Demonland

Team has split into two groups and doing a drill along the wings ending up kicking into the a player 15m out of goal. Main players from either group being that player are Schache, Petty, JVR, Max & Grundy.

It’s effectively a captain’s run so they’re just doing light drill work at the moment.

Only Laurie & Schache of the emergencies are training (that I have seen)

Interestingly Spargo is training with the main group.

Lever, Hibberd and Max all moving well.

Kozzy has arrived

Viney with knee strapping, Hunter, Trac, Max, Grundy, Langdon, Laurie, JVR, Fritsch, Petty, Nibbler, Schache, Chandler, Hibberd, Sparrow, Jordon.

Clarry is here

Brayshaw and May are in the building.

Salem doing some work with Selwyn Griffiths

Players trickling in. Lever, McVee, Rivers, Bowey

Joel Smith & Charlie Spargo are in the Choco Williams goal kicking academy.

I’m at training this morning and will provide running commentary of any observations of who is in rehab and who is or isn’t training.

I think Geelong now legally own Sydney

I say move it to the G and still give us the half a mill

Melbourne will give star midfielder Clayton Oliver every chance to prove his fitness ahead of Monday night’s Anzac Eve clash with Richmond after he missed the club’s main training session on Friday, due to flu-like symptoms. The Demons kept Oliver away from the main group as a precaution as he trained on his own on Friday afternoon. The players have a day off on Saturday, but Melbourne hopes Oliver will be back with the main group for its captain’s run session on Sunday. The Demons look set to regain Max Gawn, Jake Lever and Michael Hibberd for the big Anzac Eve clash, while coach Simon Goodwin said Angus Brayshaw could have some more midfield minutes against the Tigers.

That's all good and well if you have a guest for an unspecified amount of time to talk about anything. We have a very finite time with guests we get from the club. These type of guests are interviews. It's not a conversation. We simply don't have the time to build the rapport with someone you've just called on the phone and have 15 minutes to get all the questions you want to ask. You're also confusing the podcast with an interview. They're two different things. It would be a completely different situation if you had Judd on the podcast and were talking about a game of footy and each person is giving their take on something. That is a conversation and even if Judd (or another player) was shy and nervous after a while he or any player in that situation would loosen up. The podcast above is not that and it's not meant to be. It's an question and answer interview. You also don't know what you're going get with any new player. They're people too who may be shy or not have experience talking with the "media" or doing interviews. They're not all like Max who you could definitely get on and just shoot the [censored]. Have a look at any interview Clarry does. He's not very good in that situation and he would probably be the first person to admit that. Not many people are naturals at that. I saw clips of him on a longer form podcast where it is more of a conversation and he seemed a lot more relaxed and natural. Totally different from anytime a reporter throws a microphone in his face. To reiterate any of the interviews that we do on the podcast are not like this and due to the time constraints cannot be like this particularly with players who aren't experienced and are uncomfortable in that situation. There just isn't the time for them to be comfortable especially because it is not done face to face and is done over the phone cold. I wish it could be a longer form more relaxed situation but that's just not possible.

You are talking about an actual podcast where the hosts who are familiar with each other and are either in the same room or have visual cues with each other over video chat and are having a conversation. This is an interview over the phone with a kid who is shy and was nervous and has never done any outside media.

My understanding is he can only spend x amount of time on the Rookie list. His contract extension that he just signed takes him past the amount of time he is allowed to be on the Rookie list and hence places him on the senior list at some point before this current new contract expires at the end of 2025. I believe a similar situation occurred with Kade Chandler if I'm not mistaken.

Who are you tipping this week?