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It was a slightly shorter session than 12 Dec 2011. Warm-up jogging commenced at 9.30 and the list was broken up into two groups - the main group, and a rehab group of 11 which included all the usual suspects - Tapscott, Strauss, Spencer, Davey, Williams, Grimes, Evans, Jamar, Grimes, Jurrah and Bartram. Missing in action were Gawn and Jetta. The rehab group did handball drills - except Jurrah - still with a protective cover on his wrist. The main squad then split into 4 groups and did 3 consecutive runs of 2 1/4 laps (with a rest period in between each run). The first group featured the elites in Jones, Bate, and Trengove, and was led by Nicholson and Tom Mac. Nicho pulled out 1/2 way thru the second run with a slight twinge on the left side above the hip and was treated at the scene by the club massuer. The main squad then moved to some goal kicking drills at both ends, followed by 3 sets of competitive handball and kicking drills, where pressure is applied to the ball carrier. Some of the main squad such as Howe and Sylvia left before this final session, While Williams came out of the rehab group and took part in this final set of drills. Jurrah ran laps at a fair pace on his own. Training finished for most of this group at 11.30am. Collingwood were training next door. Very different. The did match play - lots of it - and used the full length and width of their training oval. There was possibly less emphasis on tackling, and more about creating and finding a target. It was a lot more interesting to watch, and most of their top group was involved - Cloke, Swan, Pendlebery and even Jolly. One quick observation from our training - I'm certain I heard one of the coaches yell out - 'Garland - get to the wing'. Could this be a sign that Garland is going to make his long awaited move into the midfield?