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TRAINING: Tuesday June 4th 2024

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4 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Sesto, Will V and Jeffo are out there. I just spotted Luker. Huge solid “kid” wearing #44 They’ve only just started training yet he looks like he’s been with the boys for years. 

We've kept number 34 in reserve for Kalani White, then?

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    2 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    I think you’re the one carrying a backpack full of something but it ain’t bricks. 

    Yep it’s full of courage, heart, skills and football sense. Maybe I’ll head down to training on Thursday…

     

    *again, I’m joking but this time with a salt bae sprinkle of seriousness * 

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    27 minutes ago, Superunknown said:

    Melksham back cannot come soon enough. Weapon

    firmly believe was a major factor in not playing a GF

     

    Totally. Coming after  injuries to Fritsch and Petty, losing Melky was the killer blow.

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    Hopefully JVR gets up. My confidence in beating Freo was severely dented once JVR was surprisingly left out with injury.

    I don't think we're a chance on Monday without JVR given how diabolical our forward line has been this year.

    We can't ever have a forward line of Petty and Turner as your number 1 and 2 key forwards again. If you have to wheel out a finished BBB  then so be it.

     

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    28 minutes ago, Gawndy the Great said:

    Maybe I’ll head down to training on Thursday…

     

    You may be a lil lonesome since no one else will be there. 

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    5 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Hopefully JVR gets up. My confidence in beating Freo was severely dented once JVR was surprisingly left out with injury.

    I don't think we're a chance on Monday without JVR given how diabolical our forward line has been this year.

    We can't ever have a forward line of Petty and Turner as your number 1 and 2 key forwards again. If you have to wheel out a finished BBB  then so be it.

     

    It's just not the players fault it's the dysfunctional structure and ball skills by players further up the ground.

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    5 hours ago, Gawndy the Great said:

    Asking for a mate, were any of the boys carrying backpacks full of bricks? 
     

    *only joking*

     

    #with a sprinkle of seriousness

    Not so far fetched.

    Garry 'Bull' Baker ('74' - '81') brought some house bricks to training on occasions and used to run laps with one in each hand

    After seeing this,  my brother, myself and others in our mad grog squad group thereafter referred to him as 'Bricks' Baker!

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    6 hours ago, Gawndy the Great said:

    Asking for a mate, were any of the boys carrying backpacks full of bricks? 
     

    *only joking*

     

    #with a sprinkle of seriousness

    What's your end game? The whole team to get concussion so we forfeit rather than playing King's Birthday? 

    https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/christian-salem-opens-up-on-bizarre-concussion-suffered-during-melbourne-training-camp/news-story/0cdca9c446baf9e25372016b6c426ded 

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    7 hours ago, DeeZone said:

    Thanks WCW I know this is a bit cheeky but would you mind asking JVR and when you meet Luker - What is your actual height? Thanks in advance and thank you for turning up today very commendable.

    Would be good to know, as have seen different heights for both stated.

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    1 minute ago, Redleg said:

    Would be good to know, as have seen different heights for both stated.

    Thanks Redleg yes they have both shrunk a couple of centimetres. The Club need to be a bit more precise, I know when we were growing up we knew exactly how tall we were, my kids were the same marked on the pantry door, lol.!!

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    1 hour ago, Demon Dynasty said:

    Not so far fetched.

    Garry 'Bull' Baker ('74' - '81') brought some house bricks to training on occasions and used to run laps with one in each hand

    After seeing this,  my brother, myself and others in our mad grog squad group thereafter referred to him as 'Bricks' Baker!

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    15 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

    Thanks Redleg yes they have both shrunk a couple of centimetres. The Club need to be a bit more precise, I know when we were growing up we knew exactly how tall we were, my kids were the same marked on the pantry door, lol.!!

    Club has listed JVR at 193 cms and Kentfield at 194 cms.

     

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    Gary Baker used to run rock wall restaurant at Salamanca Hobart. Not only a great restaurant but Gary and his wife were terrific hosts. No matter how long between visits they remembered you and they loved seeing Dees supporters. So not only was he great player but a top bloke.

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    56 minutes ago, binman said:

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    Bricks!  A fine lump of a lad he was

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    5 hours ago, Superunknown said:

    Melksham back cannot come soon enough. Weapon

    firmly believe was a major factor in not playing a GF

    Completely. That plus no Kozzie, JVR and Brayshaw.

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    1 hour ago, Redleg said:

    Club has listed JVR at 193 cms and Kentfield at 194 cms.

     

    I read somewhere recently (can’t recall where), that he is 196cm. It’s entirely possible that the club (MFC) has taken info from a previous club’s player profile in their haste to get something up on the web site, and that he has shot up another couple of cm’s in the meantime.

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    Thanks so much WCW for another great set of observations and insights.

    So they were in high spirits.  Is that a good thing ie not dwelling over what cannot be undone, or bad that they were happy and not as angry as the supporter base?  
     

    Good to hear that Luker Kentfield has hit the track.  Was he welcomed by the group as a whole?  Did he look, from what sounds like a limited session, grossly underdone?  How was his ball handling both in the air and on the turf?

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    Just now, monoccular said:

    Thanks so much WCW for another great set of observations and insights.

    So they were in high spirits.  Is that a good thing ie not dwelling over what cannot be undone, or bad that they were happy and not as angry as the supporter base?  
     

    Good to hear that Luker Kentfield has hit the track.  Was he welcomed by the group as a whole?  Did he look, from what sounds like a limited session, grossly underdone?  How was his ball handling both in the air and on the turf?

    Wouldn't read much into the on track mood Mono.  One of the weeks i attended training was before the Lions match and they were super vocal & and [censored]-o-hooping!

    I'm not sure it matters all that much TBH.  A quietish session could mean they're fully focused and determined to get the job done or maybe unhappy about things!

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    6 hours ago, Superunknown said:

    Melksham back cannot come soon enough. Weapon

    firmly believe was a major factor in not playing a GF

     

     

    5 hours ago, pitmaster said:

    Totally. Coming after  injuries to Fritsch and Petty, losing Melky was the killer blow.

    … and of course, Gus. 
     

    Melk was mooted to return “after the bye” which is round 15.  Reports have said that he was in full training over the last several weeks. After such a layoff surely he will need at least one game at VFL.  Unfortunately Casey has, of course,  a bye weekend 15 June so he can’t get a warm up there. 

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    19 minutes ago, monoccular said:

     

    … and of course, Gus. 
     

    Melk was mooted to return “after the bye” which is round 15.  Reports have said that he was in full training over the last several weeks. After such a layoff surely he will need at least one game at VFL.  Unfortunately Casey has, of course,  a bye weekend 15 June so he can’t get a warm up there. 

    When I was last at training, six weeks ago, he was moving and kicking sweetly. Looked ready to go then so hopefully he is only a few weeks away now.

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    7 hours ago, binman said:

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    I thought he was excellent in The Big Lebowski.

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    8 hours ago, monoccular said:

     

    … and of course, Gus. 
     

    Melk was mooted to return “after the bye” which is round 15.  Reports have said that he was in full training over the last several weeks. After such a layoff surely he will need at least one game at VFL.  Unfortunately Casey has, of course,  a bye weekend 15 June so he can’t get a warm up there. 

    This time last season the majority call was for him to be desisted. 

    Now he's a saviour ,like Petty!!

     

     

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    Very excited by the prospect of Milkshake returning soon. Done an incredible job to get back ahead of schedule, can see the steely determinationin in his eyes. Could do with the extra determination and tenacity on the field right now.

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