Training Training Thread 2023

[King Corey]

As much as BS was a smarmy DB, he did end up taking a team lacking talent to two prelims.

Don't know why this gets trotted out.

Drew Petrie
Jarrad Waite
Scott Thompson
Todd Goldstein
Nick Dal Santo
Ben Cunnington
Ben Brown
Brent Harvey
Daniel Wells
David Hale (he chose to trade him)
Hamish McIntosh
Andrew Swallow
Lindsay Thomas
Lachie Hansen
Nathan Grima
Levi Greenwood
Robbie Tarrant
Leigh Adams
Jack Ziebell
Sam Wright
Michael Firrito

I'm sick of this perception that Brad Scott achieved preliminary finals in spite of his list.

Plenty of talent in that 2010-15 group for mine. Laidley left Scott a very decent handover list.

Nothing like the dog turd Noble copped via Scott and Shaw.

 

[The Anvil]

not absolutely sure how I feel about Joshua's return to Arden Street ... I'll settle for mixed emotions

If you want someone to play like Gibson then who better than the man himself to do the teaching.

For the mixed emotions thing, we're probably all there. It didn't feel good at the time, and it felt even worse when the Hawks were smashing us on field with Gibson all over our forward line.

 

[blackshadow]

Are Chom & Larkey on the same side?

 

[Merlin007]

Don't know why this gets trotted out.

Drew Petrie
Jarrad Waite
Scott Thompson
Todd Goldstein
Nick Dal Santo
Ben Cunnington
Ben Brown
Brent Harvey
Daniel Wells
David Hale (he chose to trade him)
Hamish McIntosh
Andrew Swallow
Lindsay Thomas
Lachie Hansen
Nathan Grima
Levi Greenwood
Robbie Tarrant
Leigh Adams
Jack Ziebell
Sam Wright
Michael Firrito

I'm sick of this perception that Brad Scott achieved preliminary finals in spite of his list.

Plenty of talent in that 2010-15 group for mine. Laidley left Scott a very decent handover list.

Nothing like the dog turd Noble copped via Scott and Shaw.

several things can be true at once - first, you're spot on, Scott inherited some talent; second, Scott (and others at North) were among the first to take advantage of greater player movement by recruiting mature talent to top up a list (NDS, Waite, Higgins), and it went very close to getting the club to a GF; third, Scott failed to see that having gone close with the player movement strategy, it couldn't be done again (Dusty, Gaff, Kelly) when some mystifying draft selections (Durdin, Neilson, Dec Watson, Josh Williams) ensured that a marquee player wouldn't join a dsyfunctional list (which you again rightly point out was passed onto Shaw/Noble).

Personally, I think the third phase (attempting to rebuild from the top down) was a Board governance failure - with Scott having gone close, but ultimately failed with the player movement strategy, the Board should have move him along in 2016 rather than Petrie and Harvey

 

[Merlin007]

If you want someone to play like Gibson then who better than the man himself to do the teaching.

For the mixed emotions thing, we're probably all there. It didn't feel good at the time, and it felt even worse when the Hawks were smashing us on field with Gibson all over our forward line.

True again, albeit Clarko can give himself a bit of rest when he says he alone turned Gibson into a quality backman - his ability in that role was clear when he still had blue and white stripes on, notably when he gave Buddy a run for his money while playing CHB for North. It took a special kind of dim-witted midfield coaching (yes Anthony Rock, that's you) that thought that turning Gibson into a midfielder was a good idea. I remember Josh taking possession once at a CBA at Docklands and kicking the ball the wrong way, and our crowd laughed at him - no wonder he left

 

[King Corey]

Personally, I think the third phase (attempting to rebuild from the top down) was a Board governance failure - with Scott having gone close, but ultimately failed with the player movement strategy, the Board should have move him along in 2016 rather than Petrie and Harvey

It made no sense at the time. We became so wedded to the war chest concept we were bloody minded about it.

Imagine if Gaff had said yes? We'd still be a basketcase but with a really expensive topline outside player on our rebuilding list for no real reason.

100% on 2016. It was time to start again.

 

[Merlin007]

It made no sense at the time. We became so wedded to the war chest concept we were bloody minded about it.

Imagine if Gaff had said yes? We'd still be a basketcase but with a really expensive topline outside player on our rebuilding list for no real reason.

100% on 2016. It was time to start again.

