kev martin

Seems the rehabber's/injured are; Melky, Adams, J.Smith (underdone), Dunstan, Salem, and Fritta. Interesting that Woey may get a run, as he had been in rehab for a few sessions.

Fritta was on the exercise bike when first "injured ", no running. Now he is doing the funny knee high lifts with the arms raised above the head. The "physio" also emphasised picking up the body with heel lifts, and using the ball of foot to weight bear, when doing knee lifts with arms high. Could be foot related, as he is not even walking laps.

I thought he didn't have his usual separation or angled leading to the right area. I am rating him pretty hard, as I like the way he goes about it. May have been up the other end when he took the marks and I missed it.

Gorgeous morning for a run. They have started in a very boisterous, happy mood. In the forward area there is a marked boxed area about 20 meters by 12 meters large, it is directly out, and about 10 metres from the square. The three big forwards compete against the backs. They pick, switch opponents, roll, and lead out. They are encouraged to stay in that area and jostle. (looks like a plan to reduce hard leads that end in the deep pocket). Magician, is the name they have given to Jefferson. The sims are now 7 minutes long ×3. White started with 40 points, momentum changes happened. First session about equal. The second, blue hit hard and caught up. The third, white took it easily. Those swings in the 2nd and 3rd sessions worry me. Neither team could arrest the run on till the restart. The drills were about kicking to marking contest, bringing it to ground with players front and centres, then creating snaps on goal. Even May got a few snaps in. Spargo played midfield/wing in the sims, and played beautifully. Max back, Brodie forward. Hibbo reading the play well. JVR, Verral, a bit lost out there. JJ, with composure, finding space and making good decisions. Rivers, running hard and fast. Really nice timing and sturdiness when marking. Moniz-wakefield bringing lots of forward pressure. Schache leading well when up at the 50 arc area. May and Lever are ready. Tmac has his mind on the job. Chandler at the botom of many packs. Viney back into his number 7. K.Turner knows his role. Howes playing on the wing, needs more involvement. The same for D.Turner playing down back. Petty getting more involved and punching everything in the marking competition. Some of our ball movement was quick, usually when one of our top players gets it going. There were a few turnovers because of poor execution and decisions (usually by the second or third rung players). Melksham is not far off.

Really tough for those clubs that took a risk with the inaugural AFLW clubs. Five of our top players can be poached. Will really upset the boat if they go hard on any top team. PRIORITY SIGNING PERIOD WINNERS Essendon can sign up to two players Hawthorn can sign up to three players Port Adelaide granted two extra list spots and can sign up to three players Sydney granted three extra list spots and can sign up to five players WHO CAN THEY SIGN ? Clubs that finished 1st – 4th can lose no more than five players Clubs that finished 5th – 8th can lose no more than two players Clubs that finished 9th – 18th can lose no more than one player https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/aflw-teams-have-been-given-license-to-poach-players-from-the-best-clubs-for-next-season/news-story/0479ebc6fe96ce98c2cbd12d0f04717c

Some prefer up, some down, others that cause disinhibitions, I hope many like peace makers, utopias or intelligence improvers, my favourite, au natural (brain does the best action). Each to their own. But why are the disinhibiters (alcohol), the only legal recreational drugs we can access. Are those who partake of grog really that wound up, oppressed and have difficulties expressing themselves. Our world is sit down, shut up, do your job. The plight of the lower and middle classes. Our do they take grog just to be socially acceptable. So it isn't drug use, merely peer pressures. Not a smart move to risk mental and physical health, with detrimental social consequences, just to belong.

Absolutely agree. The health professionals are also struggling in a society that doesn't treat them well. The big consultant doctors who hold most of the cards are looked after, the other's, bit tough for them. Some funds from what is spent on crime could be put into, housing and rehabs. Stable housing goes along way to supporting the addict.

An informed adult taking a legal but controlled substance has a much better chance of not stuffing up, as compared to someone consuming unknown substances, in a haphazard way, with all the associated adrenaline caused by doing something "bad". Without that rebellious element are drugs fun anyway. If the system forced you to take alcohol, you would call it torture and a conspiracy. The human condition, 7 degrees of separation and all that. If we could create a more utopian society there would be no reason to change our brain waves and neurological connections. I believe recreational drug use will just threaten a peaceful state of mind and we wouldn't partake. As it is, we need to escape, and I believe each to their own escape method. Just having alcohol, means people self medicating on some other substance, are forced to be criminals which places more problems into their world. More power to the individual, and less to the system, so we can be self-directed, and find our own experiential and learnings in this world.

Would assume the addicts are supported in a medical model of treatment (affordable and about harm minimisation), so only recreational use would be heavily taxed (deterrent).

Our society spends far too much of the police's time and revenues with the war on drugs. Those doing the crimes are usually the victims of the underworld, that make a mint out of the trade. Enforce the rules on the crime gangs. Most know who they are. Follow the money. As for the addict committing crimes. Gee, if the society didn't criminalise them (illicit drug use is a gateway behaviour to further crime), but treated them as a medical disease! An addict must be an easy arrest, and conviction for our resolving door penitentiary system. As they are usually poor, their housing is unstable, has to do crime (buy illegal substances) in the open, they are very vulnerable. Regulate their drug, make it affordable to the vulnerable, so crime is not an option. Give them a chance to be functional members of society. I believe the places that have decriminalised substances have reduced criminal activity from the addict. The police could spend more time on enforcement of the bad, not the mad (addiction). Have specia emergency mental health police squad, similar to a SWAT squad.

