Demonland Trackwatchers Kev Martin & Walking Civil War attended Tuesday morning's training session at Gosch's Paddock to bring you the following observations.
KEV MARTIN'S TRAINING OBSERVATIONS
Windy, even the Yarra has waves, warm and humid.
They are doing plenty of warm ups, then a game of soccer, now run throughs. I think keeping it simple.
May, ANB, Hore, Max. TMac, Billings, Sestan, on modified programs.
BBB, Spargs, Turner, McAdam (own program, talking to Whelan) in rehab process.
No Hunter, Melky, or Verrall.
Max, TMac, BBB, Spargo, Billing, left the field early.
May, Sestan, ANB, Hore, all running. Sestan last man running, and Alex practising goal kicking, the rest of modified group have left for the sheds.
26 full training (Petty as well), the drills are close kicking and handball, one with low ball gets and an element of competition.
30 minute run and they are back to the sheds.
Those who did not play Sunday are running laps, all 7 of them.
Looked like McAdam was doing a little work with Spargo. Both in the blue uniform of the rehab and were wearing runners. They just handballed the ball to each other for ten minutes.
Spent about ten minutes talking to Whelan.
It really wasn't much of a run for many of them. I reckon they were doing more work in the gym today, or working intellectually on their strategic roles.
Last weeks session I saw McAdam, he was doing ball work for the first time in ages, and drilling using sharp change of directions.
I believe they will be ramping up his work load now.
If his body holds up, I can see him ready in 2 to 4 weeks.
His aim will be to tick the boxes.
Addit : To get my handle highlighted and for me to get notification, I believe after you type the @, the names in a box appears after you type a few letters of name. If you click the name you want in that box it highlights it in blue (profile name) and will notify me.
Second Addit: He may have done the run throughs with the main group, as WCW alluded too, though I didn't notice.
WALKING CIVIL WAR'S TRAINING OBSERVATIONS
Methinks I’m the only DL-er here(?)
Anyways, the boys just came out on the ground. The mood is absolutely awesome! Everyone is smiling and everyone has a distinct spring in their step. L
They’re all doing the stretchy band thing right now. Tmac and BBB and Jibba are separately doing different stretchy band exercises with a trainer. I told BBB and Tmac how immensely proud we all are with their performances on Sunday. Big smiles all round.
Then I hear a familiar voice calling out “Oi” Turned around and it was Clarrie. I said “Oh my god Clarrie! You killed it on Sunday, that was sooo good!” He said, “it was, wasn’t it? It was sweeeeet!” Then he says, “how’ve you been anyway?” 😳 I didn’t even answer him. I just gave a thumbs up coz WHO THE HELL CARES HOW I AM?! 😅
Bowser was doing lotsa leg exercises and now he’s kinda playing kick to kick with two trainers.
The only player I can’t see is Knuckles. Doesn’t mean he’s not here, could just mean I need to go to Specsavers.
i just heard Jack, one of the trainers, telling Bowser who was on his way back to the rooms: when you get back, you can join the boys, the main group. I pounced on the opportunity to ask Jack how Bowser is tracking. He said, “really good. A week post-surgery and he’s coming along great.”
it’s a big ol’ happy fest here!
Maysie, Marty, Nibs and Ollie Sestan are running laps. Everyone else over the other side of the ground doing intense handball drills. It’s a joy to behold.
Up And At ‘Em McAdam has got ‘treatment’ at 12:30pm. I didn’t ask what sort of treatment coz personal. I do have a bar set in terms of questions, it may be so low I trip over it, but it’s a bar nonetheless. 😄
Ok so they all just came back to the tent from the opposite side of the ground. For the entire walk, Goody had his arm around Chin. He was talking to him all the while and Chin was grinning like a Cheshire cat.
They’ve gone into the rooms. Thought they’d be coming back out but they’re done for today.
When I was leaving, Kolt, AMW, Matty J, Jed Adams (I thanked him for re-signing), and Ollie were still out on the ground doing sprints. I asked one of the trainers why this was so. He said “the VFL boys need to get some run in their legs.” Imho Kolt didn’t look like a VFL boy.
