Demonland 74,430 Posted December 8, 2019 Posted December 8, 2019 BAGHDAD BOB'S TRAINING REPORT MARTIN'S TRAINING REPORT If anyone is braving the scorching heat and heading down to training we'd love to read about your observations. Upcoming AFL training sessions Date: Monday 9 December Start time: 9.45am Location: Gosch's Paddock *Please note: Training times and locations are subject to change at late notice. Please check this page on the morning of each session to confirm the time and date. Players may be available to sign any items at the conclusion of their training session. Signing will be dependent on individual training schedules and not all players may be available. Getting to Gosch's Paddock Public transport Gosch's Paddock is located a short walk from Richmond train station. Jolimont station is also located a 10 minute walk away. Tram route 70 also stops near the ground at AAMI Park (stop 7D). Tram route 48 and 75 are also located in the vicinity near Jolimont Station. Bus 246 (Latrobe Uni - Elsternwick Station) travels down Punt Road, stops at the corner of Olympic Blvd. From here patrons can walk to Gosch's Paddock. Read more about public transport here. Parking info Non-event car parking is available opposite AAMI Park at the National Tennis Centre. See more info here. Quote
Upcoming AFL training sessions Date: Monday 9 December Start time: 9.45am Location: Gosch's Paddock *Please note: Training times and locations are subject to change at late notice. Please check this page on the morning of each session to confirm the time and date. Players may be available to sign any items at the conclusion of their training session. Signing will be dependent on individual training schedules and not all players may be available. Getting to Gosch's Paddock Public transport Gosch's Paddock is located a short walk from Richmond train station. Jolimont station is also located a 10 minute walk away. Tram route 70 also stops near the ground at AAMI Park (stop 7D). Tram route 48 and 75 are also located in the vicinity near Jolimont Station. Bus 246 (Latrobe Uni - Elsternwick Station) travels down Punt Road, stops at the corner of Olympic Blvd. From here patrons can walk to Gosch's Paddock. Read more about public transport here. Parking info Non-event car parking is available opposite AAMI Park at the National Tennis Centre. See more info here.
pewpewpew 742 Posted December 8, 2019 Posted December 8, 2019 Todays session should be good practice for the round 1 clash in Perth. ??? 1 Quote
Lefty 413 Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 Did anyone get down to training this morning? Quote
Demonland 74,430 Posted December 9, 2019 Author Posted December 9, 2019 Just now, Lefty said: Did anyone get down to training this morning? Exclusive photos. 4 4 1 Quote
Melb-A-Toast 257 Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, Demonland said: Exclusive photos. No wonder Frost was not encouraged to stay ? 4 2 Quote
ErmieJones 63 Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 Hopefully Burgo smashes them in today's heat! Quote
Dee Zephyr 19,311 Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 Is this our last week of training before the break? Quote
Demonland 74,430 Posted December 9, 2019 Author Posted December 9, 2019 8 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said: Is this our last week of training before the break? I'm sure @Satyriconhome can provide the answer to that but I would have thought we'd be training next week too but I'm not basing that off anything. EDIT: Actually we trained all the way up to Friday 21st December 2018 last year so next week should be the last week before the Christmas Break. 1 1 Quote
AshleyH30 566 Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) I wondered if the heat would ward off anyone from going, and I'm starting to think that I was right. Would love to hear how the players went in the heat if anyone has any details. Edited December 9, 2019 by AshleyH30 Quote
Popular Post Slartibartfast 18,120 Posted December 9, 2019 Popular Post Posted December 9, 2019 It was hot and windy, difficult conditions that we handled pretty well. Rehab: Vanders and Petty. Pretty much the same as last week. Joined all drills other than the zoning drill I will describe later. Jones and KK. Walked a few laps and then did multiple 100 metre runs around the boundary at about half pace. Neither looked at all inconvenienced. Hannan. Similar to Jones and KK except he ran straight line 100m working up from slow to three quarter pace. Did some specific exercises with one of the physio's concentrating on gait and agility. Spargo: unsighted Bennell: a late arrival and did some gentle boundary running. Tomlinson and Baker: walking That's it for rehab. All the other players did the full session other than Jackson, Rivers and Pickett who joined some of the drills and some specialized drills away from the main group. It was a "craft" day today from what I could tell. There was no match sim but many drills concentrating on specific areas. The main drill