Just a guess, as nothing has been posted. Since they trained out at Casey today, they will probably have a run at Gosch's on Wednesday 9.30 am. Maybe, they will also have a captains run Thursday, prior to the game at RSEA stadium on Friday, 4pm. Then there is the family day, Saturday at Yarra Park, from 10 am.

Apologies @Monbon, I didn't take notice of the "though".

The statement is praising you for using facts and not making stuff up, like many others. So being out of the normal he indicates with humour that you don't belong. It is humour, but I can see how you may misinterpret the intention. No-one likes being ostracised, even within a joke.

Alcohol is a recreational drug. In the eyes of some, it is a poison.

I would love to know what their approach to developing this is. Some of it has to be toughen them up and increase their intensity for the 4 quarters, so as to create that whole game winning belief. There must be more to controlling the momentum, especially as the opposition study us and develop their own strategies for handling our midfield power. I really want us to get ruthless, don't give them a chance.

Good that they see the second half fades. Why do we give the opposition the momentum, how did they break us, and why couldn't we answer their goals and stop the run on? Momentum change happened because we drank our bathwater before the job was done. They broke us by, switching, moving quickly through a corridor and finding a loose player in their 50 area. We would panic and try and do too much as individuals. We need to be able to play tempo footy and score with slow down footy. Play a defensive game, where we stop the opposition scoring. Play with some creativity, unstructured, and surprising ways, that aren't predictable. Fight and toughen up earlier on, when the momentum is first shifting against us. Never let the other team score two goals in a row. Fight, be tough, compete for everything, ruthlessness, No congratulations till the 4 points are sealed. Encourage, support each other but keep that half time joy to a minimum.

Our society is full of those who use substances. Pharmaceutical use is widespread, the ones that affect the brain, the alert levels and personality. How many get around on methadone, analgesics, anti-anxieties, and those with unusual side effects such as drowsiness or personality changes. Abuse is a different and difficult aspect to drug use, recreational and medical use still has its detrimental effects. Quite often the substance is performance enhancing or required to have a “normalised life”. Recreational drug use isn't more dangerous or harmful because the abused substance is legal or illegal. The use of illegal substances, I believe, is society creating more damage on the users, and their friends and family. Stop telling other how to live their life and victimising those who don't have strong safety nets. The jails and, those with drug convictions, are full of the lower classes. Sports people have more scrutiny than other entertainers on the substances they take. When I read and interpret drug use in and about the music, art or fashion industries, I see very poor role models for the young. The sporting groups do much more to educate and help the associated issues from drug use and getting better about alcohol use. Why don't the sanctimonious have the same attitude towards performance enhancement of the musicians and artists? Boycott the festival, or TV, till the personalities pass drug tests. (sarcasm). At times in our life, we run around high, and that is the human condition.

No training at Gosch's today.

They haven't posted a time yet. You can follow on their website. https://www.melbournefc.com.au/teams/training-times Good chance it is at Casey tomorrow Friday 17th, less chance it is at Gosch’s. The same for Monday 20th. They have been having runs at various parks on Saturday mornings. Yarra Park, perhaps Fawkner or somewhere with a slope. They haven't run the Tan yet. Best chance would be Wednesday 22nd on Gosch's at 9.30. Your guess is as good as any.

D.Turner moves effortlessly across the backline (quite silky), doing the slide or swap as they organise the zone or match ups. Usually taking a central pivot area. Some of his leadership in structuring is not as obvious as Tomlinson, Lever, or May. Hoping he is still apprenticing and will take a more vocal role as required. Would like to see him put on some weight, as he still appears wiry. Doesn't lack courage and you will find him under the ball. When he gets the ball, which I would like to see more of, he uses it conservatively, usually lateral towards the boundary. Always finding his target, he will be interesting if he starts being more attacking as I think he has that in him. Very rarely do I see a howler of a mistake from him.

Is there a place for Harmes as the super-sub? He is able to fill, forward, back, mid, or put the breaks on an opposition player tearing it up. You are right about him trying to do too much and not really finding his niche.

Yes, you are right, when they were getting first use of the ball, Goody didn't change it up and lock Harmes onto them. Perhaps he will end up as depth, if he can't play as I see it, his speciality as a stopper. He seems to get guided to the right places by his opponent, where he takes advantage.

I believe Harmes is a tagger. Not only stops his opponent but plays off him. When that job is needed to be done, he is the best at the club.

Kossie, playing very smart footy, untouchable at times. Max, always smiling and interacting with team-mates, not perfect plays but he makes up for it in leadership role. Improving every session. Viney, running faster then I have seen him. Always supporting the new or young players. Tracc, seems to be on a mission. Striving for perfection. Working to give Sparrow the finer points of the game. Oliver, fitter and faster than I have seen him. Much more animated then previous seasons. Tmac, full preseason under the hood, will be hard to stop. Hunter, love his work. Very smart player, creates space, overlaps and makes beautiful decisions

The numbers of spectators have been down, ever since the training ground kerfufle. We were getting over 100, today around 70. Gee, I think if Tracc laced one of those passes to any of us we probably wouldn't get up, neither alone go again. He really is trying to pinpoint them, Lasers!