PRESEASON TRAINING: Friday 24th January 2025

[Redleg 42,156]

11 minutes ago, Olgreybeard49 said:

Max joked once that Russian wouldn't let him win a tap for the first 6 years.

 

And Jamar is 198.

That bloke who left us to go home to Freo is 199.

We recruited AJ as a forward/ruckman and he is 193.

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On 25/01/2025 at 09:00, old55 said:

One take from that video and from what I saw at training is that Will Verrall won't make it as a ruckman. Tom Campbell absolutely monstered him. He's not tall enough and reliable track watchers say his running is still below standard. I hope we're going to try him as a KP, he has got some ball skills.

The bright side is TC looks very capable of providing depth for Max.

Be careful  old55 you will be called negative. At the risk of similar I agree and I think the coaches do as well. Otherwise why bring in second ruck options.

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19 minutes ago, Redleg said:

And Jamar is 198.

That bloke who left us to go home to Freo is 199.

We recruited AJ as a forward/ruckman and he is 193.

A bloke called John Nicholls went OK at 189. Strength, positioning and mongrel, (lots of),  made up for lack of height.

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On 24/01/2025 at 21:15, chook fowler said:

I think I am right in saying Boy George was playing and looked really impressive 

Correct Chook, I was there for about 45 min, Roy and McAdam were both extremely lively up forward. Roy kicked 3 goals in the match sim That I saw. Clarry was in everything again. 

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On 24/01/2025 at 21:52, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

Don't jinx him, has alot to prove to us Dees faithful.

 

That’s not a jinx mate — that’s celebrating a guy being finally fit and maybe getting a chance to show his wares! Jinx would be to say he’s guaranteed to play 20 games and dominate.. but I’m not gonna hold back how exciting it is to see him, Clarry, Billings all look so fit & chomping at the bit! It’s a serious game-changer if they stay fit & confident.

as per my earlier post the kids are coming so comp for spots is gonna be a massive part to how our year goes

 

 

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On 24/01/2025 at 21:17, Roost it far said:

Can someone explain why there’s no god damn report on this session!!!

I posted this in another thread but I don’t like the thought of you being angry so ima post it here, too 😘

Anyways my track-watching buddy just sent me this (rushed) report from this morning’s session at Casey. Some of it is hard to understand, apologies in advance, but also thanks to my awesome gal-pal for taking notes.

Judd running, but fast.

Max in green cap and one other

Kozzies back! Training normally 

31 32 9 40 ? 22 14 16 23 22 11 33 1 2 2613 36 38 41 33 39 7 525 35 3 15 24 17 20 45 21 28 39 9 29 26 8 14 
(9 Harry Sharp)

Spargs running around oval with trainer

Great drill coming out of backline kicking ball into the forward line deep over players head so the must look backwards to mark ball

33 sprinting on other side of the ground

10.30 split into 2 teams greys and blues and 5 rehabs Max Trac 20 (Kolt wearing 20)33 8 21. (rehab one on one ball skills then laps)

37 27 doing laps during match sim

Disco in sim - no number

Need to get Roy George on our list!

 But seriously need Roy on our list- he was great today!

She also said that IHO (H = Her) Spargo isn’t improving at the rate they’ll have us believe. She’s thinking long term injury list for him and Roy George is ours. 

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1 hour ago, old dee said:

Be careful  old55 you will be called negative. At the risk of similar I agree and I think the coaches do as well. Otherwise why bring in second ruck options.

To be fair Campbell monsters frown [censored] rucks and as for years as far as hitouts go — check his VFL stats LY

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Mentha hype seems real too as sidenote but George can’t get on list let’s be honest and I’m not gonna prey for a inj to one of our list to get him there that’s for sure!!! Mid-season draft but there’s many in frame for that, chance was cat b rookie but seems that got knocked on head so as talented as he is it’ll likely have to be next year unless club somehow pulls rabbit out of the proverbial 

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10 minutes ago, Tolstoys Nudge said:

Mentha hype seems real too as sidenote but George can’t get on list let’s be honest and I’m not gonna prey for a inj to one of our list to get him there that’s for sure!!! Mid-season draft but there’s many in frame for that, chance was cat b rookie but seems that got knocked on head so as talented as he is it’ll likely have to be next year unless club somehow pulls rabbit out of the proverbial 

If Spargs is a long way off they can put him on the LTI list to get George 

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There’s a few on the list I’d happily trade out for a speculative pick like George. If he’s applying himself and shows he’s got what it takes then that puts him in front of some others in my opinion. 

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1 hour ago, old dee said:

Be careful  old55 you will be called negative. At the risk of similar I agree and I think the coaches do as well. Otherwise why bring in second ruck options.

1 ..because he’s an experienced massive ruckman who doesn’t expect to be the No 1 and from all accounts is an amazing people /club person so will be a great ruck coach & 2 because Verall isn’t ready yet ..but surely too early to say he won’t make it 

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TC is the perfect backup for Max. I just hope the club can be smart enough to periodically rest Max during the season and have him cherry ripe for the QF against Carlton

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On 25/01/2025 at 09:00, old55 said:

One take from that video and from what I saw at training is that Will Verrall won't make it as a ruckman. Tom Campbell absolutely monstered him. He's not tall enough and reliable track watchers say his running is still below standard. I hope we're going to try him as a KP, he has got some ball skills.

