waynewussell

The intensity of training and the ability of the players to recover quickly and go again is way beyond what we have seen before. I counted 16 players who were not at the club or were not available in 2012 who are now training with us. Evans & Taggert are doing the full set. Big Max is not far off. He is the giant of the club, has filled out and will be a weapon if able to stay fit. Howe lead his group in the 400 metre runs, Byrnes lead his and Frawley just pipped Pederson in the other group. The groups then ran a shuttle with Nicholson coming to the fore, Byrnes also doing well and Davey and Blease big improvers. Of the newbies, I was impressed with the speed and carry of Kent, who trained with the mids along with Dom Barry. By the way, Barry did very well in the 400's and the shuttle After the shuttle the groups then repeated the 400's, followed by another shuttle! The group now has a fantastic fitness base to take into match practice. I will put up some pics with further comments after the cricket!

Love your work Biff

Does this make everyone feel a little bit better? http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/more-news/collingwood-midfielder-marley-williams-faces-assault-charges-in-western-australia/story-e6frf9jf-1226544226090

I think we can expect the club/leadership group to repond with suspension & fines

It was a top catch by Wade... but the Huss took a beauty as well.

Spencer is looking more like Big Jim by theday... I noticed he now kicks the ball a bit like Jim... who knows!!!!

Thanks McQueen!

Jack Viney took off in the first lap of his 1k run, but by the end of the second lap he had the head wobbles as other runners sprinted past him. He took some time to recover. Went out too hard, but this is his way!

Davey worked extremely hard and is no longer at the rear in the long run... he will be better in 2013

Evans was surprisingly impressive in the 1k run and shuttle... Looks the goods endurance and repeat efforts-wise! McDonald, Magner, Spencer, & Barry also impressed. Sylvia, Tappy and Howe ran well, as did Fitzy.

Thanks Davey's Gravey!

Thanks Whispering_Jack

I have some pics from this training session. How do I upload them? What are the size limits?

Caroline Wilson is written journalism's equivalent to a Shock Jock, no better than AJ!