PRESEASON TRAINING: Tuesday 27th February 2024

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I’m at Gosch’s Paddock this morning for what I assume will be a Captain’s Run in the lead up to tomorrow night’s practice match against the Blues. 

Based on previous Captain’s Run training reports the squad that takes the field should be indicative of the lineup for the match at Ikon Park. 

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Early on the track in Red: Melksham & McAdam

Melksham having shots at goal from 50

McAdam running laps as is Melksham now 

Can see Petty in Red walking back to AAMI 

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55 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Early on the track in Red: Melksham & McAdam

Melksham having shots at goal from 50

McAdam running laps as is Melksham now 

Can see Petty in Red walking back to AAMI 

Can't see Petty playing any time soon.... they just need to get his body right for the back half of the year.

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Boys should be out in about 5 mins 

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16 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

Can see Petty in Red walking back to AAMI 

Assume gym work?

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Main Group (Also in Red): Gawn, Viney, May, JVR, Lever, Petracca, McVee, Windsor, Billings, Langdon, Bowey, Schache, Rivers, ANB, Fritsch, Sparrow, Chandler, Kozzy, Laurie, K Brown, Tomlinson, Howes, Salem!!!

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No Clarry in the main group

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No Verrell so assume that Schache will be the backup ruck. 

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1 minute ago, Demonland said:

No Clarry in the main group

I’ll go out on a limb and say Clarry won’t play in Opening Round. 

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36 minutes ago, Demonland said:

No Verrell so assume that Schache will be the backup ruck. 

I think Verrell needs one more year at Casey and another pre season before he will be ready for genuine seniors time. 2025 will be the beginning of the Verrall era.

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Split into 2 groups for warmups. No discernible groups as they are a mix of lines. 

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Salem looking fit and sharp. 

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Not training with the Main Group

Spargo, Hunter, Oliver, Melksham, Jefferson, McAdam, McDonald, Adams, Hore, Verrell, Smith, Fullarton, Petty, Sestan, Tholstrup, Woewodin, Turner, AMW, KFW, B Brown

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Square drill player kicks to a player at another point on the square who marks and handballs to a running player who kicks to another point of the square etc. repeat  

Skills for the most part look sharp. 

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Players on witches hats shaped in a diamond running and handballing to another player at another point in the diamond culminating in a player receiving and having a ping for goal on the run from 40 out. 

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Second group of players coming over from AAMI. 

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Sam Edmund on SEN says Clayton will feature in the VFL scratch match prior to the AFL scratch match.

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2nd Group (Also in Red): TMac, KFW, Sestan, Tholstrup, Hore, AMW, Adams, Fullarton, Verrell, Jefferson, Weowodin, Clarry!!!!

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Players not in either group: Melksham, McAdam, Hunter, Spargo, Petty, Smith, B Brown, Turner

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14 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

Sam Edmund on SEN says Clayton will feature in the VFL scratch match prior to the AFL scratch match.

Gawn stated this in his recent interview 

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30 minutes ago, Demonland said:

No Clarry in the main group

Yeah was mentioned this morning on radio that he’d play in vfl practice match. 

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Split into lines:

Centre Bounce: Max, Viney, Trac, Langdon, Sparrow, Salem, Windsor

Backs: May Lever, McVee, Bowey, Howes, Rivers, Tomlinson

Forwards: JVR, Schache, Kozzy, ANB, Chandler, Laurie, Fritsch, Billings, K Brown

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Tactical drill without tackling. Very quick ball movement end to end. Skills look sharp but no pressure. 

Drills starting from different points of the ground. 

Most starting off with Bowey. 

Other drills starting from a ball up or throw in. 

Very uneven number of players in white singlets as the opposition. Most of them the coach and assistants. 

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Seconds doing some basic drills on the rugby oval next door. 

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Clarry in long sleeves.