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TRAINING: Wednesday 11th December 2019

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A big thank you to all track watchers from me as well. Reports this year have been fantastic.

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    5 hours ago, Damo said:

    My country cousins called me  a Yarra when I was a kid. They were cactus. Maybe just a Romsey thing.

    What do you expect from a town with no pub! Say hi to Big Dee-Eye-Cee-Kay he who owns the old Duck Holes

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    2 hours ago, Vagg said:

    I'll second that!  From a day that began looking so bleak on the reports front, we have been hit with an avalanche of reports!  All been eagerly digested by Yours Truly!  Thanks, guys!  VERY much appreciated!!

    (The bar has now been set rather high.  Just gotta keep it up!  LOL)

    Happy to have helped Vagg. Like you I have always appreciated reportsand now know how much goes into these comments.

    I Will finish off by saying that I was also really delighted with the number of spectators who stayed for the whole session. Obviously a lot of demon tragics. I can't make many sessions and am unlikely to report again but can certainly vouch for the comments of the usual suspects.

    Perhaps Ian who is a regular reader could add some of his thoughts as he added some great comments at the ground and anyone who attends even if only one extra point that you witnessed from your vantage point all adds to the picture. And all goes to help us isolated few feel more a of the progress.

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    Some absolutely fantastic training reports.

    A question to the likes of @Baghdad Bob and @DeeSpencer, how do you guys view Kyle Dunkley? do you guys see him making it eventually? He intrigues me the most because he came into our system with no AFL pre season behind him and i thought he showed promise.

    Training with the mids I believe?

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    41 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

     

    I give you a compliment for having clear photos and then you do this.... haha

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    22 minutes ago, Collar-Jazz-Knee said:

    I give you a compliment for having clear photos and then you do this.... haha

    They did the drill right in the middle of the oval, trying to get a clear shot  near impossible, with bodies everywhere   got this one to show his leap

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    17 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

    They did the drill right in the middle of the oval, trying to get a clear shot  near impossible, with bodies everywhere   got this one to show his leap

    What a leap!

    Is that the ruck/goal kicking coach Stafford underneath him?

    Wow!

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    39 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

    They did the drill right in the middle of the oval, trying to get a clear shot  near impossible, with bodies everywhere   got this one to show his leap

    Saty, with sports photography you'll need to take your camera off full automatic mode, use a fast shutter speed and use aperture priority mode.  Otherwise you're only hope is to fluke a good shot! :)

     

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    5 minutes ago, dee-tox said:

    Saty, with sports photography you'll need to take your camera off full automatic mode, use a fast shutter speed and use aperture priority mode.  Otherwise you're only hope is to fluke a good shot! :)

     

    Great, I understood every word, what I do is put my little 15 yr old  Kodak Instashot in sports mode and click away

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    6 minutes ago, dee-tox said:

    Saty, with sports photography you'll need to take your camera off full automatic mode, use a fast shutter speed and use aperture priority mode.  Otherwise you're only hope is to fluke a good shot! :)

    I believe Saty has a small point and shoot camera. I believe the blurry photos are taken at full zoom from far away. This is not a critique of the camera or the method. Keep the photos coming Saty. When I squint really hard I can imagine what going on. :P

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    15 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Got there at 10:10 by which time Jones, KK, Petty, Tomlinson, Baker were finishing up. 

    No Spargo, no Kade Chandler as far as I could tell.

    Mystery injuries of the week resolved: some silly bugger must have erected one of these at Gosh's . . .

    Image result for you must be this tall to sign

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    6 hours ago, Satyriconhome said:

     

     

     Taking your oil paint set down to training,  now that is dedication Saty,

    Lovely piece though, shades of Van Gogh.

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    17 hours ago, Mel Bourne said:

    Aaron Nietschke. And agreed. 

     

    13 hours ago, Mazer Rackham said:

    "The Philosopher's Clone"

    Some thoughts from Aaron’s  famous German philosopher Uncle Fred are particularly pertinent to Demon fans.

    To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.
     
    That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
     
    Will 2020 give us meaning for all our suffering?
     
    All who can read this are clearly not dead, but are we stronger?
     
    Aaron’s knee did not kill him so will he live up to Freddie’s words and be stronger?
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    12 hours ago, AmDamDemon said:

    A huge thanks to all track reporters from a very cold Amsterdam.

    On that note AmDam, do you know anyone in the hunt for temporary accommodation? 

    Next week I'm heading to south Morocco for a couple of months. Hot-weather conditioning.  :)

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    Just another voice of thanks for the great training reports. As an interstater I obviously can’t go watch training but even if I did I doubt I’d pick up on the detail you guys do. Awesome stuff.

    I’ve seen a few calls for balance in the reports - personally at this time I’m looking for all the reasons we’re going to be awesome. Reality may or may not kick in later, and that’s fine, but it’s not what I’m interested in in the off season.

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    8 hours ago, Satyriconhome said:

    Great, I understood every word, what I do is put my little 15 yr old  Kodak Instashot in sports mode and click away

    Here I was thinking you’re running an EOS1D with 600mm f/4 L lens. 

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    4 hours ago, JakovichScissorKick said:

    Taking your oil paint set down to training,  now that is dedication Saty,

    Lovely piece though, shades of Van Gogh.

    I see your Van Gogh and raise you a Seurat.

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    10 hours ago, Satyriconhome said:

    They did the drill right in the middle of the oval, trying to get a clear shot  near impossible, with bodies everywhere   got this one to show his leap

    Just having a joke Saty! Appreciate all your reports and photos!

    Btw what's your early thoughts on Rivers?

    He's a good mate of my brother so I am following him fairly closely.

    Got to have a chat with him the Saturday after he was drafted and seems like a great kid.

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    41 minutes ago, Collar-Jazz-Knee said:

    Just having a joke Saty! Appreciate all your reports and photos!

    Btw what's your early thoughts on Rivers?

    He's a good mate of my brother so I am following him fairly closely.

    Got to have a chat with him the Saturday after he was drafted and seems like a great kid.

    Looks a natural footballer, to join Oliver, Dunkley and Fritsch

     

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