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TRAINING: Sunday 7th April, 2024

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Next Training at Gosch's Paddock

Demon Family Series April School Holiday Open Training

Date and location: Sunday, April 7 (Gosch's Paddock)

Inclusions:

Players training

Signing opportunities

Kids' activities

Partner giveaways

11:00am: Event open to publicĀ 

11:45am - 12:15pm: team trainingĀ 

12:15pm - 12:45pm: players signing along the fence

12:45pm - 1:30pm: Field open to the public for K2KĀ 

1:30pm: event ends

https://www.melbournefc.com.au/teams/training-times

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    The weather forecast will likely put some folks off attending *cough* soft as melted butter *cough* šŸ˜…

    Come and enjoy the winning vibes regardless of the weather! And if it is cold and wet, what better way to warm up than with a hot snag (with or without onions) in bread? Answer: there is no better way Ā šŸ˜ƒ

    Show our players how proud you are of them (coz you are proud of them, right?) and enjoy the company of other Dees peeps.

    See you there!!!

    ā¤ļøšŸ’™šŸ‘ŠšŸ¼ā¤ļøšŸ’™

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    • Whispering_Jack changed the title to TRAINING: Sunday 7th April, 2024

    1 hour ago, Pipefitter said:

    So we do train in the rain after all!

    Any good parking recommendations?

    I usually go south side if the river and walk over the Anderson st bridge. Ā Is that its name . Or into Richmond south of swan st. And walk

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    1 hour ago, Pipefitter said:

    So we do train in the rain after all!

    Any good parking recommendations?

    I donā€™t know about parking around Goschā€™s except to say being early on a Sunday morning you should have a good chance of getting a park. But a better idea is to park at a train station and PT it to Richmond train station. Maybe not if youā€™re on the Sunbury line though coz of the dreaded two wordsā€¦ replacement [censored] buses šŸ¤¬

    I really hope we get a decent turnout, in the absence of a traditional Family Day this is one of the events we heavily rely on for fundraising.

    So yā€™all drag yer sorry arzes outta bed and get on down here! K? K.šŸ„°

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    3 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    I donā€™t know about parking around Goschā€™s except to say being early on a Sunday morning you should have a good chance of getting a park. But a better idea is to park at a train station and PT it to Richmond train station. Maybe not if youā€™re on the Sunbury line though coz of the dreaded two wordsā€¦ replacement [censored] buses šŸ¤¬

    I really hope we get a decent turnout, in the absence of a traditional Family Day this is one of the events we heavily rely on for fundraising.

    So yā€™all drag yer sorry arzes outta bed and get on down here! K? K.šŸ„°

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    Yep. The line was down for the hawks game too. Standard. Thanks for the tip.

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    Just got here. Music is pumping and there's plenty going on for the kids, get on down.

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    8 hours ago, Demonland said:

    We'd appreciate any info on who is in the rehab group from any intrepid trackwatchers.

    Hard to tell what the group is but Melk, BBB, AMW, McAdam, Bowey, Hunter are off to the side staying warm kicking to each other. Sestan doing strides on the boundary.

    Apart from Sestan, the rest of the above boys have just left the field.

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    Great job MFC. The players stuck around for a while to sign autographs and take selfies. Plenty of happy faces after that.

    Thanks to the Demon Army for their tireless efforts in the sausage sizzle, much appreciated!

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    3 minutes ago, layzie said:

    Great job MFC. The players stuck around for a while to sign autographs and take selfies. Plenty of happy faces after that.

    Thanks to the Demon Army for their tireless efforts in the sausage sizzle, much appreciated!

    I bought a snag from Walking Civil War.Itwas most tasty.

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    Hunter looked very proppy. Might have re-injured himself.Ā 

    Chandler looked in doubt this week with his right knee.Ā 

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    1 hour ago, layzie said:

    Hard to tell what the group is but Melk, BBB, AMW, McAdam, Bowey, Hunter are off to the side staying warm kicking to each other. Sestan doing strides on the boundary.

    Edit: Those boys bar Sestan have just left the field.

    Chandler also in rehab group then with physio.Ā 

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    32 minutes ago, Dingo said:

    I bought a snag from Walking Civil War.Itwas most tasty.

    Was that @WalkingCivilWarĀ taking the money? I shouldā€™ve said hi, whilst making her go back and forth for the Pepsi Max!

    Maybe we should have a designated Demonland area for those wishing to say hello?

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    Not such a good morning, weather wise. As I arrived, it starting raining, settled into watching some Victory players have a kick around.

    The MFC squad come out as the rain abated, they had wide smiles as the walked down the roped corridor. Plenty of joy from the supporters towards them, kids everywhere, maybe about 500 to a 1000 of us.

    Rehab/light duties, Hunter, BBB, TMac, McAdam, Bowey, Chandler, Melky, Sestan, AMW, Spargo, Turner.

    Chandler was doing enough running to suggest he will be right.

    I expected Hunter to be in the main group, must have had a setback.

    Looks like they are working on the fitness of Sestan.

    BBB and TMac are managed, no obvious hindrances, and the easy recovery run is usual for them.

