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Not sure about that as a few of the talls werent participating in that simulation. I think it was better executed than last year though, still with room to improve. There was real focus on continuity, with plenty of running (sylvia was great with this), with a definate aim to find a marking target in the forward line, not just running into the 50m arc. and for all those that weren't sure where Petterd will play, he's training as a forward by the looks, same as Jetta. And by the class of Warnock's bananas vs Miller's, he should be too!

Might just have seen the bad parts, but I wasn't impressed. As someone else said, Green, Strauss and Bail all trained hard, and are doing pretty well. and just looked at photos, and the person I thought was Rhys Healey, I realised I have no clue who it is. Anyone know who the guy with a giant mop of blond hair is? might have been the AIS kid.

alrighty, I was there this morning. I'm starting to realise I should probably get down there more often, dunno what time I left, but only took me four tracks of the cd. not bad. Anyway, today they started off with the main group doing some handball and close up skills, before moving into some sprint stuff, then some longer kicking, close in drills and then some simulation play. All rucks were doing different stuff. Jake Spencer seemed to do something early in the session and just walked laps before finishing early. looked pretty upbeat though. Jamar mixed in and out of the main group. Johnson, Meesen and Gawn did a lot of reflex stuff with tennis balls before some tap work. From what I can tell, Meesen wouldn't be a bad slips fielder. He seems to be a bit of a leader with the talls. makes sense as hes been doing this training thing for a while. Fitzpatrick did some early drills with main group before leaving. Talls all looking good. Jamar looks very confident and even massiver than I remember. Glad we've still got him, compared to our other rucks, hes a step above. Recovery group (for want of a better name) included blease, wonna, bate, jamar (early), garland and a couple others i cant remember right now. Even for this group though, they were all going about 75%. All are looking good, and as mentioned before, Bate is bigger in the shoulders again. Garland and blease are running well and nearly back to top speed, wonna was doing sprints with bate early and doesn't seem quite as fast as I remember. Might just be me. in terms of the rest of the squad, from what I can remember... Bartram- seems to be starting to take the lead with a few of the younger guys. Gysberts- good skills, confident Scully- Great skills, fantastic speed, as mentioned, Kicking still needs some work in my opinion. Trengove- didn't see much of him, but great on both feet Miller- good overhead, in a switch drill wore a different jersey as the go-to guy just outside defensive 50. Morton- in same drill as Miller, played same role as run out of defence, very good at finding a target. Not quite stick thin anymore. Sylvia- wow. looks like a player. Macdonald- a solid rounded player with a good head Newton- nothing much new, just trundled along, kicking at goal not great. Maric- looks really fit, seemed to be playing as a forward in drills Petterd- See Maric Jetta- very competitive in air suprisingly, very fast and working very hard Bennell- solid session, nothing outstanding Healey- really interesting player, looks more like an athlete then a footy player, but is always in the play somewhere and really catches the eye Mckenzie- great rookie pick up, can see him with a place in our midfield. hard working, good disposal. Moloney- works very hard, very vocal, him against tapscott in a defensive drill was good to see. Pushes the younger guys well. Jones- an amazing trainer, when others are jogging, hes sprinting. Expecting a big year from him, looks very good. Watts- a couple of sloppy mistakes but overall good skills, and fantastic speed for a big guy. Frawley- good contests between him and Miller, big and strong. Warnock- definatly the defensive general. kick isn't fantastic. Martin- works hard, good hands above his head. Bruce- silky skills, good mark under pressure Jurrah- training with main group, still learning the trade, but skills on show Hughes- left early but was in the thick of things early, heard his name called a lot in drills. quick hands. Bell- really looked past his prime. Things just not happening. Dunn- Really big, hard working, good marks, looking for a big year. IF theres people I've forgetten, just yell them out. From what I saw though, there was no player, apart from Bell and possibly Healey, I'd feel uncomfortable with in Rnd 1. And Healey, only because his skills need a little bit of work. We've got a good squad. As a training session, it was a good feel, and loved the efforts from Dunn and Petterd to try say hi to a youngster, even if they freaked her out. Bailey had a good chat to a 5 year old for a while, and most players make an effort to give a kid a hi5 etc. good to see. geez, marathon effort.

I reckon I might just do that. That means, goodnight all! i need some shuteye.

Village People?!?!? what? Becoming extremely wealthy ey? A good friend of mine's son plays for port adelaide, and what they earn in the first few years is tuppence. Plus the average AFL career is 3 games. but definatly later in the career things can go awry, ie carlton.

how much is normal entry into a scorpions match?

I was away for the week while this happened, anyone mind giving me a quick catch-up?

interesting the scully, trengove and Gysberts part after most of demonland has been convinced it'll be tapscott first up.

talking about bagging players.... i saw T. Scully swimming today. he should stick to footy. but seriously, what happened to 'supporting' a team as 'supporters'. I don't think all the criticism of Brock was necessary, even if i wasn't personally a fan of his, but i definatly don't think we should be encorouged to bag and bring down even more players. Try looking on the bright side of life.

we'd probably get into finals and people will still be talking about 5 year plans on this forum.... haha, I'm hoping we win, what we win, i don't care, as long as I can say "Melbourne Won"

Lindsay Fox? as in the logistics company guy? he played footy...? in terms of ENTER scores and success theres an interesting case. he's an old boy of my school.

as someone who just finished, I know how much i hate even my friends talking about my score, and i got a comparatively good score, so really, I don't think our Tom Scullys school achievements are our business to be talking about. Let it go.

that would make my day if it wasn't christmas... maybe I'll revisit this on Monday.

whos stretch?

hey, I guess i could do the camera. or else i was just gonna borrow an awesome stills camera from a friend and practise on you guys.

how tall is he? you guys are talking about him vs maric, but in the scorpions reports i got the impression he was a tallish leading forward?

93.5

well done to him. I know from this year, if he's had so much time not focussed on schoolwork, he's done pretty alright.

haha... thats a fair read.

well that doesn't spell good news... GET OFF YOUR BACKSIDE NEWTS.

interesting exclusion of Mclean... do you think he wouldn't be in our first team? Would you want a team position-wise, or AA style. because really, Davey played most of the season off HB.

whats he actually known for??

who is the old guy? were they the couple at the brownlow with her dress... aahhh, over flowing?

hey look, i don't remember the previous experiments with Miller down back, but right now, i don't reckon its the worst idea i've heard.

for all those talking about GC rookieing one of our superstars in hiding (im in an optimistic mood) they said earlier this year that they were only going to draft young players with their rookie picks, no mature players. It was in reference to VFL players having a chance at getting picked up. With that in mind, the likelihood is low, but as i said, i'm in an optimistic mood...