Broken up into 3 groups.

1. A one on one marking drill (Chaplin & Atkins)

2. A simulated ground ball get off half back to get it to the half forward line. 6 vs 3 (white bibs) - (King & Rivers)

3. 4 on 4 confined space keeping’s off handball drill. (Whitford & Jones)

50 minutes ago, waynewussell said:

They are in the red flame kit, some don’t have numbers… Lindsay for example.

No numbers: Lindsay, Lever (has not worn the number 8 at all this preseason), Kolt, Heath, Berry

Latrelle is back in Adelaide packing his stuff to move to Melbourne. Wheels said to look out! He’s loud and confident and get this.. they’re counting on Latrelle to bring Kozzie out of his shell!!! Wheels said they’re perfect together because Koz will “keep Trelly in line” and Trelly will get Koz to “lighten up some”

Split into 3 groups rotating through some drills. One is a handball drill with roughly even teams working it from one side of a box to another. One is a 1v1 marking drill. The other is a kicking/handballing working it from one pocket out to coach at halfway. Mix of talls and smalls in each group, no obvious forward/defender split.

Taylor sat out the handball drill while talking to a coach observing it, looked like getting some instruction but joined in the marking and kicking one fully

Watching the 1 on 1 marking duels was interesting. Sparrow too strong for Sharp, Culley and Lever 50/50, Petty got the better of Kentfield, Jiath and Langford 50/50, AJ did well against taller Heath.

Where's Riv?

Well, not wanting to be unkind, but at his first hit out, Taylor looks like a boy amongst men! He could still be hung over from draft night!

Split into 2 groups on either wing. 4 (red) vs 4 (white) with 3 yellow bibs which seem to be on any team handballing in a congested area to eventually get it out of the area and then hit up a target leading out of full forward.

Melksham has joined this drill.

A couple of players who have been in and out of the “rehab” groups when it comes to to more contact or lateral movements are acting as the leading forwards. Mihocek with CJ acting as a defender. Campbell, Berry and Taylor at the other end.

34 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Prepare for your houses to be trained down. Taylor just collected a ground ball sold some candy whilst moving laterally through traffic gave off a hand ball kept running and received it back before pin point kicking it long down field.

Tholstrup sometimes holds on to the ball for too long. It is only pre-season training, but that was occasionally his downfall during the season. I would like to see him take the first option.

Currently doing a drill where a group on each with try to work it up to a 2 v 1 in the forward 50. One side has mentha and mihocek vs CJ and the other has Campbell, Taylor and a bloke I don't recognise. CJ always defender but the other trio are rotating the defender bib. Taylor getting plenty of leading/positioning instruction from Campbell.

Groups are swapping which wing they're on after every play and the forwards/defenders have to sprint back to the goalpost before leading again. Seems like they've traded out endless laps for unnecessary running in their drills as the fitness component

Standouts for me today are Windsor, Sparrow, Jiath & Kossie

Match SIM

Petty playing as a defender.

“Rehab”: Mihocek, Berry, CJ, AMW

13 minutes ago, waynewussell said:

Tholstrup sometimes holds on to the ball for too long. It is only pre-season training, but that was occasionally his downfall during the season. I would like to see him take the first option.

yeah needs that don't think -do mentality

Does it look like Windsor is being used mainly in the midfield or half back? Thanks

26 minutes ago, waynewussell said:

Tholstrup sometimes holds on to the ball for too long. It is only pre-season training, but that was occasionally his downfall during the season. I would like to see him take the first option.

I disagree at this stage of his career.

Having coached juniors I wanted them to test thier ability to move in space, break tackles and find the best option, within reason.

You can't learn how to break tackles, unless you try to break tackles. And in this game you need a bull who has this ability.

Build this capability and find the threshold. Best place to do this is in training.

Taylor sat out of the match Sim. Was standing in one of the pockets chatting to whichever key forward was subbed out at the time. Kind of like having a rotation of people babysitting the work experience kid but good to see all the boys welcoming him. His preferred standing posture is both hands holding the collar of his training top, which he has reverted to anytime he's not been in a drill (not that this matters to anything but I found it amusing).

Girls came out and warmed up on one of the rugby pitches but are now doing some soccer game warm-up on the wings while the boys do a few sprints across the square. Good to see both teams make the best out of the sharing the ground situation with no one getting in each other's way

Henderson apparently had tight glutes and spent the whole training running laps. although his gait was a bit off he ran well, heard the trainer say he hit 7.5k before he finished up

23 minutes ago, Robbie On Skates said:

I disagree at this stage of his career.

Having coached juniors I wanted them to test thier ability to move in space, break tackles and find the best option, within reason.

You can't learn how to break tackles, unless you try to break tackles. And in this game you need a bull who has this ability.

Build this capability and find the threshold. Best place to do this is in training.

I’m more talking about when he is clear, on the run and streaming forward, but I take your point.

Henderson more likely trying to run out a glute issue

47 minutes ago, ClaNiKo said:

Henderson apparently had tight glutes and spent the whole training running laps. although his gait was a bit off he ran well, heard the trainer say he hit 7.5k before he finished up

He was noticeably hampered whilst running laps. Not quite a limp but NQR. Definitely running something out as an athlete where most of us would have retired to the couch to watch the cricket.

Got nothing against the guy but with 2/3 draftees this week small forwards, looks like its going to be even harder for Henderson to get a look in next year. Does he have enough upside to still make it?

1 hour ago, waynewussell said:

Well, not wanting to be unkind, but at his first hit out, Taylor looks like a boy amongst men! He could still be hung over from draft night!

Pretty much what he is. He has just been drafted