TRAINING: Wednesday 22nd February 2023

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I will note that disposal has been very sharp. Trac’s long kicking is like a laser guided missile. 

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In my non-medical opinion Fritsch may have a hip (flexor) issue. Any physios can you confirm that the exercises I poorly described could confirm this?

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Kye Turner is wearing number 33. New number perhaps?

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I’ll echo what other have said about Chandler over the preseason he is certainly putting his hand up for a call up. 

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Trainer is throwing the foot at Fritsch to catch it in one hand whilst he is standing/balancing on one leg (the right one).

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Brown and Taj playing kick to kick on the boundary. 

Dunstan jogging between a set of cones set up in a zig zag pattern. 

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Full length ground drill starts with a kick to a one on one contest. If the ball spills a player swoops in and 4 players run down the field almost in a line and kick to a contest at the other end and the drill begins again the other direction. 

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Next drill also starts with a kick to a one on one contest deep in the forward line. When the ball spills 4 players run in from different directions (2 in white and 2 in blue). Whoever won the spill would have a quick snap for goal. 

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Brown and Dunstan have hit the gym. 

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Boundary throw in simulation drill with small forwards like Spargo, Nibbler and Chandler also involved with the Mids and wingers. 

Verral getting a lesson in ruck craft from the Master Max. 

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When the ball spills the ball is swooped on and kicked into a contest (forward on forward) in the forward line. 

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Defenders doing a separate drill. Rivers is in the defenders group as is Brayshaw. 

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Salem jogging laps with Reece Conca. 

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BBB presumably being ‘managed’.  How are TMac and JVR looking?

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Forwards/Mids/Wingers doing a drill with either the wingers kicking from half forward flank or a Mid kicking from CHF into the forward line to a lead again focusing on if the ball isn’t marked then it is swooped on and snapped for goal or a better option is kicked/handballed to. There is a lot of congestion and chaos built into the drill. Often the wingers will look for a better option at CHF first before kicking into the forward line. 

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11 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Boundary throw in simulation drill with small forwards like Spargo, Nibbler and Chandler also involved with the Mids and wingers. 

Verral getting a lesson in ruck craft from the Master Max. 

As a matter of interest, are you using a colloquial expression to mean Verral is rucking against Gawn and being beaten badly or that Gawn is actually teaching him properly?

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2 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

As a matter of interest, are you using a colloquial expression to mean Verral is rucking against Gawn and being beaten badly or that Gawn is actually teaching him properly?

Same thing either way

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Grundy is training with the forwards on that drill whilst Max, KFW & Verral have joined the defenders drill which appear to be a drill simulating taking the ball out of defence end ending with a long kick into the forward line to a contest between KFW and Verral (who are just being used as a tall target to kick to). Max floating around as a tall marking option as the ball comes out of defence. 

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4 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

As a matter of interest, are you using a colloquial expression to mean Verral is rucking against Gawn and being beaten badly or that Gawn is actually teaching him properly?

It’s not a teaching drill. The ball is being throw in from the boundary and Max is just too big and strong. He’s getting his hands on it and tapping it down to the crumbers first. Not a knock on the young kid. I would not have expected anything else at this stage. 

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1 minute ago, Demonland said:

Grundy is training with the forwards on that drill whilst Max, KFW & Verral have joined the defenders drill which appear to be a drill simulating taking the ball out of defence end ending with a long kick into the forward line to a contest between KFW and Verral (who are just being used as a tall target to kick to). Max floating around as a tall marking option as the ball comes out of defence. 

I love this. I prefer Gawn floating back than in the forward line, unless he can start kicking straighter.

Just please try handball off to a Brayshaw or Bowey once it's been marked Max.

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34 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Trainer is throwing the foot at Fritsch to catch it in one hand whilst he is standing/balancing on one leg (the right one).

He'll be catching flies with chopsticks next

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Joel Smith & Jed Adams have joined the rehabbers probably as planned as there might be a contact drill coming up for the first time this session. 

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Match SIM has begun with minimal contact though. 

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1 hour ago, Jaded No More said:

He is basically our best forward, so if he has anything serious going on we are stuffed.

 

No we are not.

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49 minutes ago, dee-tox said:

Can we assume lower back/glute issue?

Don't tell em nothing.