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PRESEASON TRAINING: Monday 27th November, 2023

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2 minutes ago, Dee Dee said:

Huh! Many of us in rural areas are on septic!

I guess that means that Werribee doesn't take c rap from just anybody.

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    12 hours ago, DeelightfulPlay said:

    Yep, take a gander at his most recent insta post

    https://www.instagram.com/p/C0BWzG1LItCXrfNCs8bsWyVFSHrR97WhkoU0GA0/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

    Hi Deelightfulplay, I’m not on Insta could you provide a bit of the contents. Thanks.

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    On 23/11/2023 at 20:34, Dannyz said:

    Yeah it is just you. 

    Joel Smith is awaiting instruction from the AFL for his hearing. 

    He is in contact with Gary Pert, Alan Richardson and Reece Conca. He has also spoken to Goody. 

     

    The AFL system is so broken. There is a provision for only a one month ban if the player undertakes an education program. So the ban should be finished already but if what you say is correct,  they haven’t even set a date for the hearing and apparently don’t even have an accredited education program in place. So it will be way more than a month at this point when it should have already been over. 

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    12 minutes ago, Its Time for Another said:

    The AFL system is so broken. There is a provision for only a one month ban if the player undertakes an education program. So the ban should be finished already but if what you say is correct,  they haven’t even set a date for the hearing and apparently don’t even have an accredited education program in place. So it will be way more than a month at this point when it should have already been over. 

    Would have thought the penalty is back dated to the charging date, as long as the player has started serving that penalty at that time. Certainly that is the way the media articles were reading.

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    Great, that gives the new kids a week to pack up and settle in to their new digs before preseason kicks off, pretty short notice when you think about it. Plus interviews meeting the coaches, players and staff members, their heads will be spinning. Lol.!!!

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    Not an ounce of fat on any of them, is that Adams or Faris- White, has spent a lot of time in the gymnasium on the weights.😃

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    33 minutes ago, fr_ap said:

    AMW looking good. JVR less so.

    He looks ok from where I’m sitting 😁

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    1 hour ago, Its Time for Another said:

    The AFL system is so broken. There is a provision for only a one month ban if the player undertakes an education program. So the ban should be finished already but if what you say is correct,  they haven’t even set a date for the hearing and apparently don’t even have an accredited education program in place. So it will be way more than a month at this point when it should have already been over. 

    The AFL will want him to serve the 3 months rather than 1, plus a club games ban, to avoid the confusion around WADA v AFL issued suspensions for the likes of Elijah Hollands. As always managing the optics will take priority over getting a fair result for the individual. 

    And of course the AFLPA will keep their heads in the sand as per usual.

    I hope Joel can be back at the club as soon as possible but I’m also fine with him getting a good club imposed ban when the time for it comes. 

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    38 minutes ago, Demonland said:

     

    @Longsufferingnomore… how’s the concentration on the new game plan holding up? 😝

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    46 minutes ago, adonski said:

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    Early returns suggest he’s not great at the whole football part of being a footballer but KFW is nailing the being tall and an imposing athlete part.

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    14 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Early returns suggest he’s not great at the whole football part of being a footballer but KFW is nailing the being tall and an imposing athlete part.

    Thanks DeeSpencer KFW is showing intent, could be a big year for him at Casey in 2024. He is building into brute mode.!!

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    3 hours ago, fr_ap said:

    AMW looking good. JVR less so.

    JVR looks absolutely primed

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    Looking forward to seeing if Jefferson has managed to put on a few kegs in the off season. I was looking for some YouTube footage of our new recruits when I stumbled across the 2022 game of Vic Metro vs WA when he kicked 7!! Don’t think anybody managed to kick a bag that big in this years champs. 

    I remember an interview he gave this year where he mentioned he’s already put on 6/7kg. If he managed to put on the same again he will be an interesting watch this preseason. 

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    37 minutes ago, Colm said:

    Looking forward to seeing if Jefferson has managed to put on a few kegs in the off season. I was looking for some YouTube footage of our new recruits when I stumbled across the 2022 game of Vic Metro vs WA when he kicked 7!! Don’t think anybody managed to kick a bag that big in this years champs. 

    I remember an interview he gave this year where he mentioned he’s already put on 6/7kg. If he managed to put on the same again he will be an interesting watch this preseason. 

    Was thinking exactly the same. It'll be interesting to see how the remainder of the 2022 drop crop are looking too given we went tall. Looks like KFW is off to a good start.

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    Anyone got a time and place? Can we say Gosch’s with confidence?

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    9 hours ago, DeeZone said:

    Not an ounce of fat on any of them, is that Adams or Faris- White, has spent a lot of time in the gymnasium on the weights.😃

    Faris-White and agree he looks stronger.

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    1 hour ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Anyone got a time and place? Can we say Gosch’s with confidence?

    My go-to for all things training sessions says it’s definitely at Gosch’s. It’s scheduled for 9am but that’s something that often changes. I’d say it won’t be any earlier than that though. 

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