The team is back from their Community Training Camp and it is the first time that the whole squad is together at Gosch’s Paddock. I will bring you my observations from this mornings session.

📆  Monday, December 1
⏰ 10am - 11:30am
📍 Gosch's Paddock
🏃‍♂️ Session type: Pre-season training 

📆  Wednesday, December 3
⏰ 10am - 11:30am
📍 Gosch's Paddock
🏃‍♂️ Session type: Pre-season training 

📆  Friday, December 5
⏰ 10am - 12pm
📍 Gosch's Paddock
🏃‍♂️ Session type: Pre-season training 

It looks as though my threats to burn down the MCG if the players continue to come out too early were taken seriously. Not a soul to be seen yet.

So, how warm is it , on the 1st day of summer Ghosty?

I met Latrelle!!! What an awesome boy he is. Kozzie smiled and pointed towards him, as if to say have at him 😅 Latrelle is NOT shy. He’s so friendly and loves a chat.

I also met Tommy Matthews. He’s a live wire! A lovely guy.

Of course I met Riley too. He’s a little more reserved. Taller in person than in pics.

Present: May, JVR, Salem, Langford, Lindsay, Windsor, Lever, Steele, Turner, Gawn, Tholstrup, Culley, CH, Langdon, Laurie, Melksham, Taylor, Jefferson, Howes, Rivers, McDonald, Heath, Campbell, Sharp, Fritsch, Sparrow, L Pickett, Petty, K Pickett, Chandler, Berry, Mentha, Johnson, Kentfield, Onley & White

Rehab: Viney, McAdam, Bowey, AMW, Henderson, Mihocek & Matthews

Everyone is here. And omg they are looking fit af. Seriously, even the ones who already looked great look even better. The camp was a roaring success by all accounts. It’s obvious they’re still on a high. The energy is electric.

Shane’s running laps. He’s running really well. Both AMW and Melky had some white cream massaged into their kneecaps by Pete the physio. Pete says it’s routine, nothing to worry about.

Rain is starting to come down so it’s a great opportunity to work on that wet weather footy

I told Kalani how awesome the quote from his dad is, “Dad… number 34 is our number.” He said, “Don’t worry, I’m definitely number 34, I’m just wearing this (no number jumper) for today.”

BLESSSSSS 🥹

Lindsay, White, Berry & Heath don’t have numbers on their guernseys. Steele still in 46. 

Onley is a big boy. As tall as Lever and built much bigger. 

White is very tall and skinny but moves like an athlete. 

I told Wheels about this photo and he said he hasn’t seen it.

So I showed it to him. He loves it and asked where he could find it. I said idk but I saw it on Demonland. He said, “Oh if it’s on Demonland I’ll see it anyway.” 😳

Edited Sunday at 23:221 day by Ghostwriter

Broken up into 4 smaller groups for some warm up drills. 

1. Ball dribble out by assistants to 3 players. One collects the ground ball handballs quickly to the next guy who handball quickly to the other guy. 

2. 4 on 4 close quarters keepings off handball

3. 7 on 3 ball movement up the wing. 3 defenders constantly swapping each time. 

4. Goal kicking practice. 

Sun is back out and the ball and field is drying. So much for that wet weather footy practice. 

Bowser running laps. 

McAdam on the rower.

Viney, Matthews & Henderson on the bikes

JVR off to the rooms to get what looks like his bottom lip stitched up. 

Rooey’s on the boundary spitting out blood. Must’ve copped a hit to the mouth. Quite a bit of blood coming out. Now he’s being taken back to the rooms. 

Tommy Mathews is rehabbing his knee injury. He said he expects to be running “well before Chrissy.” 

AMW & Mihocek have joined in on the rotation of drills. 

I lied. Not everyone is here. Jadams is not here. 

Onley has come from the ground with a knock to the nose. 

….. and he’s back on. 

Mihocek doesn’t miss a set shot. 

…. And having just said that he misses. 

Vines has an achilles issue (not serious) which is why he’s not training 

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Onley is a big boy. As tall as Lever and built much bigger. 

The enigma.