of interest was two "teams" practicing zoning and kicking within the zone. The players were continually telling each other where to go, where to stand and alerting them to opposition positioning. The "playing area" was about half the size of a soccer field. Other drills involved marking and spoiling exercises in a three man up situation. Still others involved kicking to leading forwards and there was some "loose" goal kicking practice. The session was only about 2 hours and not nearly as intense as last week, nor as long. The session was one where individual players didn't really stand out but Steve May's kicking is a thing of beauty. In difficult conditions he regularly found tight targets. Beyond that no player really caught my notice for either good or bad reasons. Pickett was there and moves really nicely, is clean with the ball and disposes well. He'll play earlier than many think, particularly if Bennell isn't available. Jackson continues to impress with his skills (and I only mention this because of the concern prior to draft). All in all a low key session in hot and difficult conditions. 44 25 Quote
forever demons 2,369 Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 thanks Baghy another great report 1 Quote
Satyriconhome 10,880 Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 What heat? It was beautiful at Hotschs today @Baghdad Bob covered the session really well Had to go to work so photos later including a beauty of AVB riding the bag in marking practice he is definitely back 5 2 Quote
Engorged Onion 10,226 Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 love the recent addition of the links to the training report @Demonland, well done. 6 Quote
Demonland 74,430 Posted December 9, 2019 Author Posted December 9, 2019 Just now, Engorged Onion said: love the recent addition of the links to the training report @Demonland, well done. Anything to make it easier to navigate the training threads. 3 1 Quote
martin 727 Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 Here's my two bob's worth FWIW: *On my way to training rode past Tomlinson, Bennell and Baker jogging the tan. All moving freely and looked in good spirits. *Took note of the rehab group mainly. VDB & Petty started there but soon joined tha main group. Fingers crossed for VDB. He is ripped! *Hannan looks a fair way off. *Really hoping KK comes on. Not sure he is in rehab for concussion but , to me, looks detached from the group. May well just be his demeanour but all those around him totally foccused. Hope I'm off the mark. *Having said all that, Jones cuts a frustrated figure. Not exactly sure of the problem? *Rivers is a specimen. Tall mid, oozes confidence as has a body ready to go. *Never seen Jetta fitter. *Tomlinson would have to be the tallest and bulkiest og wingmen! *Absolutely trying to be realistic but this is a massive group in main training. Only one not on the park at all was Spargo, I think. 19 8 Quote
bobby1554 1,275 Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 Can someone enlighten me on what the go is with Tomlinson? Is he, or has he been, injured, getting over surgery? Quote
martin 727 Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 1 minute ago, bobby1554 said: Can someone enlighten me on what the go is with Tomlinson? Is he, or has he been, injured, getting over surgery? Calf strain just before our training commenced in November. 2 Quote
bobby1554 1,275 Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 Just now, martin said: Calf strain just before our training commenced in November. Cheers Quote
premiershipvigil 10 Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 2 hours ago, Lefty said: Did anyone get down to training this morning? I was focused on skills and was impressed by Petracca, Vandenberg kicking well particularly in small spaced games. On the flip side Hunt, Harmes, Langdon, Brayshaw and Viney missed 50% of their passes to lead up forwards. When they couldn't do better than 50% to talls like Jackson, Weideman it was demoralizing to watch. 2 2 Quote
JakovichScissorKick 771 Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) LJ with the grab! https://twitter.com/ByMarcMcGowan/status/1203849592686567424 Edited December 9, 2019 by JakovichScissorKick Quote
Deemania since 56 6,808 Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 2 hours ago, Demonland said: Exclusive photos. Ah, the picture of my mother-in-law's front door step. Reminds me of the great Rodney Dangerfield joke: ' Every time that we go to my mother-in-law's home for a meal, we say grace AFTER the meal.' 2 Quote
dazzledavey36 56,334 Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) 30 minutes ago, JakovichScissorKick said: LJ with the grab! https://twitter.com/ByMarcMcGowan/status/1203849592686567424 "That's what we [censored] got you here for!" Love it. Edited December 9, 2019 by dazzledavey36 8 1 Quote
Demonland 74,430 Posted December 9, 2019 Author Posted December 9, 2019 Jackson wearing his new #6 guernsey. 3 Quote
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