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40 minutes ago, Katrina Dee Fan said:

Report from Ghostwriter went to Gosch’s this morning and sent me this report…

1st - 4th year players today. Some seniors chose to attend: Viney, Salo, Fritta, Tmac, HP35.

The vibe was amazing. The sunshine and lack of wind made it even better. They all look great; trim and toned and not one of them is out of shape. You thought Vines couldn’t possibly get any musclier? Think again. Good luck trying to tackle him, oppo chumps, see you in the broken bones ward at the Royal Melbourne! 

Nathan Basset already commanding much respect from the boys as well as Goody and Chocco. Very professional.

Troy Chaplin confident and decisive when addressing his charges. 

Idk if Tom Campbell is any good at footying but believe me, he’s a lovely person. It’s no wonder he and BBB are besties, carbon copy right there.

 Chin Chandler rocking a dramatic buzzcut. First reaction: WTF?! Immediately followed by It actually looks good. 

No easing into training this preseason. No siree Bob. Straight into serious, physical drills. A lot of practice at baulking a couple of players while running into open goal. Leb puts the “Win” in “Windsor.”
He absolutely nailed it.

Woey junior super impressive when tackling, the boy simply does not let up. Brings one to ground, springs back up and takes down another one. So good to see. 

Jed Adams was wearing #19 (shack attack’s body isn’t even cold yet) but it’s probably only because he didn’t have a clean #26. 

Ollie Sestan looks great. Clearly hasn’t missed a single day in the gym. Seems super confident when talking about a potential debut in the offing.

Jeffo also appears way more confident compared to last season. Not afraid to go in hard. Seems more agile as well. Still needs to straighten tf up but the Quasimodo is no longer as prominent.

A slightly deranged regular was there. She gave Goody a big ‘ol bear hug and told him she’s so happy now that all that shhiitt is behind him after years of having to listen to the nasty allegations and that she’s even happier that he’s still our coach. He genuinely appreciated her sentiment then went on to praise the Demon Army. Love that guy.

Chocco the complete opposite. He showed the slightly deranged one a video he took at Ikon during the last W H&A match. He took it from above and behind the cheer squad and said the CS is too noisy and raucous and extremely annoying, in particular the slightly deranged one and that next time he’s gonna bring a bottle of water to tip on her head. She told him to GAGF. 🤣

‘Til next time, Kat. Lotsa love, your friend xxx

Send my regards to Ghostwriter please

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I'm down from Tamworth until Friday morning - does anyone know if they will be at Gosch's on Wednesday by any chance, and if so, at what time?

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Looking very good. Excellent to see Goodwin looking a little happier 

Chunk & Bassett will be great acquisitions to the Club 

A lot of work has been done inside the Club over the last 2 months 

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1 hour ago, Ted Lasso said:

I managed to stop in for a little look, but i am not great at training reports so i will do my best. 

 

  • I know it's very early but the entire vibe of the club felt much more lighthearted, fun and energetic than i can remember it being since maybe 2021

 

Wait till The Brand gets back!

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1 hour ago, Demonstone said:

-  Clarrie absent from training and dealing with a "family issue"

-  Tracc absent from training but expected to be at the training camp

Well that just ruined my recent-weeks Dees buzz. 

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18 minutes ago, The Jackson FIX said:

Well that just ruined my recent-weeks Dees buzz. 

It may be nothing to worry about.

Neither player were "meant" to be there as today was for years 1 - 4 players.

Some, but certainly not all, of the more senior players also turned up for a run.

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The Dalai Lama said of today's training:

"In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision"

and

"Old friends go, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day.

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I once phoned up said spiritual leader of Tibet and he sent me a large goat with a long neck.

Turns out I'd called "Dial-A-Llama" by mistake.

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3 hours ago, Redleg said:

Stay there, you might see three of mine running saturday.

Well, yours still ran ahead of mine from the Melbourne Cup. I might have to look up glue factories.

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Forgot to mention Marty Hore.

He was looking good and working hard on his fitness, leading in some of the group runs. Would imagine he is going to do all he can to give himself a chance to play or at least be ready if he gets a call up to the main team.

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11 hours ago, Demonland said:

 

JVR looked quite lackadaisical in that clip - very slow.  Needs to quicken up a lot. 🙄🤗

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38 minutes ago, demon3165 said:

I'm interested if their 20-40 metre passes are low and hard and kicking over someone in between those metres quickly..

The kicking drills ran by Choco were quite extensively and the first after the warm-up.

15 meters apart and in pairs they kick right and left foot. Then variations occur. Spin (360°) to the left, kick, spin again to the right, kick, place the ball on the ground, pick up and kick, place the ball behind, spin and kick. Repeat at 30 meters. At one stage they included two balls, but only one kicking over the top as the other ball is handballed flat. 

The next kicking drill was more complicated. They had six starting positions. Three on two lines. The middle group in bibs, attempted to intercept the passes, by those in the outside lines. The outside lines would pass to the other line, down the line, or diagonal. I think they had a system going so it wasn't haphazard. It created a variety of kicks.

Choco empathises that he wants the ball to spin well, and for sharp, direct actions. I think he will create even more drills with a variety of difficulty and skills.

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Great to see Jeffo a lot bigger and stronger, I have a good feeling about him going forward. He has a lot of natural ability and he just needs to get his body right.

I feel like he needs a few chiropractic adjustments to straighten his back up, it doesn't look right. Surely the club is suggesting he see a medical professional to help his posture because no doubt it would benefit his footy. It's definitely something you can reverse with the proper treatment.

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