The TRAINING without the Trackwatchers Thread

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22 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

Is that Dunstan on him?

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27 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

No pressure at all being applied there - Luke Dunstan I think needed to go a bit harder re the spoiling attempt

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41 minutes ago, Sydee said:

No pressure at all being applied there - Luke Dunstan I think needed to go a bit harder re the spoiling attempt

Whilst true that Dunstan should have applied more spoiling pressure it appears as if both Weid and Mitch Brown were left alone in the square. Having no idea what the drill is here it is extremely difficult to make any accusations on a tiny clip with zero context. Having said that ... Where are the key defenders? Salem seems to be minding Brown which is a mismatch and Dunstun (a mismatch for Weid - maybe that's the point) is coming in with the flight of the ball. It doesn't appear that he would have been Weideman's opponent but sure he should have applied a bit more pressure.

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Weid really putting pressure on Van Rooyen to hold his spot.

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2 hours ago, 640MD said:

Well   The club must just do it again. Only so all the doubters can be assured that the mighty ducks.  Sorry. Dees are indeed the best team in the land. But I concede your question. To win in WA when I was not there,  did it really happen or was I dreaming 

In fact, the club will have to do it another six times. NASA had men land on the moon six times and there are still disbelievers out there. 

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3 hours ago, Demonland said:

 

It's bloody pleasure to hear him speak to the media this year. We have more than a few quality speakers at the club and whilst I can be a bit of a language snob surely clearer communication must make it easier for the leaders of the club to really convey their thoughts to the younger lads and generally fire everyone up and inspire confidence. Rewatched Making their Mark recently and looking at the stunned mullets in the Richmond meetings and inability to really say anything at all apart from the word 'obviously' (which according to 90% of AFL footballers belongs in every single sentence) made me very proud of the likes of ANB, Trac, Lever, Gus and even Gawny despite his self confessed lack of vocabulary. Even our less confident speakers like Oliver seem far more switched on compared to a lot of other players out there.

Mind you i'm not completely one eyed, i'm aware the likes of Bont, Sloane, Riewoldt, Hawkins etc etc etc speak extremely well, I just think we have more than our fair share of really switched on footy brains

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Hopefully I can get another training report in on Friday, but it might be my last for a while😳

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Compiled footage from the most recent training

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27 minutes ago, MrReims said:

It's bloody pleasure to hear him speak to the media this year. We have more than a few quality speakers at the club and whilst I can be a bit of a language snob surely clearer communication must make it easier for the leaders of the club to really convey their thoughts to the younger lads and generally fire everyone up and inspire confidence. Rewatched Making their Mark recently and looking at the stunned mullets in the Richmond meetings and inability to really say anything at all apart from the word 'obviously' (which according to 90% of AFL footballers belongs in every single sentence) made me very proud of the likes of ANB, Trac, Lever, Gus and even Gawny despite his self confessed lack of vocabulary. Even our less confident speakers like Oliver seem far more switched on compared to a lot of other players out there.

Mind you i'm not completely one eyed, i'm aware the likes of Bont, Sloane, Riewoldt, Hawkins etc etc etc speak extremely well, I just think we have more than our fair share of really switched on footy brains

Yeah, nah......

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2 minutes ago, Go Dees!! said:

Yeah, nah......

Nibbler speaks SO well! He is a great communicator. He illustrates the mind set of the group really well.

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4 hours ago, Demonland said:

I really rate Chandler and know the club do too but Clarry is just corralling him their.

 

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6 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

In fact, the club will have to do it another six times. NASA had men land on the moon six times and there are still disbelievers out there. 

Allegedly… 😉 

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5 hours ago, Doggas front teeth said:

 

Compiled footage from the most recent training

20 second mark, Dogga’s acceleration… wow… get the big $$$$ out Dees, he’s going to be one of the best ever at this rate.

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16 minutes ago, Cards13 said:

20 second mark, Dogga’s acceleration… wow… get the big $$$$ out Dees, he’s going to be one of the best ever at this rate.

Yes, noticed he and Koz sprinting forward to provide an option or to apply pressure. It was unrewarded running but I saw this a bit last year and they don't care if they are used/involved... the definition of selfless! They will go and go again because it's the one time in 20 that what they do rewards the team by them being there. Pickett in particular would be a joy to coach, appears to really listen and implement what the Coaches are telling him, while the Coaches give him permission to take things on when he thinks he should. No ego, just confidence and a willingness to do whatever is required for team success.

When you have 19 and 20yr olds doing this, that's culture!

 

Edited February 2, 2022 by dworship

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Ha, for a minute there I thought we gave number 4 to someone new. Mean haircut Harmesy. 

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Great vids, cheers!

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1 hour ago, Demonland said:

 

MFCSS - Tom’s foot gone for the year 😮😱

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1 hour ago, dworship said:

Yes, noticed he and Koz sprinting forward to provide an option or to apply pressure. It was unrewarded running but I saw this a bit last year and they don't care if they are used/involved... the definition of selfless! They will go and go again because it's the one time in 20 that what they do rewards the team by them being there. Pickett in particular would be a joy to coach, appears to really listen and implement what the Coaches are telling him, while the Coaches give him permission to take things on when he thinks he should. No ego, just confidence and a willingness to do whatever is required for team success.

When you have 19 and 20yr olds doing this, that's culture!

 

One thing I loved about playing footy was doing and seeing the unrewarded running especially into defensive 50.  As you said de, the guys at this age and with Dog teef doing it at his height is something to behold.

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2 hours ago, Demonland said:

 

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10 hours ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

I have framed this🤩

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One of the best footy action photos of all time imo.  Wallpapered on my pc, framed in my mind.

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13 hours ago, Demonland said:

 

 

11 hours ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said: