PRESEASON TRAINING: Friday 2nd February, 2024

[Monbon 1,505]

4 hours ago, Demonland said:

Live scenes from Casey

Looks like Building 7 - WTC.

[whatwhat say what 18,987]

3 hours ago, DeeZone said:

I take your point DC but Windsor will be introduced into the team in a similar way to Riv, Jacko, Kozzi and bowser. The coaches have managed the debutante’s extremely well so far.😁

riv, jacko, kosi - rd 1 from their debut season?

they were picked from the get go from memory

Edited February 2 by whatwhat say what

[DeeZone 7,769]

7 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

riv, jacko, kosi - rd 1 from their debut season?

they were picked from the get go from memory

Kozzie debuted R1 2020 but Riv & Jacko debuted against Blues in June 2020.😁

[whatwhat say what 18,987]

4 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

Kozzie debuted R1 2020 but Riv & Jacko debuted against Blues in June 2020.😁

aka rd 2 

[DeeZone 7,769]

Yes wwsw I must admit that I had forgotten that 3 mth break between R1 and R2 in 2020 and those three boys debuted in R1 & R2, how strange was that year? And just shows that we can’t place limitations on our new recruits.

Edited February 2 by DeeZone

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1 hour ago, Brenno said:

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

Correct!

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2 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Did Jefferson actually play in the match sim?

No Dazz

[The analyser 11]

I loved training today and i thought it was  lot more intense and more full on than it has been previously.   Wouldnt be surprised if theres one or two debutants in windsor and howes early in the season.  Very pleased that the gates are open to the public now, and it was lovely to meet you today Ros.  

[manny100 1,010]

3 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Some electrifying moments from Windsor 😳

Gee No. 6 looks good. Had to look up the player numbers on the MFC website. Its Windsor.

[WERRIDEE 5,218]

9 hours ago, picket fence said:

Stormbringer

Song by Deep Purple

•  

 

Comin' out of nowhere, drivin' like rain
Stormbringer dance on the thunder again
Dark cloud gathering, breaking the day
No point running 'cause it's coming your way

Ride the rainbow
Crack the sky

The DEES ARE A coming
Time to die

Got to keep running
Stormbringer coming
They got all that you need
THE DEES WILL MAKE TEAMS bleed
Oh, yeah, yeah

You know their gonna get you

Rainbow shaker on a stallion twister
Bareback rider on the eye of the sky
DEES are a coming down, meaning to stay
Thunder and lightning heading your way

Ride the rainbow
Crack the sky

Stormbringer coming
Time to die

Got to keep running
THOSE DEES ARE coming
They got all that you need
VINES gonna make you bleed (yeah)

Hmm-mmm, oh-oh, yeah

Comin' out of nowhere, drivin' like a-rain
Stormbringer dance on the thunder again
Dark cloud gathering, breaking the day
No point running

'Cause CLARRYS coming your way
'Cause MAXXY coming your way
'Cause FRITTA'S coming your way
'Cause it's coming your way
'Cause it's coming your way

BUUP BUP BUP BUP BUP BUP BUP BARRRRRRRR DA DA ( Ritchie's Guitar wail at the end!!😁

 

NO SHOWS/ REHAB 

PETTY, MELKS, HUNTER, FULLARTON,JEFFERSON, Not sure I saw SALEM

CLARRY  and VERRELL both doing a POWER OF RUNNING and sheeeeit does CLARRY look mean, fit and PUMPED

 

MATCH SIMULATION NOTES

 

Full match simulation of 4 quarters I which I saw 3 quarters

 

WINDSOR ... an abslute LOCK for round one, really surprised me with his turn of speed, precision set ps and pin piont disposal, might become our best ball user and Wow has he got some X FACTOR

 

DISCO TURNER ... probably the best I have seen him in match sims, deft movements, a turn of speed and makes very sound decisions

 
JACK BILLINGS … another LOCK for ROUND 1 just uses it so well, makes excellent position and his decision making was fantastic

 

SHANE MC ADAM … took not 1 not 2 but 3 MARKS OF THE DAY, will complement Fritta magnificently, just knows where to position himself, very very dangerous arond goal and will be an absolute SURPRISE packet

ED LANGDON ... HAD IT ON A STRING , Elusive, quick, precise and typical Langdon run all day

 

ANDY MONIZ-WAKEFIELD ... Again I mention him and although quieter later was heavily involved of the back flank, wing and anywhere else, CAN PLAY

 

SPARGY PANTS ... The Salt and Pepper man was in everything, played very well and bobbed up all day

 

TAJ WOEWODIN … A lot to like, gets involved is fearless and sets up the play very very well. One to definately keep an eye on

KYNAN BROWN … Just NEVER GIVES IN, just gives and Gives with second and third efforts, good skill set and elusiveness

 

SHACHE ATTACKY … Did some very good things took some marks, was very competetive with Max and although overshadowed, I can ALMOST see him playing round 1 based on today

 

ONE WORD SUMMATIONS

MAX, Outstanding

KOSSY Freakish

TOMLINSON Belongs

VINES Beast

MAY Fearless

LEVER Methodical

TRACC Superstar

 

A lot going right, very high standard game and one which should give the selectors plenty to think about in the coming weeks.

 

Cheers PF 

 

P.S Saw one Slthera dead on the road , but still wisely went around it! 😱

 

Love your work Picket and a special mention to Brenno great stuff. A lot of talk about locks for the opening round would you be able to do a best 22 based on training? That would be great you know how much I love my best 22's. 

[RedLegs23 815]

Caleb Windsor looks to be the exact type of player we need through the middle.

[RedLegs23 815]

That leap from Moniz

[Demon Dynasty 15,507]

Appreciate all the detailed reports here.  Thanks to PF, Brennon, WCW & anyone else i might have missed.

Just to confirm, Maysie left the track after 20 min or so yes?  If so that is a real concern.

Might be best to put him in cotton wool for a while, fully assess and go from there?

Last thing we need is May breaking down with a nagging niggle throughout the season.

No Petty, May and/or Clarry early would be a real bummer.

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One thing I forgot to say and I dont know how I overlooked it but Nibbler was in sensational form and has improved his disposal😁

[titan_uranus 22,366]

Agree with those who say that Windsor looked great in that highlight reel. 

Hard to draw solid conclusions from clips like that but promising signs IMO.

[Sydee 3,617]

9 hours ago, manny100 said:

Gee No. 6 looks good. Had to look up the player numbers on the MFC website. Its Windsor.

He really moves well - reminds me so much of a young R Flower. No pressure on the young lad or unrealistic expectations this year but boy he looks to have great balance

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A YOUNG ROBERT FLOWER?🥰

[Sydee 3,617]

4 minutes ago, picket fence said:

A YOUNG ROBERT FLOWER?🥰

Wouldn’t that be grand 

[Roost it far 6,166]

7 minutes ago, picket fence said:

A YOUNG ROBERT FLOWER?🥰

Your training reports are getting more over the top by the session! At this rate we’ll win the flag and a first year player will own the members wing, Schache will win the Norm Smith and Nibbler will become the most loved Demon!    
Keep it coming!

[Kent 2,581]

10 hours ago, manny100 said:

Gee No. 6 looks good. Had to look up the player numbers on the MFC website. Its Windsor.

Me too Manny Looks fantastic

[Cheap Seats 3,300]

13 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

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 

I was excitied by some of the highlights i saw as well. As a trackwatcher DS are we getting a bit ahead of ourselves though, are teh match sims full on or just 13 v 13?

 

What i mean by that is, it looks pretty now in Feb but come July/August it's cold and the game is on the line the F50 isn't quite so open.

[Demonland 65,200]

1 hour ago, Roost it far said:

Your training reports are getting more over the top by the session! At this rate we’ll win the flag and a first year player will own the members wing, Schache will win the Norm Smith and Nibbler will become the most loved Demon!    
Keep it coming!

This must be your first preseason 😜

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1 minute ago, Demonland said:

This must be your first preseason 😜

Agree, Ive never been one to understate things, I mean how boring is that?😂

[Roost it far 6,166]

21 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Agree, Ive never been one to understate things, I mean how boring is that?😂

As I said, keep ‘em coming 

[Gawndy the Great 7,398]

Just by the clips our ball movement seems to have a bit more run and carry, with a bit more precision in ball movement.