The set up, is being put up, for an 11.45am post review training session.  

32 in the full session.

Rehab: Spargo (runners and singlet), Turner, BBB, and Verrall (looks to be a test).

Hunter doing his own program.

Bowser in the arm sling.

May looks fine.

No McAdam. 

As they gathered, they gave Melky a round of applause, he is doing drills with them as well.

Petty is also drilling.

 

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Verrall has not joined the main squad. Looks to be working on his hip, and running laps.

So happy for Melky to be back in full training, the same for Petty.

They are training hard, and the voice levels are high.  Plenty of support for each other, hand slapping cheers, and 'that's what we want' calls.

Drills started with running and kicking, then gather and leads, some competitive handball drills, now talls marking and smalls in two groups, low ball gathers, and breaking tackles and lines, in competitive handball.   

Sims are on, and Melky is off, running hard sprints.

Plenty of spread and switch, and making overlaps in the midfield, but still delivering to a crowded forward area.

They are now sprinting up and down the paddock, team running.

Langdon putting time into K.Brown with instructions about wing roles.

That looks like the end of the session.

A few stay out.

Tracc,  Farris-White, Colt, Billings, Salem, Fullaton, JVR, AMW, kicking goals under supervision of Choco.

Woey, ANB, Laurie, ball handling.

Hore and Viney, kick to kick.

Oliver from the centre kicking to a leading Petty. Oliver now goal kicking.

Last on the track is Melky working with two trainers, direction changes with ball handling.

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What is McAdam doing Kev. Any indication of who might go back to replace Bowser?

Thanks. 

19 minutes ago, Slartibartfast said:

What is McAdam doing Kev. Any indication of who might go back to replace Bowser?

Thanks. 

McAdam is not at training. 

They haven't broken into their 'lines' yet.

2 minutes ago, kev martin said:

McAdam is not at training. 

They haven't broken into their 'lines' yet.

Isn’t he the guy to help solve our forward half issues?

22 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

Isn’t he the guy to help solve our forward half issues?

Remember Rif, it’s he who laughs last……..,,!!

9 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

Remember Rif, it’s he who laughs last……..,,!!

I ain’t laughing 

Hi Kev did Woey get any extra attention from coaches, what did you glean from the training run??

19 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

Hi Kev did Woey get any extra attention from coaches, what did you glean from the training run??

Woey was looking good, nothing extra from coaches.

We didn't take it on through the middle. 

They want them to be quicker and not make errors.

They want the smalls to stand and/or break through tackles.

They are working on Petty's fitness.

Going very slow with Hunter.

Not bringing K.Brown in till he is sure of his role.

Viney and Colt have a thing.

Goody loves Clarry.

McQualter works the recovery session.

They are loading.

Stafford was micro managing.

 

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1 hour ago, kev martin said:

Plenty of spread and switch, and making overlaps in the midfield, but still delivering to a crowded forward area.

 

 

Gadzooks!  Will we ever fix this!??

Simon should allocate at least one entire training session every week to ensure we are NOT doing this.

Even if it means moving Stafford aside and taking over the whole session.

1 hour ago, Slartibartfast said:

What is McAdam doing Kev. Any indication of who might go back to replace Bowser?

Thanks. 

They didn't move Into their lines.

As a guess, it will be Salem to replace Bowser.

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5 minutes ago, Demon Dynasty said:

 

Gadzooks!  Will we ever fix this!??

Simon should allocate at least one entire training session every week to ensure we are NOT doing this.

Even if it means moving Stafford aside and taking over the whole session.

The wingers run into the forwards space pushing the halves into the congestion.

The strategy was during sims, so unsure if Stafford is the designer. He is more about the leading patterns.

 

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What do you mean by saying they’re loading?

5 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

What do you mean by saying they’re loading?

Hard running after the session, a few on their haunches, and some underdone are given extra repeats.

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1 minute ago, kev martin said:

Hard running after the session, a few on their haunches, and some underdone are given extra repeats.

What would you imagine is the point of this? We played Carlton in 38 degrees, ran out of puff last week and now we’re busting a gut at training. Can you explain the logic behind this?

Just now, Roost it far said:

What would you imagine is the point of this? We played Carlton in 38 degrees, ran out of puff last week and now we’re busting a gut at training. Can you explain the logic behind this?

General fitness, push them after the 4 day break.

I assume the trainers know how to get the best out of them.

Just now, kev martin said:

General fitness, push them after the 4 day break.

I assume the trainers know how to get the best out of them.

Yes but you specifically said we’re loading which is different to a hard session after a break?

4 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

Yes but you specifically said we’re loading which is different to a hard session after a break?

Paging @binman

3 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

Yes but you specifically said we’re loading which is different to a hard session after a break?

Once you start hard running in-season I would think that is still ‘loading’ - getting hard kms into legs that may have short term consequences but long term benefits.

 

not sure why it couldn’t have been completed before the season proper…

44 minutes ago, Demon Dynasty said:

 

Gadzooks!  Will we ever fix this!??

Simon should allocate at least one entire training session every week to ensure we are NOT doing this.

Even if it means moving Stafford aside and taking over the whole session.

  Crowded forward lines are mostly a function of how efficiently teams move the ball and transition from the back half of the ground 

Ours is crowded mostly because we generally move the ball too slowly allowing the opposition to get numbers back. That is why it sounds like we are trying to improve our ball movement efficiency as it’s directly linked to F50 efficiency 
 

We obviously also need a more than one strong contested mark down there (that would be Petty but he’s not available) - Fritta is a great forward but contested marking is not his game and Schache is Schache 

Watching GWS Sat night they had Brown (jet imo) Hogan, Ricardi and Cadman - pretty handy talls to add to Greene, Daniels and Bedford 

 

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Thanks Kev greatly appreciated it would have been hot and windy down at Gosh’s today. 

50 minutes ago, kev martin said:

Viney and Colt have a thing.

?

Is it contagious?

19 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

Yes but you specifically said we’re loading which is different to a hard session after a break?

Used the trigger word, sorry for the confusion. I wouldn't know if they are in a 'loading' program.

The trainers worked them hard, sprints after the sim. 

2 minutes ago, kev martin said:

Used the trigger word, sorry for the confusion. I wouldn't know if they are in a 'loading' program.

The trainers worked them hard, sprints after the sim. 

Thanks for the clarification. I’m not against loading in theory or practice. However if we’re loading now I’d be a little shocked.

11 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

Thanks Kev greatly appreciated it would have been hot and windy down at Gosh’s today. 

A little gusty, but not effecting them. 

Most difficult is the hot wind draining them. The water volunteers were working very hard, constantly sprinting to groups as the whistle for the change-up rings out.

10 minutes ago, Jontee said:

?

Is it contagious?

Wrestling after the session (Viney and Colt).

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