your preseason reports in late 2020 when we restart late after a deep run in September. 

Hannan has had chronic knee issues, so he is building up, he has gone from walking to light jogging

AVB is ticking every box, you can see he is building nicely, foot behaving itself

Weid, Jetta and Neitschke are starting full contact in rehab, have some pics

Petty about a week behind, moving at full pace in straight line and starting the agility work, after one drill, comment from one of the rehab staff 'we have an athlete here' which brought a wry smile from Petty, he is becoming a big solid unit

 

 

Any thoughts on Pettraca @Satyriconhome?

42 minutes ago, kev martin said:

One last observation before I sign out and until I return from holidays. 

The support staff, mainly the rehabers and trainers, are carrying around notes that they have been referring to.

I think Burgess has made sure that the exact plans are being followed and everyone is on the same page with guidelines to specific players.

Sorry mate your holidays are cancelled we need you 

21 minutes ago, kev martin said:

Any thoughts on Pettraca @Satyriconhome?

Not sure, didn't look too discomforted, like Oliver, assume it will scan and see on Wednesday, never seen him have s shoulder issue per se, so it is not a reinjure

On the notes, been there since Roos, it is a sort of running sheet, of drills, who can do what and can't etc

The drone fliers and assorted camera men have them also to film what the coaches want and from where

Once training starts Burgess is always checking with GPS guys, assume the notes are prepared beforehand with him and the coaches

I believe most players are clocking in anywhere between 9 and 11km per training session, standard for AFL these days, ramps up a bit after Xmas

3 hours ago, Deespicable said:

I was there for just over an hour and highlights for me were:VDB doing fairly intense rehab work - lots of kicking and marking on the lead, followed by hard 200m running - way too fit/quick for rehab colleagues Tom Petty and Bradtke. 

Tom Petty left this mortal coil two years ago. If he was in rehab today I would call that a modern day miracle.