    A surprise with AMW, just as we were suggesting he is nearly ready, he goes into rehab. I couldn't tell what the problem was.

    No Hore.

    They split into three stations, short kicking, a kind of soccer competition of kicking the ball down the field with finesse from outside the line, and a structured handball game.

    Down came the rain again for 5 minutes and then cleared.

    They did some structured sims. Coaches would move the ball from the forward line and set a high mark for a backman who would slingshot it off via spread and/or corridor it with links, to either a marking forward or to a forward that brings the ball front and centre. may was moving well.

    They had a couple of meetings in the middle.

    Finally, they head to the boundary for extensive signings.

    Great atmosphere.

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    Seemed to be quite a light session. Wouldnā€™t rule out those not completing a full session.Ā 
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    spoke to Maysie, he admitted his body was fairly sore. Incredible that he is playing through that much pain.Ā 
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    a kid asked Oliver if he was playing this week. He was taken aback by it. As if he had no idea why heā€™d be asked the question. So, I assume we can lock him in.Ā 
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    one whack for the Club though - there was a designated 10 + year members area. It wouldnā€™t have been in a worse spot. On a slope with little vantage at all. At the end, when plyers came to sign, Max didnā€™t even make his way over to that area. Given that it was described as an exclusive area for our loyalist members, it seemed that MFC staff had no coordination of what was going on.Ā 
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    WCW, the snags were beautifully cooked.Ā 

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    4 minutes ago, kev martin said:

    Not such a good morning, weather wise. As I arrived, it starting raining, settled into watching some Victory players have a kick around.

    The MFC squad come out as the rain abated, they had wide smiles as the walked down the roped corridor. Plenty of joy from the supporters towards them, kids everywhere, maybe about 500 to a 1000 of us.

    Rehab/light duties, Hunter, BBB, TMac, McAdam, Bowey, Chandler, Melky, Sestan, AMW.

    Chandler was doing enough running to suggest he will be right.

    I expected Hunter to be in the main group, must have had a setback.

    Looks like they are working on the fitness of Sestan.

    BBB and TMac are managed, no obvious hindrances, and the easy recovery run is usual for them.

    A surprise with AMW, just as we were suggesting he is nearly ready, he goes into rehab. I couldn't tell what the problem was.

    No Spargo or Hore, and I cannot remember seeing Turner (?).

    They split into three stations, short kicking, a kind of soccer competition of kicking the ball down the field with finesseĀ  from outside the line, and a structured handball game.

    Down came the rain again for 5 minutes and then cleared.

    They did some structured sims. Coaches would move the ball from the forward line and set a high mark for a backman who would slingshot it off via spread and then corridor it to either a marking forward or to a forward that brings the ball front and centre. may was moving well.

    They had a couple of meetings in the middle.

    Finally, they head to the boundary for extensive signings.

    Great atmosphere.

    Spargo was thereā€¦was in the navy jumper, not the red like the main groupĀ 

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    5 minutes ago, kev martin said:

    Not such a good morning, weather wise. As I arrived, it starting raining, settled into watching some Victory players have a kick around.

    The MFC squad come out as the rain abated, they had wide smiles as the walked down the roped corridor. Plenty of joy from the supporters towards them, kids everywhere, maybe about 500 to a 1000 of us.

    Rehab/light duties, Hunter, BBB, TMac, McAdam, Bowey, Chandler, Melky, Sestan, AMW.

    Chandler was doing enough running to suggest he will be right.

    I expected Hunter to be in the main group, must have had a setback.

    Looks like they are working on the fitness of Sestan.

    BBB and TMac are managed, no obvious hindrances, and the easy recovery run is usual for them.

    A surprise with AMW, just as we were suggesting he is nearly ready, he goes into rehab. I couldn't tell what the problem was.

    No Spargo or Hore, and I cannot remember seeing Turner (?).

    They split into three stations, short kicking, a kind of soccer competition of kicking the ball down the field with finesseĀ  from outside the line, and a structured handball game.

    Down came the rain again for 5 minutes and then cleared.

    They did some structured sims. Coaches would move the ball from the forward line and set a high mark for a backman who would slingshot it off via spread and/or corridor it with links, to either a marking forward or to a forward that brings the ball front and centre. may was moving well.

    They had a couple of meetings in the middle.

    Finally, they head to the boundary for extensive signings.

    Great atmosphere.

    Spargo and Turner were in rehab group but didnā€™t do much.

    AMW told me he hopes to play this week. Also said he thought we would challenge Kossieā€™s ban.Ā 

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    6 minutes ago, Kick_It_To_Pickett said:

    one whack for the Club though - there was a designated 10 + year members area. It wouldnā€™t have been in a worse spot. On a slope with little vantage at all. At the end, when plyers came to sign, Max didnā€™t even make his way over to that area. Given that it was described as an exclusive area for our loyalist members, it seemed that MFC staff had no coordination of what was going on.Ā 

    Shocking spot to stand, had my daughter on my shoulders for a bit and gave up and moved to the punt road wing.

    Bowzer had the red top on, someone asked him about the shoulder, said he was about halfway through rehab, 4 weeks from playing.Ā 

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