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TRAINING: Wednesday 25th June 2025

Ghostwriter
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Firstly… 🥶🥶🥶

All the players are out on the park and they’ve hit the ground running. Full-on, intense training, and not a soccer ball in sight 😝

They all look INCREDIBLE Super fit and full of infectious energy.

They’re in groups of various sizes doing drills. There’s this one drill I’ve never seen before but it’s a ripper. Two players handballing to each other low and fast and only a few feet apart and when the ball is partway between them a trainer clips the ball with a piece of hard plastic thereby sharply changing the direction of the ball. Then they do it with two balls in motion. Blink at your peril 😁

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    Jeez Ghosty, hats off to you in this weather. It's cold enough sitting in front of the fire!

    Are the girls wearing jumpers with numbers? It would be hard to working out who's who otherwise. Hope they gave you some appreciation for your dedication.

    Were you lonely? Bet you were the only one there!

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    28 minutes ago, Slartibartfast said:

    Jeez Ghosty, hats off to you in this weather. It's cold enough sitting in front of the fire!

    Are the girls wearing jumpers with numbers? It would be hard to working out who's who otherwise. Hope they gave you some appreciation for your dedication.

    Were you lonely? Bet you were the only one there!

    I love this weather, Slartz!

    Most of the girls were wearing their numbers so it was only a matter of working out who’s who among the new girls.

    The girls are always super appreciative, no matter the weather. I was the only spectator until my DA buddy/boss lady/knitting supremo came to pass on a gift for me to give to Jibba tomorrow from the DA, the traditional player’s firstborn’s gift of a teddy bear with dad’s/mum’s number on its jumper.

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    An AFLW training report! Rare and appreciated.

    I used to try to go once a preseason but that kind of fell by the wayside during Covid and once they shifted to more daytime training. Is it usually Gosch's on a Wednesday morning and Monday at Casey, @Ghostwriter ?

    I can see the lineup evolving after last year. Every active player on our list (plus a few top-ups) got a game last season, apart from Rigoni whose injuries coincided with the wider plague. So we know exactly what we've got, plus some newbies who could make an impact.

    And based on training photos, good to see that Paxy is apparently unhampered by that injury we all basically retired her over!

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    AFLW Training schedule

    https://www.melbournefc.com.au/teams/training-times

    📆 Wednesday, June 25

    ⏰ 10:15am - 12:15pm

    📍 Gosch's Paddock

    🏃‍♂️ Session type: Training

    📆 Friday, June 27

    ⏰ 10:30am - 12:30pm

    📍 Gosch's Paddock

    🏃‍♂️ Session type: Training

    📆 Wednesday, July 2

    ⏰ 10:15am - 12:15pm

    📍 Gosch's Paddock

    🏃‍♂️ Session type: Training

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    6 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

    Firstly… 🥶🥶🥶

    All the players are out on the park and they’ve hit the ground running. Full-on, intense training, and not a soccer ball in sight 😝

    They all look INCREDIBLE Super fit and full of infectious energy.

    They’re in groups of various sizes doing drills. There’s this one drill I’ve never seen before but it’s a ripper. Two players handballing to each other low and fast and only a few feet apart and when the ball is partway between them a trainer clips the ball with a piece of hard plastic thereby sharply changing the direction of the ball. Then they do it with two balls in motion. Blink at your pe

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    1 hour ago, Dees_In_October said:

    An AFLW training report! Rare and appreciated.

    I used to try to go once a preseason but that kind of fell by the wayside during Covid and once they shifted to more daytime training. Is it usually Gosch's on a Wednesday morning and Monday at Casey, @Ghostwriter ?

    I can see the lineup evolving after last year. Every active player on our list (plus a few top-ups) got a game last season, apart from Rigoni whose injuries coincided with the wider plague. So we know exactly what we've got, plus some newbies who could make an impact.

    And based on training photos, good to see that Paxy is apparently unhampered by that injury we all basically retired her over!

    A couple of injuries:

    Ryleigh has a 5cm tear in her hamstring, sustained last week. She’s expecting to be right in time for the second *praccy match.

    Gabby has a small tear in her soleus muscle (calf). She should be right for the beginning of the season proper.

    Denby was wearing a moon boot. I don’t know the nature of her injury.

    Saraid came off towards the end and looked to be in considerable discomfort. She was nursing her left hand and they took her back to AAMI for treatment.

    *1st practice match: vs Hawks at Casey Fields on Saturday the 26th of July at 12:30pm

    2nd practice match: vs Adelaide at Unley Oval (SA) on Sunday the 3rd of August at 11:30am

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