Training 2025 Off-Season & Preseason reports and discussion

[Strapping Young Lad]

Everything Wiz does on the track is centimeter perfect and effortless at the same time. Serious player.

 

[Mr Lizard]

Pinoy’s first photo I found slightly disconcerting. There can be three possible explanations as to why the coach was leading the pack in the time trial: 1) He’s found a few yards over summer 2) The entire list has been in a lush paddock since the finals exit, or 3) He’s about to be lapped. Please someone confirm the third option to put my mind at ease.

4) He's running about ten metres inside the cones

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

4) He's running about ten metres inside the cones

Exactly.

Depth perception playing tricks on old mate, parso.

 

[TheFourPillars]

The two players I was on watch for this preseason are already a big thumbs up.

CJ is flying. He is absolutely ready to have a big pre season.

Mitch Lewis as others have said looks the best he has in pre season fingers crossed there are no setbacks and he gets a clear run at it.

Big things in store if we have both of them fit and firing

 

[CHUBBSS]

Pretty impressive seeing butler be back to such a high level, can’t remember anyone being at such a high level so quickly after a leg break

 

[Sirlemsip]

Did Weddle have flippers on?

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He was ill and not out there with the boys.

Or maybe Sam told him to stay home on day 1 to give the rest of the boys a chance in the run....

 

[MazHawk]

He was there, inside in the gym apparently.

 

[matey]

Weds definitely there today ……. well in the car park!

 

[Argy]

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Weds definitely there today ……. well in the car park!

Didn't recognise him. Thought it was Clark Kent.

 

[Simon Crawshay]

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Weds definitely there today ……. well in the car park!

Getting very strong Wheels from Degrassi Junior High vibes from Wedds these days!

 

[Pinoy Hawk]

Looks familiar Newmo89

 

[parsons nose]

Exactly.

Depth perception playing tricks on old mate, parso.

That would explain why I keep getting falconed every time I fly for a mark.

 

[killerspud]

Pinoy’s first photo I found slightly disconcerting. There can be three possible explanations as to why the coach was leading the pack in the time trial: 1) He’s found a few yards over summer 2) The entire list has been in a lush paddock since the finals exit, or 3) He’s about to be lapped. Please someone confirm the third option to put my mind at ease.

Sam Mitchell was always a little quicker than he looked and had that quick step to get away. Maybe some of the players were asking him for money

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Looks familiar Newmo89

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Hope none of those blokes forgot to put an out of office on.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Looks familiar Newmo89

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A few prominent posters can be spied amongst that group.

 

[HWKR]

Great signs, pretty much all senior players starting preseason training early. The benefit of players competition for spots along with the sense of being so close to a premiership. Great signs...

 

[HawthornHawk]

Has Kane Cornes put out a tweet about Ginny returning for preseason early?

 

[SSSSSS]

Ward breakout year coming up?

Beating Finn is a serious step.

 

[TheFourPillars]

Ward breakout year coming up?

Beating Finn is a serious step.

He won the time trial in his first year. Has had issues ever since in pre season. Hopefully he gets a clean run at it this year

 

[Sixpence]

Ward breakout year coming up?

Beating Finn is a serious step.

Ward has always been up there in the top few, not really a stretch for him to beat Finn.

 

[cryptor]

Ward has always been up there in the top few, not really a strech for him to beat Finn.

If we start seeing him beating guys like Worpel and Newcombe in stoppage based drills then that will be exciting.

 

[kazzooka]

Ward has always been up there in the top few, not really a strech for him to beat Finn.

Post Christmas Time Trial is the more serious one though.

Also interesting is that we aparently did a 6 minute time trial? so just 6 minutes and whoever ran furthest instead of racing to a distance like 3km or 2.2km that most clubs do.

 

[cryptor]

Post Christmas Time Trial is the more serious one though.

Also interesting is that we aparently did a 6 minute time trial? so just 6 minutes and whoever ran furthest instead of racing to a distance like 3km or 2.2km that most clubs do.

It does make sense to do it that way too. I doubt players interchange after they've run a set distance, instead it would be intervals of time.

 

[Sirlemsip]

It does make sense to do it that way too. I doubt players interchange after they've run a set distance, instead it would be intervals of time.

They do have GPS though... could be like taking your car in for a service:
The earlier of:

• Running 3km, or
• 8 minutes

 

[smish]

Everything Wiz does on the track is centimeter perfect and effortless at the same time. Serious player.

I was one of those idiots that wanted us to pick Curtin instead