6 minutes ago, waynewussell said:

Who's the blonde?

Whoever he is, I'd love to see the club select him on the half-back line with Woewodin and Bowey. We could then just refer to the half-backs as Bowey, Woey and Snowy.

Just now, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Who's the blonde?

Whoever he is, I'd love to see the club select him on the half-back line with Woewodin and Bowey. We could then just refer to the half-backs as Bowey, Woey and Snowy.

Sharp

Just now, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Who's the blonde?

Whoever he is, I'd love to see the club select him on the half-back line with Woewodin and Bowey. We could then just refer to the half-backs as Bowey, Woey and Snowy.

Harry Sharp 

1 hour ago, waynewussell said:

AMW just ran through 3 tough tackles, rugby style, bounced off each and delivered the handpass

The benefit of pre pre-season training in Darwin, "it's a bit warm today" not a bead of sweat when talking to him at the end of the session. Junior rugby helps as well.

Edited November 22, 2024Nov 22 by Satyriconhome

I spoke to one of fitness staff about throwing Langford and Johnson straight in to a lot of the running and drills ",we thought the vitamin d today would be a benefit" oh ha ha

Kane Cornes, this is why you sign your gun players up long term, because when players are contracted, they get over whatever is bothering them, work through it and come back looking as good as Trac did today. 

 

Got there late at about 11 and could only handle the heat for about 40 minutes.

Rehabbers have mostly been covered I think but XL (no strapping, walking fine) and Spargs were just chilling with Choco by the time I was there. 

Salem looking more comfortable than last year to my eye. Sestan and Howes ran together and there body shapes are coming together too!

Not seen: Gawn, May, Viney (by me), Lever, McAdam, Billings, Langdon, Chandler, Sparrow, Pickett, McVee

Langford is a big boy, but no extra weight on him, he has huge feet (not sure what that means - big shoes!). Johnson clearly isn’t built like a full time pro just yet but he seems to have fit legs and athletic look to him, I reckon a good preseason and he’ll look the part. No strapping on the knee and completing gentle run throughs with Harvey with ease.

Probably only about 16 in full training so doubt drills were all that insightful but first one I saw was the mids simulating a contest on the half forward flank then going inside 50 to a 3 on 3. Initially with a spare defender then without. Focus on getting to the corridor and kicking out to the fat side.

Mids: Verrall, Tracc, Oliver, Rivers, Laurie, Bowie, Woey, Windsor. 5 on 3 so not a lot of pressure 

Tracc bursting from congestion. Clarry had a couple of trademark zips through. Windsor getting handballs inside 60 = a shot inside 40 in no time.

Forwards: JVR, Disco, Jeffo, Kentfield 

A big focus on spade and separation. Kentfield took a nice mark on the lead and hit up Jeffo. He’s a large unit. Jeffo’s stronger, still need to iron out that spine. He came up on leads and forced contests a couple of times, he has a closing speed on leads and swooped on a crumb and dished handballs in a flash of an eye. Not fully willing to say it’s magician time just yet but it could be close.

Backs: Petty, T Mc, fake Petty, Hore, AMW as the key backs out there

Tommy had a good spoil and forced the ball over the line and was met with Clarry saying ‘gets better every year’

Next drill was 8 on 8 condensed in to a 60 x 30 rectangle on the wing just trying to get short kicks through the zone. If this is our game plan with these current players we might be in trouble! Turnover central! But it was 30+ degrees and over 90 minutes in. Bassett preaching the need to be up on opponents, clear with handovers and to take away the 45 on the mark. Not sure he knows about the stand rule tho so that will be interesting. Windsor about the only one to find space but a couple of sneaky Jeffo leads. 

Overall takeaway was I hope the rehab group trims down before Christmas but seemingly a good core out there. Interested to see what Chappy can do with these young key forwards.

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2 hours ago, Roost it far said:

As you’d expect The Brand is in absolutely ripping shape

 

 

2 hours ago, Katrina Dee Fan said:

From GW:

Aidan turned up later than the others. Xavier running laps with SpargiPants. 
Tons of media here. Probably for the draftees but Tracc turning up was a surprise. I can almost smell Cleary racing to get here.