The bright side is TC looks very capable of providing depth for Max.

Yeah I don't know why they haven't given him time as a key defender.  He is probably the only one who has the bulk in the Casey side to take over May's spot if he becomes injured, now that Thommo has gone.  All the other defenders at Casey are lightly framed.

Not only is it Will's height but you watch Max run his opposition off the park every week.  If Will bulks up too much he won't be able to keep up

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4 hours ago, Olgreybeard49 said:

A bloke called John Nicholls went OK at 189. Strength, positioning and mongrel, (lots of),  made up for lack of height.

John Nicholls had a backside that was the size of the goal square - he would t make an AFL the way the game is played now imho 

Back to Will Verrall I was really upbeat about him after his first pre season practice game (albeit just a cameo) but he hasn’t really progressed the way I’d expected - he just doesn’t seem to have the spring he appeared to have and without that I tend to agree with others that he will struggle to be competitive as a ruckman. I would like to see him trial at Casey as a KPP and see if he can hold a position down there 

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Tom Campbell looks great, great depth and looks like an excellent ruck very happy we got him.  Feel like we've got two very capable rucks there.  Hopefully Verrall gets better, he looks pretty big if he has skills and stays fit who knows.

Reckon Billings has the goods, they have just eluded him for a while, but he looks like he's way fitter and bigger in the match sim so hopefully he has a good season, same for McAdam, would love to see him do well we paid a bit for him.

Very excited for the season to start!

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4 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

She also said that IHO (H = Her) Spargo isn’t improving at the rate they’ll have us believe. She’s thinking long term injury list for him and Roy George is ours. 

Does anyone know how to determine if a player is eligible to be placed on the long term injury list?

I know of a player in a suburban competition who had surgery on his Achilles late last year and was told he could be out of sport for 12 months so being over 30 years old, he decided to retire.

Charlie’s surgery happened in July last year. If he was also looking at a 12 month return date, would that be sufficient for him to be put on the LTI?

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Another question. If you put a player on the LTI and then the original player returns can you keep the add on on your list in any capacity or are they delisted?

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5 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

I posted this in another thread but I don’t like the thought of you being angry so ima post it here, too 😘

Anyways my track-watching buddy just sent me this (rushed) report from this morning’s session at Casey. Some of it is hard to understand, apologies in advance, but also thanks to my awesome gal-pal for taking notes.

Judd running, but fast.

Max in green cap and one other

Kozzies back! Training normally 

31 32 9 40 ? 22 14 16 23 22 11 33 1 2 2613 36 38 41 33 39 7 525 35 3 15 24 17 20 45 21 28 39 9 29 26 8 14 
(9 Harry Sharp)

Spargs running around oval with trainer

Great drill coming out of backline kicking ball into the forward line deep over players head so the must look backwards to mark ball

33 sprinting on other side of the ground

10.30 split into 2 teams greys and blues and 5 rehabs Max Trac 20 (Kolt wearing 20)33 8 21. (rehab one on one ball skills then laps)

37 27 doing laps during match sim

Disco in sim - no number

Need to get Roy George on our list!

 But seriously need Roy on our list- he was great today!

She also said that IHO (H = Her) Spargo isn’t improving at the rate they’ll have us believe. She’s thinking long term injury list for him and Roy George is ours. 

Firstly GW, thanks for sharing - it's appreciated

But who is 33?

Has Gary Hardeman made a come-back?

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2 minutes ago, Master Deebater said:

Firstly GW, thanks for sharing - it's appreciated

But who is 33?

Has Gary Hardeman made a come-back?

Cream aka Tom Fullarton 

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5 hours ago, Deestar9 said:

1 ..because he’s an experienced massive ruckman who doesn’t expect to be the No 1 and from all accounts is an amazing people /club person so will be a great ruck coach & 2 because Verall isn’t ready yet ..but surely too early to say he won’t make it 

Slow is the main problem! Starting his third year don't hold your breath.

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I agree that Verrall probably won’t make it at AFL level, but seriously he was a speculative rookie selection. It’s really not a big deal if he doesn’t make it and I’d imagine 80-90% of rookie picks wouldn’t make it. Not sure why people are getting worked up about that.

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5 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

I agree that Verrall probably won’t make it at AFL level, but seriously he was a speculative rookie selection. It’s really not a big deal if he doesn’t make it and I’d imagine 80-90% of rookie picks wouldn’t make it. Not sure why people are getting worked up about that.

It’d be a pity to miss on a talent of the potential of Roy George because we’re hoping an NQR ruck might make it.

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5 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

It’d be a pity to miss on a talent of the potential of Roy George because we’re hoping an NQR ruck might make it.

Roy George is a mature age player who has been overlooked by all AFL clubs so far. It would be great if we picked him and he makes it, but he’s also a completely different player to Verrall so we would be looking at replacing someone else with George. Realistically you need 3-4 ruck options on your list

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1 minute ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

Roy George is a mature age player who has been overlooked by all AFL clubs so far. It would be great if we picked him and he makes it, but he’s also a completely different player to Verrall so we would be looking at replacing someone else with George. Realistically you need 3-4 ruck options on your list

Agreed 

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On 25/01/2025 at 09:20, Ugottobekidding said:

Thought the same about Gawn at one stage.

I met a guy who was friends with Max at primary school. He said back then he was a very ordinary footballer.