Matt Demon

He did the entire session this morning and looked fine including match simulation.

I was at training this morning and watched some match simulation. There was a five minute period where Bennell lit up the place. He definitely wasn't holding anything back today.

I feel for the young guys on the fringe, Jackson, Sparrow, Rivers etc...Particularly Luke Jackson, he's raw but clearly very talented. With no VFL these guys have nowhere to develop their game other than the training track. I wonder if we'll see somone like Jackson getting games based on development.

When Petty is fit we might actually have big forward.

What are the chances of the AFL & state government stumping up millions of dollars for a new facility now?

It's inevitable players will test positive for the virus, the second that happens the league will be postponed for a period of time. We may not even get to play next week.

Nope Also Bedford on crutches for whatever reason.

I'm at the Launceston Airport, I'm on the same flight as the players. Vanders has a very heavy limp, I could go ask him but don't want to look like a creep.

Surely Smith & Hannan aren't far off the main group?

You can only have so many inside mids in the midfield rotation. Trac wanted more midfield time so Harmes gets pushed to a half back. Let's see how it plays out.

It's excellent, I haven't had any issues. If you only use Foxtel for sport you should definitely make the switch.

I'd be very suprised if AVB's injury was anything serious. There was a lot of laughing and joking going on between him and the trainers. I heard the corcky mentioned with Hibberd, fingers crossed that's the case.

I'm just happy neither are soft tissue injuries, they'll both be fine.

I'm interested to hear if Bennell has stepped up his running?

I'd love to have a wager on that.

Yeah i see the similarities and i like Austin but from my eye Jackson looks a class above Bradtke. I mean there's good reason LJ was All Aus, 2nd in the Lark medal & pick 3. More than happy if Bradtke can prove me wrong over time.

I'm not going to tell you he's going to run out there from day one a dominant because like all kids they need time to develop but i honestly don't think ive seen a kid that quick & agile for his size, he's super competitive, he can obviously take a big mark and his awareness in congestion was excellent. Also im not sure what the panic was with his kicking, it looked just fine to me. I could honestly see him playing as a midfielder in a few years.

I went today and haven't seen this many in full training for a long time. I was so happy to see Jack Viney fit and in everything, you can just tell he's loving being out there. Like everyone else has mentioned this pre season you cant take your eye's off Petracca, I'll tell you right now the penny has absolutely dropped, he's in for a big one. Others that are way ahead of this time last year - Lever, May, Weid, Hibberd, Oliver, TMac. My only concerns are Tomlinson who's starting to miss a large chunk of pre season & KK who seems to be in no mans land just at the minute. Also this was the first time I'd seen Luke Jackson up close..... Wow.

The exact thing happened with Oliver on Friday and he returned with the red hat on.

Me too plz

On the waters untill Jetta goes home.

Oliver came off in clear discomfort with his shoulder again. Went back on with the red non contact hat on. He's definitely carrying the injury.

Yep

This from my mate who's a mad Bombers supporter. Pros: He has a huge tank and will literally run all day leading to flanks (like a decoy at times) creating space inside 50. Can kick well beyond 50 and tends to take a lot of his shots on goal from 40+ so his goal accuracy is probably negatively skewed given the degree of difficulty for his shots on goal. Cons: Not good in one-on-one contests, not a key forward despite his height, forward pressure almost non-existent. Overall he’s a handy depth player. Probably not in best 22 but ready to go when needed (i.e. no Daniher, Stewart). Underrated by most Essendon supporters but his running capacity alone makes him an asset and his long kicking is elite.

He's a very good chance to still be there at our pick 8.