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PRESEASON TRAINING: Monday 29th January 2024

joeboy
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Thanks Joeboy and Picket Fence for the excellent training reports and travelling out to CF and all posters for their comments and observations. Schache is an interesting one, has the height for ruck/fwd, is it possible that Josh has started to click on what he needs to do to keep his AFL career alive? I am also on Will Verrall watch as I am hoping that he is a live one!!

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    7 hours ago, DubDee said:

    Checking thread to see some good news and i hear Schache is the answer? 

    think i’ll wait a month

    The entire list is training so well that Dillon McLaughlin has just granted Casey the 20th license

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    I can’t see Schache making it, I went to 3 training sessions last week and kept an eye on him, he’s not much different to what he was last year. 
    He’s capable of doing good things, but I don’t think he’s got the mongrel in him to play at the top level. 

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    1 hour ago, binman said:

    It's me, it's Schache, I've come home now. 

    It's truly amazing where some people's minds go. I would never have linked Kate Bush with Schache!!!

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    10 hours ago, Dante said:

    I can’t see Schache making it, I went to 3 training sessions last week and kept an eye on him, he’s not much different to what he was last year. 
    He’s capable of doing good things, but I don’t think he’s got the mongrel in him to play at the top level. 

    Agree Dante, Schache 2024 is the same as Schache 2023.  He's a very good trainer and able to do really good things in the training environment but in a truly contested situation he doesn't seem to be able to do it.  Treat training form with care, Andrew Strauss was one of the best trainers I've seen over the years.

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    3 minutes ago, Slartibartfast said:

    Andrew Strauss was one of the best trainers I've seen over the years.

    He did captain England so he wasn't a complete bust.  :D

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    5 minutes ago, Slartibartfast said:

    Agree Dante, Schache 2024 is the same as Schache 2023.  He's a very good trainer and able to do really good things in the training environment but in a truly contested situation he doesn't seem to be able to do it.  Treat training form with care, Andrew Strauss was one of the best trainers I've seen over the years.

    Plenty of cricketers would take Strauss’s CV any day. Especially team success as well. 

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    23 hours ago, picket fence said:

    Drills are a lot more corridor based and feature the ability to a) Select the best option in traffic b) Execute skills to best advantage. Its coming together and the intensity is definately obvious

    This is what we want to hear ... but why did it take years of team training and coaching to move into this critical, essential mindset and preparation?

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    12 hours ago, Deemania since 56 said:

    This is what we want to hear ... but why did it take years of team training and coaching to move into this critical, essential mindset and preparation?

    “Learnings”. 

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    1 hour ago, tiers said:

    Apart from JVR, and Petty, who else from our forward talls could be relied on to take marks and kick goals?

    So long as we can prevent the oppos from taking easy marks, then we have the "play tall" forwards like Fritsch and perhaps McAdam to compete in the air and the small forwards like Kozzie and Chandler to prosper at ground level.

    Balanced with a strong defence and an attacking midfield, the lack of dominant forward talls might not be a disaster yet.

    GO DEES

     

    IF JVR and Petty have injury-free uninterrupted seasons then that would be amazing

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    On 30/01/2024 at 10:13, Slartibartfast said:

    Agree Dante, Schache 2024 is the same as Schache 2023.  He's a very good trainer and able to do really good things in the training environment but in a truly contested situation he doesn't seem to be able to do it.  Treat training form with care, Andrew Strauss was one of the best trainers I've seen over the years.

    Daniel Nicholson another who absolutely trained the house down. The best runner I've seen at the MFC. 

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    4 minutes ago, Dannyz said:

    Daniel Nicholson another who absolutely trained the house down. The best runner I've seen at the MFC. 

    Rohan Bail was a gun runner as well.

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    On 30/01/2024 at 10:13, Slartibartfast said:

    Agree Dante, Schache 2024 is the same as Schache 2023.  He's a very good trainer and able to do really good things in the training environment but in a truly contested situation he doesn't seem to be able to do it.  Treat training form with care, Andrew Strauss was one of the best trainers I've seen over the years.

    Perhaps you meant James - said to be "an elite kick" but didn't get it enough to prove it.

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    1 hour ago, monoccular said:

    Perhaps you meant James 

    Could be Mono but you’re a little late. Demonstone has already had some fun at my expense!😀

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