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PRESEASON TRAINING: Friday 2nd February, 2024

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16 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

Using my eyes?

The first is a long hoof to Gawn by himself on the defensive team, that’s about the worst inside 50 kick you can make in footy.

The second involves Langdon having to stop and prop only to chip it what I assume isn’t 15 with a kick Tracc makes look good. Harder to no just how bad that is without context but it’s not the free flowing ideal connection you’d prefer to see 

No worries smart [censored].
Trust you to find a negative from that clip. As if every inside 50 is going to be clean. 
And the fact you can conclude how the defence has set up in those two plays from that tiny limited viewing is nothing short of amazing. 

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    1 minute ago, Dee Zephyr said:

    No worries smart [censored].
    Trust you to find a negative from that clip. As if every inside 50 is going to be clean. 

    But, but… but we see a grand total of 2 (TWO) i50s. Surely that’s enough to confidently spread the misery  😭😭😭

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    5 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

    No worries smart [censored].
    Trust you to find a negative from that clip. As if every inside 50 is going to be clean. 
    And the fact you can conclude how the defence has set up in those two plays from that tiny limited viewing is nothing short of amazing. 

     

    Just now, WalkingCivilWar said:

    But, but… but we see a grand total of 2 (TWO) i50s. Surely that’s enough to confidently spread the misery  😭😭😭

    Take it easy, he's actually spot on with his summary, yes he leans to glass half empty but those inside 50's were very ordinary

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    Some electrifying moments from Windsor 😳

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    4 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

     

    Take it easy, he's actually spot on with his summary, yes he leans to glass half empty but those inside 50's were very ordinary

    Both resulted in goals, our defence must be worse than ordinary then. 

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    Just now, Roost it far said:

     

    Take it easy, he's actually spot on with his summary, yes he leans to glass half empty but those inside 50's were very ordinary

    I stopped reading after “Take it easy…” 

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    7 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    I stopped reading after “Take it easy…” 

    X2, second one was a great pass to Trac rather than blaze away.  Well over 15m especially in today's AFL.

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    16 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

     

    Take it easy, he's actually spot on with his summary, yes he leans to glass half empty but those inside 50's were very ordinary

    Yes those 2 examples showed everything 

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    2 minutes ago, Travy14 said:

    X2, second one was a great pass to Trac rather than blaze away.  Well over 15m especially in today's AFL.

    Exactly! It’s funny how we can all look at the same vid but see things differently. 

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    Windsor on about 250 supercoach points judging by those highlights

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    34 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Thanks @picket fence and @Brenno. Much appreciated.

    Hoe did Sestan and Jed Adams look today?

    Sestan showed some good reading of play in a number of instances and kicked a great goal, development in progress. Jed Adams likewise had some good gather and judgement awareness as well

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    24 minutes ago, loges said:

    Yes those 2 examples showed everything 

    That’s it! We’re a lost cause. We’ll be wooden spooners this year. And then certain posters will trip over themselves in a mad rush to come on here and say I told you so. It’ll please the sadsacks no end. 

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    19 minutes ago, picket fence said:

    Sestan showed some good reading of play in a number of instances and kicked a great goal, development in progress. Jed Adams likewise had some good gather and judgement awareness as well

    Did Jefferson actually play in the match sim?

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    27 minutes ago, adonski said:

    Windsor on about 250 supercoach points judging by those highlights

    Caleb’s aunt is a QLD-based Demon Army member. When the fixture was released I asked her if I’d be seeing her at opening round. She said no because she’s saving her money so as she can come to Melbourne home games to watch Caleb “if he gets a game in the firsts next year (2025) hopefully maybe even the end of this year.” I just messaged her “Might be seeing you at opening round after all.” 😁

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    10 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    From BRENNO’S training report

    I'm guessing the 20 minutes was pretty much the match sim.

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    Just now, dazzledavey36 said:

    I'm guessing the 20 minutes was pretty much the match sim.

    Based on what I have seen at training in regards to his loads I just assumed (based on that report) that he only took part in the drills at the beginning. 

    On Wednesday he did the non contact initial drills and then when they went into contact drills and end to end stuff he did separate one on one stuff and laps. 

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    Some much better forward entries and some good pace on the footy in those highlights.

    Playing on inside 50 too which might be an example just to get used to sharing the ball.

    Windsor looking more comfortable than I’ve seen him the last 2 Wednesdays. That raw pace could really open things up 

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    4 hours ago, Demonland said:

    In fairness to Tom he just returned to the main group after a couple of weeks in rehab. It might take some time to hit his stride.

     

    3 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Great report, but on Sparrow I’m happier to know he’s back in the main stuff than I would be concerned on the back of one training. Has been out of the main drills for a while so I’d imagine there’s some rust 

    Fair call on his interrupted summer. My critique isn't just based on today though. I  just feel he hasn't quite come on as I thought he would have since 2021.  Still young however and capable of getting there. 

    Its equally a observation on the younger guys looking good and fighting for a spot. Good problem to have. 

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    12 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Playing on inside 50 too which might be an example just to get used to sharing the ball.

    Yeah I noticed that too…a bit different to our norm

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    4 hours ago, Lexinator said:

    Thanks for the report @picket fence, Deep Purple are awesome! How's Juddy going? Must be flying under the radar again, haven't not heard much about him.

    Just more of the same from Judd, which is a great thing! 

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    3 hours ago, picket fence said:

    Wonderful Report! Ur thoughts on Billings?

    I thought he was good mate. Not a stand out today for me but he uses the ball beautifully. Another one that is locked in the 22 come round 0 IMO

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    26 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    Based on what I have seen at training in regards to his loads I just assumed (based on that report) that he only took part in the drills at the beginning. 

    On Wednesday he did the non contact initial drills and then when they went into contact drills and end to end stuff he did separate one on one stuff and laps. 

    Yeah I am pretty confident he only did drills for 20-30 minutes than disappeared for match sim

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