Probably got a tip off??? Trimmed perfectly for Saturdays paper

2 hours ago, Demonland said:

Boys still running to the water station at the end of drills. 

Love reading this, it is absolutely the small things, which become habit that create discipline and everyone understanding and maintaining minimum standards

Mcadam nowhere to be seen!

Just now, old dee said:

Mcadam nowhere to be seen!

Neither are a few others like Kozzy. Not required until Monday so let’s see then. 

Langford looks so good! outside of an injury, i can't see any way he's not playing regular footy next year.

3 hours ago, Demonland said:

Trac is BACK!!

 

3 hours ago, Demonland said:

Spargo in rehab. Doing knee raisers on the spot. 

3 hours ago, adonski said:

Jefferson watch....

Here are a couple of pics of Jefferson from training today.  Slotted some nice goals, and got really encouraging advice from Turner at one point - absolutely fantastic to see from Disco.

Here's a snap of Daniel Larusso as well for good measure...

 

 

I went. Some random thoughts:

- is there a more beautiful sporting precinct in the world?

- Not sure why the players looked so hor and bothered, it wasn't that hot, in the shade

- tracc was doing fast laps, stopped right in front of me, on his haunches gasping. Looks in incredible shape. He's a beast.

- on tracc, if I was goody I'd tell him not to EVER kick under 40 metres. He is so much better kicking long, weights the ball beautifully with his long kicks. 

-  Langford is bloody huge. As waynewussell noted he and kolt both tackled tracc at one point, was very willing

- clarry looks in much better shape than he was this time last, and even at season's end. But is still a ways off his very best condition - which is OK, preseason has just started 

- clarry's effort was first class, pushed himself very hard right to the end

- clarry's class stands out like a flashing light. At one point he scooped the ball of the deck one handed and in the same motion hanballed into space so his targeted receiver did not have to break stride. Thing of beauty.

- tmac was in unbelievablely good shape. Best I've ever seen him. Trainer of the session IMHO. His effort and intensity was off the charts. In one drill he missed a target and screamed an obscenity in anger. 

- great to have chunk back at the club. Vocal. Encouraging. Good energy. And as an added bonus his tree trunk legs make clarry's look positively svelte 

- at the end group of about 12 players, almost all forwards, did a goal kicking drill. Four things worth noting.

- One, no petts. It would appear he us defence bound.

- Two, group included bowey. He came over near me to take somd snaps from the boundary and I asked him if we might seem him up forward. He said, no but we might see him on the wing and he hopes to snag some goals

- Three, roo barely missed a goal. Beautiful, neat kicking action that looks exactly the same every time, from whatever distance 

- Four, Turner kicks the ball unbelievably hard.  Also dead straight. He looks very focused and driven. I have a feeling he will really impose himself next season 

3 hours ago, Demonland said:

Langford is warming up with the main group. 

Lindsay is doing some drills/exercises with Spargo. Not sure if that is because he is in rehab or not. 

Langford looks a pretty serious customer!

 

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3 hours ago, Demonland said:

Clarry back out on the track. 

3 hours ago, Demonland said:

Gave Windsor a big wrap the other day but he has missed a number of targets today. Hopefully an aberration. 

He did seem to flub quite a few kicks, including a shot at goal that went wide, to his very audible frustration later in the session.  But gee-wiz he looks sensational when he's running with the ball, and he had a hell of a lot of it today in the full-field ball movement work.

3 hours ago, waynewussell said:

McDonald just out-marked Roo and is in peak pre-Christmas condition

Might've been this one?  Great to see TMac looking so good out there.  I think I heard Clarry at one point give him some plaudit along the lines of "Just keeps getting better with age". 😃

1 minute ago, gs77 said:

He did seem to flub quite a few kicks, including a shot at goal that went wide, to his very audible frustration later in the session.  But gee-wiz he looks sensational when he's running with the ball, and he had a hell of a lot of it today in the full-field ball movement work.

The Rolls Royce!

3 hours ago, Demonland said:

Kynan Brown jogging laps.