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Just on McAdam and his injury. I went to training over a month ago when McAdam was jogging along the boundary presumably after he first sustained this current injury and was just beginning his rehab. From my untrained eye he does not look that much further along in his recovery. Granted at that time he looked uncomfortable and today he didn't look uncomfortable but I have no idea how far away he is from returning to full training. That first training session I reported him running laps could have been a few days ago. Melksham looked fitter and more ready to return to training than McAdam in my uneducated opinion. To quote the Castle "It's just the Vibe". I have no medical training and I don't know if there has been a relapse or recurrence of the injury or perhaps that's just how he runs so make of that observation what you will.

Likely Selections based on today’s Captain's Run at Gosch's: Melbourne Steven May Jacob van Rooyen Christian Salem Judd McVee Christian Petracca Caleb Windsor Jack Viney Jake Lever Max Gawn Jack Billings Ed Langdon Bailey Laurie Jake Bowey Josh Schache Adam Tomlinson Blake Howes Trent Rivers Alex Neal-Bullen Bayley Fritsch Tom Sparrow Kysaiah Pickett Kade Chandler Kynan Brown Casey Demons Clayton Oliver Matt Jefferson Tom McDonald Jed Adams Marty Hore Will Verrall Tom Fullarton Oliver Sestan Koltyn Tholstrop Taj Woewodin Kyah Farris-White Andy Moniz-Wakefield Injured/Suspended/Retired Charlie Spargo (Achilles) Angus Brayshaw (retired) Lachie Hunter (calf) Jake Melksham (knee) Shane McAdam (calf) Smith (suspended) Harry Petty (toe) Daniel Turner (stress fracture) Ben Brown (knee)

Is it confirmed to be televised on Kayo/Foxtel?

No. He was not amongst the 2s players training separately from the 1s. I named him in the list of players not training with either the 1s or the 2s.

I would be very surprised if Verrall is named in Opening Round over Schache. Your team is lacking another tall forward. Whatever one's thoughts are on Schache I doubt we will go into OR with an untried ruck as a backup ruck/forward.

Baring any hitches the 23 that trained today will be the starting 23 tomorrow night and with the exception of Kozzy (and fingers crossed no injuries) will likely be the 22 for Opening Round. With Kozzy out of OR there is a spot up for grabs so perhaps it could be Clarry. Also someone could impress in the 2s tomorrow and claim a spot.

As @ANG13 mentioned it saves on sunscreen so theoretically the HS could run a story that we are in financial strife by skimping on sunblock.

I think he always has pings from the boundary at the end of training.

Thank @kev martin for alerting me to the change of time. Would not have gone otherwise

Most players have gone back to the rooms. Trac, Viney, Chandler, Windsor, Howes, Fritsch, K Brown, Kozzy & Bowser having shots for goal.

Forwards. Have been very impressed with Brown all summer. Trains hard and plays hard as we saw the other week. Won’t die for lack of trying.

That’s a wrap. Easy Captain’s Run session on the eve of our last Practice Match.

Looks like the main group is winding down with forwards having shots for goal. Couple of mids are doing one on ones from a tap down from the ruck. Couple of the defenders lining up to either have the ball drilled into the from Chaplin from close in or kicked high in the air.

Seconds back out on Gosch’s

Clarry in long sleeves.

Seconds doing some basic drills on the rugby oval next door.

Tactical drill without tackling. Very quick ball movement end to end. Skills look sharp but no pressure. Drills starting from different points of the ground. Most starting off with Bowey. Other drills starting from a ball up or throw in. Very uneven number of players in white singlets as the opposition. Most of them the coach and assistants.

Split into lines: Centre Bounce: Max, Viney, Trac, Langdon, Sparrow, Salem, Windsor Backs: May Lever, McVee, Bowey, Howes, Rivers, Tomlinson Forwards: JVR, Schache, Kozzy, ANB, Chandler, Laurie, Fritsch, Billings, K Brown

Players not in either group: Melksham, McAdam, Hunter, Spargo, Petty, Smith, B Brown, Turner

2nd Group (Also in Red): TMac, KFW, Sestan, Tholstrup, Hore, AMW, Adams, Fullarton, Verrell, Jefferson, Weowodin, Clarry!!!!

Second group of players coming over from AAMI.

Players on witches hats shaped in a diamond running and handballing to another player at another point in the diamond culminating in a player receiving and having a ping for goal on the run from 40 out.

Square drill player kicks to a player at another point on the square who marks and handballs to a running player who kicks to another point of the square etc. repeat Skills for the most part look sharp.