PRESEASON TRAINING: Wednesday 22nd January 2025

[Dees_In_October 3,507]

Thanks to all the trackwatchers this preseason! Loving the reports in all shapes and forms. Every year I say I'll have a break from footy content over the offseason, but every year by December I'm back reading about us training the house down and it's largely thanks to the top-notch reporting here. Kudos to all!

[old dee 23,915]

In the training reports there has been a lot written about recent large forwards and ruckman that have been added to our list. I have read little about Fullarton. With all the additions where does that leave Fullarton? Or is he out injured. Either way it looks like his chances of getting a Senior level game are low. 

[DistrACTION Jackson 9,564]

20 minutes ago, old dee said:

In the training reports there has been a lot written about recent large forwards and ruckman that have been added to our list. I have read little about Fullarton. With all the additions where does that leave Fullarton? Or is he out injured. Either way it looks like his chances of getting a Senior level game are low. 

I personally have him 6th in line as a forward behind JVR, Turner, Jeffo, Johnson and Petty as a swing man.

He’s very much depth in my mind.

[adonski 12,584]

4 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

I personally have him 6th in line as a forward behind JVR, Turner, Jeffo, Johnson and Petty as a swing man.

He’s very much depth in my mind.

(and T Mac!)

[DistrACTION Jackson 9,564]

1 minute ago, adonski said:

(and T Mac!)

That would be a really break glass…. Hope not 🤣

[adonski 12,584]

Just now, DistrACTION Jackson said:

That would be a really break glass…. Hope not 🤣

Moot point, Jeffo kicking bags 

[binman 44,174]

5 hours ago, Beetle said:

I’m not sure what we are talking about anymore….

I think a sausage is a goal.

Or it it could be a player, who acts the fool - silly sausage. 

[binman 44,174]

7 hours ago, Go Ds said:

Yes, STAFF call him Chin. I just don't have any involvement with staff. On TV he's just Chandler. Obviously there's plenty of things you'd expect almost any Melbourne fan to know. But sometimes it's easy to forget some things aren't.


BTW I found this. All it needs is the new recruits to be added. I think someone called Xavier Lindsay 'Francis' (which again I had to work out). I can only guess the rest.
 

 

Apologies for calling Lindsay Francis. 

I can assure you that's not his nickname - ive just got some weird version of football dyslexia and he's my new Swallow.

To avoid calling Lindsay Francis I usually call him X if that helps.

[Roost it far 8,788]

6 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

The poor bastard groans when he knows we’ve got a sausage sizzle coming up, but the groaning was next level because two sausage sizzles in three days = bigger than usual sausage overload. 😂

 

Buy less sausages 

Edited 12 hours ago by Roost it far

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4 hours ago, Pinball Wizard said:

We celebrate our players - that’s a given and should never be underestimated. There are, however, many other heroes of the Melbourne Football Club. 
 

You've managed to snag ( 😉 ) a great photo of some of the best of the DA!

[BigBadBustling 424]

A question for the track watchers if I may.

Clarry is obviously in very good shape going into '25, but as unfit as he may have been last year I don't think that was his biggest issue. Far more of a hindrance for him was his dodgy hand.

His handball game was way down, and his tackling was basically ineffective.

I'm wondering what observations have been made on those 2 aspects of his game. Is his handball game 'back', and how effective has his tackling been during training?

Appreciate any and all info.

[58er 6,661]

4 hours ago, adonski said:

(and T Mac!)

Not for defence really but maybe depth as a forward. 

[Harvey Wallbanger 1,074]

17 minutes ago, BigBadBustling said:

A question for the track watchers if I may.

Clarry is obviously in very good shape going into '25, but as unfit as he may have been last year I don't think that was his biggest issue. Far more of a hindrance for him was his dodgy hand.

His handball game was way down, and his tackling was basically ineffective.

I'm wondering what observations have been made on those 2 aspects of his game. Is his handball game 'back', and how effective has his tackling been during training?

Appreciate any and all info.

His handling....and his tackling at training has been fine. Both aspects looking back to normal. And yes, we all remember some of those occasions last year where he was clearly hampered by the hand injury - most obvious to me in his tackling.

[DeelightfulPlay 2,602]

20 minutes ago, BigBadBustling said:

A question for the track watchers if I may.

Clarry is obviously in very good shape going into '25, but as unfit as he may have been last year I don't think that was his biggest issue. Far more of a hindrance for him was his dodgy hand.

His handball game was way down, and his tackling was basically ineffective.

I'm wondering what observations have been made on those 2 aspects of his game. Is his handball game 'back', and how effective has his tackling been during training?

Appreciate any and all info.

I think late last year there were some posts talking about how his hand is finally fully healed and that it has made a big difference to his ability to use it (in both football and life, given it was quite a bad injury)