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PRESEASON TRAINING: Wednesday 12th February 2025
Harvey Wallbanger replied to Ghostwriter's topic in Melbourne Demons
The Club has now confirmed Salem and Bowey ill today, Viney has rib cartilage damage and Windsor a foot infection (the last two sound minor). -
PRESEASON TRAINING: Wednesday 12th February 2025
Harvey Wallbanger replied to Ghostwriter's topic in Melbourne Demons
Absent: Salem, Windsor (word is a foot rash going around), Viney, Bowey and Kentfield Train ons: Roy George, no Culley today. Firstly the bad news - McVee went down late, which does look like a bad hammy - towards the end of match sim, as he kicked the ball. Had to be assisted off, writhing and in pain as it occurred. Woey also seems to have a sore shoulder. Mitch Cleary has also reported it. Rehab: As reported Kolt, Melksham (lots of running), Trac - running and multiple marking drills. Spargo participated in all the drills, up until match sim - sat that out. Did not see McAdam in the match-sim. Fullarton, Lever and Chandler back into the match-sim. Observations: In match-sim the game virtually revolved around Langdon - consistent with the new plan. Billings, Lindsay and Sharp playing in the true wing positions. Kosi and Rivers attended most of the centre bounces. A bit of rotation but Petty played back mainly. Seems that the backs will be May, Petty, Lever and perhaps Howes as a small/medium defender. Having said that Salem, Bowey and Windsor were absent today. Sestan being tried down back. Jeffo seemed to be in different positions - hard to know whether it will be him or Johnson up forward. Turner seemed to play both back and forward today.- 199 replies
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Now 41,004 - did I hear that Carlton were over 80,000?
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PRESEASON TRAINING: Wednesday 5th February 2025
Harvey Wallbanger replied to Ghostwriter's topic in Melbourne Demons
Thanks - and our match confirmed in the HS today, but no details of whether it will be broadcast.... -
PRESEASON TRAINING: Wednesday 5th February 2025
Harvey Wallbanger replied to Ghostwriter's topic in Melbourne Demons
I would say McVee, Turner and McAdam have done the 80% (let's see in McAdam trians tomorrow and/or Monday) Lindsay and Chandler now into the 70%s. -
PRESEASON TRAINING: Wednesday 5th February 2025
Harvey Wallbanger replied to Ghostwriter's topic in Melbourne Demons
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PRESEASON TRAINING: Wednesday 5th February 2025
Harvey Wallbanger replied to Ghostwriter's topic in Melbourne Demons
I agree Kev, and physically he is looking much stronger - just a matter of where he fits in, particularly with Windsor likely to play off half-back, and Bowser and Salem fit, and so many wingers - perhaps the old ANB role for him as he has many similar attributes to Nibbler. -
PRESEASON TRAINING: Wednesday 5th February 2025
Harvey Wallbanger replied to Ghostwriter's topic in Melbourne Demons
In my view Adams looks better this year - hard to judge by how much until we hit the serious stuff..... -
PRESEASON TRAINING: Wednesday 5th February 2025
Harvey Wallbanger replied to Ghostwriter's topic in Melbourne Demons
Apparently 11 am on Saturday 23rd - four quarters, but nothing officially yet from the Club.... -
PRESEASON TRAINING: Wednesday 5th February 2025
Harvey Wallbanger replied to Ghostwriter's topic in Melbourne Demons
Before Christmas I was noticing some focus on very precise kicking into the forward line. By precise, they seemed to be focussing on shorter, sharper kicks to direct hit-up leads. Doesn't sound like rocket science, but does suggest a change of emphasis of some sorts. Today there was a clear emphasis on switches from the backline if the obvious 45 degree kick from defence was not on. That could be a strength of ours with the likes of Windsor, Langdon and Sharp. I noted that some times, once the switch was effected, the wingers would head back to Bowser or Windsor back in the corridor. Again - pretty obvious stuff - trying to avoid turnovers in dangerous areas until the corridor kick was safer. -
PRESEASON TRAINING: Wednesday 5th February 2025
Harvey Wallbanger replied to Ghostwriter's topic in Melbourne Demons
The taller of the two was Noah Yze, and the smaller wasn't the "secret" F/S I was led to believe. I expect Culley, George and Yze all suit up for Casey and we see what happens mid-year, unless there are any developments before Feb 21, when teh final list must be lodged, as mentioned by DistrACTION Jackson. -
PRESEASON TRAINING: Wednesday 5th February 2025
Harvey Wallbanger replied to Ghostwriter's topic in Melbourne Demons
So the simplest solution (if one was heading in that direction) is an agreed "retirement"? -
PRESEASON TRAINING: Wednesday 5th February 2025
Harvey Wallbanger replied to Ghostwriter's topic in Melbourne Demons
Oh and Jed Adams got a huge group clap at one stage - we speculated that it may be a training award of some description?- 208 replies
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PRESEASON TRAINING: Wednesday 5th February 2025
Harvey Wallbanger replied to Ghostwriter's topic in Melbourne Demons
Absent: Tholstrup, Verrall, Kosi, Woewodin and Kentfield. Intel - Kosi having family time. Rehab: Petracca, Lever, Spargo, Melksham, McAdam, Fullarton, Chandler Also present: Train-ons Jai Culley and Roy George plus two young academy/father/sons (sworn to secrecy re the latter) Activities of Chandler and Trac suggest they are very close to resuming full training - both wore the yellow caps when doing drills (no match sim for them). McAdam indicated to one of his teammates that it may be hamstring again - but he did a lot of full speed running, so perhaps precautionary today. Lever to'ed and fro'ed back to AAMI. Didn't do much at all! Spargs still doing straight lie running but indications of a little more movement than in the last two months. Melksham just lots of medium pace running. Low-key session with a bit of match sim in the middle. Petty and TMac still training back. Draftees continue to impress, i.e. Langdon and Lindsay, and don't forget AJ Johnson. Very involved in a lot of the action. Surely all three play against North on the 22nd. A lot of switching in the simulation - fascinated to see who joins Langdon and Windsor, with Sharp, Billings and Lindsay all playing wide roles on the switch. Hopefully the absentee numbers and rehabbers reduce over the next few weeks such that Spargo and Thosltrup are the only "medium-termers" with a question mark over Kentfield of course, due to his pneumonia.- 208 replies
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