RedLegs23

Chat did anyone see the concussion incident re Petty? It’s been like 2/3 weeks now right? Anyone know how many he’s now had? Thanks team & is there reason for concern? or you think the clubs just taking extra time because we’re not in season yet? He was looking good pre hiccup. & I think he’ll be a very important key post in our defensive six

Do these blokes ever factor in what his fitness would look like? Clearly not. Technically his Achilles might be healed by then but his conditioning would be a mile off. I’m tipping, & without any setbacks, we only see Jack last month at best.

Roo

Already got one in Jack Steele👌

Vineynotthistime 😞

Been to a few sessions. Here’s my take. Taylor - what you see in his draft highlights is pretty much how I’ve seen him - Just not as expansive as yet but he’s 10 weeks in so all goods. Will be a gun no doubt. Will get an early debut due to Bowey injury. Pickett - got the second Kozz we always wanted. This kids gonna bring people to the footy. Has more poise than Kozzy at the same age. Super excited about this boy, gonna be a jet & a whole heap of fun. Debut’s round 1 for sure. Jiath - yeah CJ’s looking nice. Covers the ground beautifully & is always looking to advance the footy quickly with run & carry. Can maybe get caught doing too much sometimes but his game sense will improve with the more games he plays. Think Héritier Lumumba. Heath - times I’ve been to training he’s been rarely sighted or running the boundary. Haven’t seen enough. Steele - will fill the Viney void perfectly, plus he’s an elite tackler. Just quietly going about his business - efficiently. Would rather 24 touches from Steele than Viney put it that way. He’ll play round 1. White - moves real nice for 200+cm. Has some goal sense. Will develop @ Casey for a couple years. Berry - just by the look of him you wouldn’t think he’s a footballer (respectfully). For a bloke thats come from playing basketball, he looks ok… but also haven’t seen enough. Onley - strong boy. Improvement will need to come from his disposal. Mihocek - been running the boundary the last 2-3 sessions now. Not ideal but hopefully he’s back in the main group within the next week or so. Matthews - said late last year that I had a good conversation with a father of a boy who’s been teammates with Tom over the past couple years down Gippsland way. Said he’s a ripping kid. Very crafty small forward who know’s where the goals are. Was south gippy power skipper too. Would love to know his injury timeframe.

Yeah same. You’d reckon the week leading into the first set of praccy matches? In particular Mathew’s timeline.

So where else do we play Clarry oh wait…

Top performers from match sim: Kozzy - everything he did was brilliant, besides one missed target going in 50. But even the play leading to that was brilliant lol Roo - it’s no wonder he’s moving well, he’s super fit. & now he’s hardened. Worked really hard today & got better as the game went on. Got high up the ground many times too. & he was rewarded. Jeffo - was BOG at qtr time. Very crafty & high IQ type guy. Just gotta do start doing it for longer now. Rivers - he was probably my best or most consistent midfielder today. Just looks to be playing with such clear direction now. He’s leadership is growing. He’ll have a good year Riv. Langford - just love the way he plays footy & I love that he kicks goals & fantastic goals too. Strikes me as one of those blokes that loves the grind of it. Got better & better as the game went on. Culley - so strong. Loves breaking a tackle & has no issue breaking them. Was able to get his hands free & give off to runners many times today. Caleb - cutting lines & angles & with that dash like from season one. Kicked the ball well today. Wasn’t afraid to take the risky ones too. Salem - him too, just looks fit & confident again. This would have to have been his best pre season for sometime now wouldn’t it? Really hope his body holds up & allows him to go back to attacking the play like he use to.

PF we couldn’t believe our luck. Most enjoyable day out at Casey training probably ever to be fair. Today’s session was a highlights real & that video put out by the club was just a little teaser. The didn’t show all the best bits.

Personally I’ve never heard him being called bison out on the park.

Absolutely. Wouldn’t play him round 1. We’ve got Steele now who‘s fit and ready to go. Good replacement & would probably play Steele ahead of Vin anyway tbh. A fully fit & firing Jack Viney is another story though.

Look, he’s young, hasn’t played many games at the top level & has had some interruptions to his early career - get that & believe me I wanna see the kid get there. But he’s got some way to go. Making uncontested skill errors is an early worry as well as his decision making under pressure. Cant question his desire or one percenters, no problem there.

Langford was called this a few times.

Thanks Greg. How’s the ground ball gather @ 2:11 from Luker & then the balance / skill to dispose of it perfectly to Caleb who doesn’t break stride. Remember he’s near on 195cm. & then @ 4:53 from Luker on the left. Even with a couple of costly errors, mind you those errors were when he was rotated through defence, i really liked what I saw of him up forward. Exciting prospect. Look how far ahead of the game Trelly is right here @ 4:38. Attacking at top speed & with such purpose. He’s going to become a very damaging player for us. His trigger movement is to baulk & then looks to cut back inside. It always byes himself so much time. Funny because we always wanted a second type Pickett player so it could free up Kozz. Who knew that player would actually turn out to be his cousin with the same last name😂😂🙏 King did say everyone’s fair game. Blank canvas. He plays round 1. The play from Jeffo @ 4:32 good pace & dare. He was best on at qtr time for me. Im ready to believe now, I feel like his journey really begins from here onwards. The fast game loans itself to forwards who aren’t naturally aggressive physically ie; Fritta, Gunston etc. These are guys who need to be able to move in space. Not congestion. Not bombed in on head. Just gotta be able to start showing he’s potential over longer periods of the game now. Jeez we’ve been starved of a full forward. Footy’s just a better game when you have a dominant key forward. Remembering prime Neitz. Coleman winning Neitz… those days where he was kicking bags & wining games was genuinely some of my greatest & happiest footy memories. Was getting that feeling about Jesse. Here’s hoping again one day.