Indeed, and when Gaff said no, we traded out for whoever most looked the part, and Jared Polec was his name. It didn't end well

 

[ansonholt]

LDU going to spontaneously combust.

$67 was overly generous on the tote for the Chas.

I'd be getting on him at just about any odds based on what I saw today. My god. Looks even better than last year.

 

[ansonholt]

Great reporting. Precise and concise. No filler, no fat.

Can we get you hired to do all of the football media? Like all of it?

Thanks mate. I've been asked this before. I used to do this a few years ago, here on BF, but I've been lurking since about 2018 for personal reasons. It's nice to be back. Happy to do this for more of the pre-season. I plan to go more often now.

 

[Its a Process]

Don't know why this gets trotted out.

Drew Petrie
Jarrad Waite
Scott Thompson
Todd Goldstein
Nick Dal Santo
Ben Cunnington
Ben Brown
Brent Harvey
Daniel Wells
David Hale (he chose to trade him)
Hamish McIntosh
Andrew Swallow
Lindsay Thomas
Lachie Hansen
Nathan Grima
Levi Greenwood
Robbie Tarrant
Leigh Adams
Jack Ziebell
Sam Wright
Michael Firrito

I'm sick of this perception that Brad Scott achieved preliminary finals in spite of his list.

Plenty of talent in that 2010-15 group for mine. Laidley left Scott a very decent handover list.

Nothing like the dog turd Noble copped via Scott and Shaw.

It's a lazy media narrative that gets regurgitated each time Brad Scott's name is mentioned and it's flat out incorrect. Our best was easily good enough, we were just horrific at arresting momentum in games.

 

[Palpatine]

Was there today.

Awesome to see Cunners doing his thing, time freezes when he handballs.
Couldn't keep up in his running group though.

Comben looks stronger and was good.
LDU elite
Sleevo looked lively
Buckets good, only on Edwards of course.

Monkey a friendly guy says g'day when people walked past him.
He was telling Boomer to get the draftees into the match sim everytime they ran past doing laps.
Spicer looks stronger and Drury has a strong build already.
Patch vocal at his end during match sim.
Gibson as well in the drills.

Hall looked fine too me was giving plenty of run in the match and the handball receive drills. I Thought Lazzarro was working really hard in the drill as well.

Special mention for Sleevo he paid for the missus beanie at the roo shop.






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[Kanga Glory]

LDU going to spontaneously combust.

$67 was overly generous on the tote for the Chas.

thanks TPA, i had to have a piece of that also

 

[lockheed]

Really? campaigner shouldn't be allowed anywhere near our club.

Looks like the club doesn't hold grudges for as long as we do

 

[Mav]

Looks like the club doesn't hold grudges for as long as we do

the fact we even spoke to Fat Andy suggests we're becoming more Catholic than *

 

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[Heaps of fun]

not absolutely sure how I feel about Joshua's return to Arden Street ... I'll settle for mixed emotions

You're not the only one with mixed emotions.

 

[roos 10]

You're not the only one with mixed emotions.

I am absolutely wrapped to have him back

 

[DunderHead]

Maybe he compliments Blakey nicely. Blakey is subdued, Gibbo is a ******** and obviously the very opposite. Gibbo is certainly a very driven person. I suppose that drive may be the key.

 

[Heaps of fun]

I am absolutely wrapped to have him back

I guess you're more of a Beatles man.

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

I'd be getting on him at just about any odds based on what I saw today. My god. Looks even better than last year.

The trouble is he will be far and away the best player in the AFL in 2023 but the ****ing morons who vote for the Brownlow will be a full year behind in figuring out who he is.

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

the fact we even spoke to Fat Andy suggests we're becoming more Catholic than *

Wait, what? North Melbourne was always Catholic, Essendon was Protestant.

 

[The Anvil]

Indeed, and when Gaff said no, we traded out for whoever most looked the part, and Jared Polec was his name. It didn't end well

From memory, we had offers to both and should have reneged on Polec when Gaff said no.

On a side note, I'm still tormented by the "It's Gaffening" gifs in the week leading up.

 

[the big lebowski]

Maybe he compliments Blakey nicely. Blakey is subdued, Gibbo is a ******** and obviously the very opposite. Gibbo is certainly a very driven person. I suppose that drive may be the key.

I take it that Gibbo is a skills coach. This is how you defend, this is how you outbody etc. not strategy etc

 

[year of the roo]

LDU isn't winning the Brownlow. My goodness, the degenerate gamblers on this site....