The club has changed its venue for Wednesday training this week to Casey Fields.

There will be a Captain’s Run (the first one for the year!) on Thursday at Gosch’s Paddock (most likely at 11am but will confirm before the day).

Oh no....what will I do

37 minutes ago, Fritta and Turner said:

Oh no....what will I do

You’ll turn up to Gosch’s on Thursday and save me from those reprobates who think they’re our friends. 😝

Hashtag not all DL track-watchers are as cool as you and me. 😎

On a serious note though:

Trigger alert: there may be a mention of soccer balls in the following…

I’m curious to see what a captain’s run looks like this season. Previously they were out on the park for 20 minutes (half an hour on the rare occasion) playing soccer or just kicking soccer balls around and it was pretty much S&Gs with some token shots on goal at the end.

Last year Troy Chaplin told me it’s not called a captain’s run for nothing and that Max dictates what’s to be done for the session. So it’ll be interesting to see how this one goes.

On 21/02/2026 at 12:10, Ghostwriter said:

The club has changed its venue for Wednesday training this week to Casey Fields.

There will be a Captain’s Run (the first one for the year!) on Thursday at Gosch’s Paddock (most likely at 11am but will confirm before the day).

This will seem like a silly question, but I’ve never known. What’s a captains run?

Always heard the term but never bothered to ask or find out.

Thanks in advance.

27 minutes ago, GawnOfTheDead said:

This will seem like a silly question, but I’ve never known. What’s a captains run?

Always heard the term but never bothered to ask or find out.

Thanks in advance.

It’s a training session that is always on the day before gameday, regardless of what day of the week the match is played. They’re generally shorter than the regular sessions and the name comes from the fact that traditionally the captain decides what the session will entail.

59 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

It’s a training session that is always on the day before gameday, regardless of what day of the week the match is played. They’re generally shorter than the regular sessions and the name comes from the fact that traditionally the captain decides what the session will entail.

Oh gotcha, thanks for that.

Do the captains actually get to decide or only give input? I figure the coaches wouldn’t be happy if a captain chose something where numerous got injured.

Glad I didn't decide to drive down, go harass my sister and then head to training this week, as I'd be at the wrong place. Thanks for the heads up!

14 hours ago, GawnOfTheDead said:

Oh gotcha, thanks for that.

Do the captains actually get to decide or only give input? I figure the coaches wouldn’t be happy if a captain chose something where numerous got injured.

I think it’s more of a titular thing. Maybe back in the day the captain fully ran the session but now that everything is so regimented and structured it’s no longer the case. Different players have different training schedules etc.

If it was the captain who ran the show one would like to think a captain is sensible enough to not devise a training session that has the potential for injury. But then again, there’s James Sicily 😅

21 hours ago, GawnOfTheDead said:

This will seem like a silly question, but I’ve never known. What’s a captains run?

Always heard the term but never bothered to ask or find out.

Thanks in advance.

That's where they eat curry the night before, and the they run...

5 minutes ago, demon3165 said:

That's where they eat curry the night before, and the they run...

That’s every Thursday night for me.

Captain’s run at Gosch’s on Thursday beginning at 11am

Gosch's Paddock

📆 Thursday, February 26

⏰ 11:00am - 11:30am

📍 Gosch's Paddock

🏃‍♂️ Session type: Pre-match captain's run

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

Is tomorrow’s training at Casey Fields open to the public?

1 hour ago, Chelly said:

Is tomorrow’s training at Casey Fields open to the public?

No.

The sessions at Casey are always closed sessions.

Edited February 24Feb 24 by Ghostwriter

8 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

No.

The sessions at Casey are always closed sessions.

Did you lock the gate when you wheeled the BBQ out Ghosty?

2 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

Did you lock the gate when you wheeled the BBQ out Ghosty?

I don’t even know what our BBQ looks like. For the sake of all involved I don’t go anywhere near it. 🤭

11 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

I don’t even know what our BBQ looks like. For the sake of all involved I don’t go anywhere near it. 🤭

Melbourne's aflw players have been training at Ghoshs Paddock on Monday morning, and this morning.

1 hour ago, Ditcha said:

Melbourne's aflw players have been training at Ghoshs Paddock on Monday morning, and this morning.

Why??

2 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Why??

I do not know why. I am only reporting what I saw.

2 hours ago, picket fence said:

Why??

why not? where do you want them to train.

Edited February 25Feb 25 by BangBnagBang

2 hours ago, picket fence said:

Why??

I’m Assuming because they want to

Must be, but the regular season was over months ago, they are't paid huge salaries to play football so I would assume they work in other occupations!?

Max should get creative if he does in fact choose the activities for captains run.

How about some Frisbee or lacrosse? Both would actually be transferable to footy, running, structure etc. Soccer is quite fun, so are bunch of other sports.

Get creative Max, don't bore our players to tears, mix it up!

Did anyone actually see training?