TRAINING: Wednesday 11th January 2023

DEELIGHTFULPLAY'S TRAINING REPORT

DeelightfulPlay · January 10, 2023

Awesome, I just got into Melbourne today! Will have to make the trip tomorrow

The Great Pretender · January 10, 2023

Wish I could make it - look forward to reports on the young kids and how they’re traveling.

kev martin · January 10, 2023

@Tucker, looks like the Training is at Gosch’s, enjoy the morning if you get there.

dazzledavey36 · January 10, 2023

Stiff Arm · January 10, 2023

Beautiful kicking action by Jefferson

kev martin · January 10, 2023

The scoreboard is out, and they are in either blue or red jumpers.

Maybe a morning for an extensive sim/trial match.

Gawn v Grundy.

Edited January 10, 2023 by kev martin

dazzledavey36 · January 10, 2023

1 minute ago, Stiff Arm said:

Beautiful kicking action by Jefferson

Reminds me so much of Jacks Watts with that action.

He had a very fluent and simple action. Kicked some real clutch goals over his career.

waynewussell · January 10, 2023

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Haven’t noticed Oliver, Petracca and Hunter, just about everyone else accounted for.

Petracca here!

J Smith striding out in rehab. BB taking lots of shots on goal after session marking in goal square v Stafford

Younger players tending to float short passes to leading forward (D Smith, 33, 39, KF-S) while Petracca, Viney, Kossie, ANB shoot hard and low bullets

Harmes, Verall, & Adams doing agility, ball handling

JVR stand out in team pressure ball carrier/ break free / handball to outside runner activity. He is quick, follows up, sure by hand

Kossie un-tackleable in same activity

Watching full length competitive Blue v Red, using all but Punt Road flank. Kossie brilliant midfield to forward… golden moment when he confronted Viney, bounced off him with ball and nailed a 50 metre kick to Harmes

Petracca now dominant. Seeing much more of Max than Grundy. First fumble by JVR. Howes marking and kicking well.

Sparrow impressive in one of the handball / kick forward groups

Hibberd contesting well, Brayshaw so laconic… lacking precision, no one is worried!

Full ground sim now. JVR reads ball better and snaps a goal v May & Lever

Schache marks in front of Lever. McDonald has been very good in everything this morning. Big Max brings Kossie to ground with a strong tackle. Jefferson’s pass to Seston off!

Haven’t seen Petty for quite a while! Ed doing what Ed does! Beautiful pass by Viney to Schache, who is prominent close to goal

Match sim was so exciting to watch… speed ball taken to the next level! Boys back in small group skill activities, which are a bit boring by comparison (but essential of course!) It’s 11:10 and I’m about to check out…

If I was picking 23 on today’s training…

Max, Petracca, Viney, Langdon, Kossie, McDonald, Fritsch, JVR, Rivers, May, Harmes, ANB, Schache, Howes, Sparrow, Lever, Brayshaw, Hibberd, Melksham, Jordan, Dunstan, Spargo, Grundy

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Edited January 11, 2023 by Demonland
Compiled all of WayneWussells posts from training

McQueen · January 10, 2023

I arrived in Vic yesterday and here until 24th. Hope to get to Melbs for a look before returning home. 🔴🔵

Appreciate any insights from todays attendees. 💪

waynewussell · January 10, 2023

Petracca here!

waynewussell · January 10, 2023

J Smith striding out in rehab. BB taking lots of shots on goal after session marking in goal square v Stafford

DeelightfulPlay · January 10, 2023

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Had a few drill stations going when I arrived late.

Good to see some of the seniors, like Melky, providing guidance to the new boys like Kyah.

Burgoyne has joined in some of the drills and might be off rehab.

Burgoyne now joining the agility training and Harmes off to the main group

Kossie caught a nice short chip in from the side then kicked off - doubled back and intercepted once it was turned over. Looking dynamic in the pack

Splitting up into different groups again, match sim done. One group set up for the handball game drill - if there is a turnover then the group opens up and practises a long kick goalwards (with Harmes marking)

Viney scooped up a ground ball, broke out of a tackle and ran into space before beautiful kick forward

Some final observations of the match sim (unfortunately I had to leave):

Harmes weaving before kicking a low goal.

Spargo fairly active and involved. Lingers did a short chip to Spargs who moved into the space. Ed later positioned himself down the line nicely as usual

Tomlinson fumbled and course corrected with kick to Chandler. Chandler dropped but had a good second effort back. However reds put the pressure on and Kossie in particular was strong with tackle and attempted smother

Jed and Verrell running laps, Burgoyne and someone else doing short runs on the other side.

waynewussell · January 10, 2023

Younger players tending to float short passes to leading forward (D Smith, 33, 39, KF-S) while Petracca, Viney, Kossie, ANB shoot hard and low bullets

waynewussell · January 10, 2023

Harmes, Verall, & Adams doing agility, ball handling

waynewussell · January 10, 2023

JVR stand out in team pressure ball carrier/ break free / handball to outside runner activity. He is quick, follows up, sure by hand

Kossie un-tackleable in same activity

DeelightfulPlay · January 10, 2023

Burgoyne now joining the agility training and Harmes off to the main group

Edited January 10, 2023 by DeelightfulPlay
No ground ball work, removed inaccuracy

12345_54321 · January 10, 2023

No Hunter again??

DeelightfulPlay · January 10, 2023

Kossie caught a nice short chip in from the side then kicked off - doubled back and intercepted once it was turned over. Looking dynamic in the pack

waynewussell · January 10, 2023

Watching full length competitive Blue v Red, using all but Punt Road flank. Kossie brilliant midfield to forward… golden moment when he confronted Viney, bounced off him with ball and nailed a 50 metre kick to Harmes

DeeSpencer · January 10, 2023

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Petty on laps. Haven’t seen Oliver or Hunter. BBB not in the main drill. Gus is. Harmes in the green hat playing full forward.

Full ground match sim drill with a focus on moving the ball as fast as possible.

Spare man in white bib going both ways.

When it was Tracc it was humming.

Since then it’s been Laurie - less humming as he hunted wide for kicks and didn’t power both sides, and Kossie - quick but more chaotic

Lever very busy.

Schache (playing on grass) looked great until he was spoiled by Bowey

JVR loves an untimely fumble but he’s like a Labrador out there, just involved in everything

That last set really belonged to Blake Howes. Probably had 8 touches in 5 minutes. Spoiling/out marking talls, lacing kicks, linking up.

The match sim with even numbers started really ugly, it was pretty much a lowlight reel of last years end of season.

Couple of Woey turnovers off half back. JJ stagnating with the ball. Melksham getting run down. ANB getting it at half forward then getting run down by Melksham!

Fritsch was the meat in a Sparrow and one other big collision. He had to go off but came back on. Tracc was tended to at the next break. Then Tommy Mc (who was racking up touches) was having his knee assessed.

Gawn reads the ball in the air so much better than Grundy. But Grundy did get on the lead once or twice.

Once fatigue opened it up a little the ball started to move end to end with some nice passages of play.

Personally id like to have seen the coaches pause it at the start and redirect the focus on how to play uptempo against elite pressure. Ie. More switching, more movement, more handball link ups (all the small drills they’ve been training before the match sim)

Pickett was busy through the midfield. Viney seemed to be playing more on a flank.

Sestan had a few kicks pushing toward the wing/half back from a half forward start. He laced perfectly weighted kicks to T Mc and Grundy and a lovely inside ball to Petracca that set up a scoring opportunity.

He looked completely spent after every repeat effort. I wonder if a haircut and training in a white hat rather than a dark hat would help a little! But if he can develop as an athlete the skills are there.