Kev
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https://www.melbournefc.com.au/teams/training-times MFC has posted open training session for today. AFL Training Sessions Date: Monday, May 15 Time: 11.30am - 12pm Location: Gosch's Paddock
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Loved our defensive unit. Led by Lever organising them. May's muscles, Bowey's courage, McVee's hustle, Hibbo's reading and endeavour, River's size, speed and attack, Brayshaw's smarts and skill. The defensive structures are amazing, and influential in creating turnovers. As a good team we really make the opponents pay for their errors. Some of our fast down the MCG wings ball movement, was great. We started the game with the forwards leading to the boundary. If we aren't efficient converting opportunities good sides could hurt us. Some of our handballs missed the mark and some put the receiver under pressure. We are also happy to run with the opponents and peel off to a zone as a backman picks up the opponent. We really know our roles and the team communication is working. We have a "buy in' and 'connection" going, that stuff that Goody used to empathise when we were middle of the pack club. Good win, now for a tester against Port. Go Dees.
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These two teams (Geelong, Richmond) have players that appear to "dissent" all the time. If they crossed the line, umpire's would call it. It may be to get the supporters going, which in turn can influence the umpires. It could also be cognitive dissonance.
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I did not see Harme's at either session.
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By the end of his training Salem was still moving well, in his glide along style, though at times he was a bit off the pace.
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Didn't see the presser. Watched Petty do a fair bit of goal kicking, and working on his set shot process.
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Joel was possibly the best out there in the sims. Very focused, running well, looking for leads off the opponents blind spots.
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No, and his marking seems to be a off.
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Second squad still out there. Sim was 7 on 7. A few fundamental mistakes, and Mark Williams was right onto them. Take those marks (Jefferson, Farris-White), hit those passes (D Smith). Plenty of running after the sims, including laps as a pack. Occasionally they are on their haunches. Now some more sims. Sestan is looking fit. Salem is just keeping up, his skills are still great. As they got more work into them the better their skills became. Now they are doing long sprints to finish their session. A few drop off from the sprints and do laps. Five, including Salem finish more sprints. Then everyone is running the boundary. They are back to sprinting, with some dropping of to the laps. Last sprinters are Salem and Adams. Hard working, good session. Impressed with Jed Adams’ development. BBB has been going as hard as any of them. Really like that he is no longer doing his own program.
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Salem is out with 14 players not in the game squad, now. Full participation.
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Salem is not in the captain's run. Yes, they are with the trainer, mainly lap and short runs. Verall seems to be building a stronger muscular body. Turner starting to do some skills work. Hunter was the most vocal I had heard him. Gus doing some spectaculars.
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Squads warming up, on Gosch's. Spargo, Jordan, Bailey and TMac out there. Fritta still doing his own program. JvR looking happy, though keeping to himself a bit. A fair bit of voice in their first drill. Lever's seems to dominate. The banter between the players is also strong, as they niggle each other, and applaud those extra skilled acts. The backline has split from the main group (who are goal kicking), Rivers, May, Lever, Max, D Turner and Hibbo. The first are back into the sheds after 50 minutes. Now the seconds are making their way out onto the paddock.
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Unacceptable risk, the CTE is a horrible injury. Don't play! Wow, The rules can be tinkered with to create a safe game. My problem is how they are going about it. The players need clear, consistent instructions, not what is happening via the Tribunal. It is not Rollerball, a 1975 movie, a bloodsport. AFL has much more beauty, than it has what you advocate.
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The appeal must be based on the words, reasonable, foreseeable/potential, and blow. I can't see how JVR would have had going through his head, that his spoil was going to result in a blow to Ballard's head. If his fist was going at Ballard and not the ball the of course, but his leading arm was going at the ball. The thoughts of JVR would have been get to and impact the contest, prepare for a hit, I assume Ballard would be the same. He would be a genius if he could predict the outcome of two independent bodies in a complex collision, give him an honoury degree in physics. It is reasonable to allow a player to go at the ball. The "blow" is a bit wrong. I see a player falling from his flight and putting weight through his arm to the head of Ballard. More a neck bend than, whiplash from a strike.
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How confusing for the players. Most marking situations leave the chance or "inevitability of a forceful blow to the head". A glance by the upper arm is a forceful blow, what a precedent, no concussion. Well will there be consistency, and if so, the pack mark is dead. No knees to the head when leaping, no follow through when spoiling. The game has now changed.
