Training 2025 Pre-Season Thread

[Perrip]

We're no longer a young team anymore:

Jump of 2 spots from equal 4th oldest last year to 2nd oldest this year. Last year was 1. Collingwood, 2. Geelong, 3. Melbourne, 4. Richmond & Brisbane

List analysis: Where your club ranks for age and experience

Average age at Opening Round, 2024: 24.9 (equal fourth oldest)
Average games: 78.8 (fourth most experienced)

 

[Section 5]

Draft Guru has slightly different numbers than the AFL article.
It is interactive so click on the top category to change the order.
To isolate Brisbane, click on Brisbane. The list appears to be up to date.
A, B, C & D is their player rating. Unknown how they arrive at that. Untried at AFL got a "D" so did, Ryan, Smith & Tunstill
Coaches votes also unknown how they rate them. Maybe just win v loss %.

AFL Club Lists for 2025 - Draftguru

www.draftguru.com.au

The image below is in Games order

 

[Sproj]

Jump of 2 spots from equal 4th oldest last year to 2nd oldest this year. Last year was 1. Collingwood, 2. Geelong, 3. Melbourne, 4. Richmond & Brisbane

List analysis: Where your club ranks for age and experience

I wonder if Day plays a part in that. Obviously Zorks and Lester would push it up a bit but we really are in the sweet spot as last year attested.

 

[McLuggages]

Hey, sorry I've asked this previously - but if anyone has any Intel on training schedule next week I'll be in Brisbane . Heard 4pm Wednesday - maybe Springfield maybe not so will be there at this stage.

I'm probably at 1000 training reports read and 0 contributed so have some making up to do...

 

[Saucery]

Calling all the island Lion's out there, the perfect preseason primer (ok, I'm addicted to alliteration so sue me ).

Lively Lions Premiers "Live Show"

LIONS FANS! Callum Ah Chee & Dayne Zorko LIVE at Australian Italian Club Launceston on Saturday 1st February 2025!

events.humanitix.com

 

[irel]

Calling all the island Lion's out there, the perfect preseason primer (ok, I'm addicted to alliteration so sue me ).

Lively Lions Premiers "Live Show"

LIONS FANS! Callum Ah Chee & Dayne Zorko LIVE at Australian Italian Club Launceston on Saturday 1st February 2025!

events.humanitix.com

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Good to see Cal take top billing over a former captain, two time All Astralian, multy B & F winner, near 300 game player etc... etc...

 

[BigCat2]

Good to see Cal take top billing over a former captain, two time All Astralian, multy B & F winner, near 300 game player etc... etc...

Or alphabetically...A comes before Z?

 

[Royboys44]

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That's ZZ not D

 

[Section 5]

That is strange place for two current Lions players to visit in February.
Apart from possibly making some money. Good luck to them if they do make a good profit on the trip though.

General Admission - $42.90

Family of 4 - $154

Add Footy Feast Photo Experience with Callum, Dayne & their Premiership Medals (includes 1 x Professional High-Res Photo & 1 x Selfie) - $44

Add an Official "Go Lions" Photo Frame - $132

Add a Brisbane Lions Guernsey Personally Signed & Inscribed by Premiership Stars, Callum Ah Chee & Dayne Zorko - $275

Add a Brisbane Lions 2024 Premiers Frame Personally Signed by Callum Ah Chee & Dayne Zorko - $330

 

[Johnny Bananas]

The Lions' hunt for back-to-back flags is strengthening with forward Lincoln McCarthy's return from injury firming for the opening round.

Not sure how accurate the report is but Dizzy & Linc could be available for selection for OR according to 7 News Brisbane tonight.

I think Linc will find it hard to make the team this year barring injuries. The problem is Kai and Ah Chee have both overtaken him during his absence and Levi will be banging down the door for a spot in the forward line too.

 

[Nunez]

Linc would be an absolute standout sub IMO.

 

[Elixuh]

Linc would be an absolute standout sub IMO.

Linc is our best small in terms of being well rounded and his impact in the midfield. He was also our best player when he got injured.

Ah Chee is a lock because of his versatility and how effective he was shutting down the oppositions best rebounder.

Rayner, Charlie and Kai are locks.

I think sub as well. He is going to struggle breaking into the side otherwise.

 

[Grasshopper17]

Not sure if this link will work, but Enhanced Football is worth following on SM; here they are working with some of our young lads.

This is great. Thanks for sharing. Those nets look similar to the one slips fielders practice with in cricket.

This was posted on YouTube yesterday. At this time of year, if Damien Austin is happy, I'm happy.

 

[Nunez]

This is great. Thanks for sharing. Those nets look similar to the one slips fielders practice with in cricket.

This was posted on YouTube yesterday. At this time of year, if Damien Austin is happy, I'm happy.

Weird, Damo said if Grasshopper is happy, he's happy!

 

[Section 5]

This is a super good training video (pre-pre-season) of an experienced Josh Dunkley and a young Logan Morris.
Well explained as they go through a skill session.

 

[Miluxx]

Anyone think Rayner has trimmed down abit going by today's photos?

 

[Dalions]

Anyone think Rayner has trimmed down abit going by today's photos?

I always tend to find that the boys generally look very lean at this point in the Pre-Season but tend to bulk up a bit as the season progresses.
So they can take the bumps and bruises as the matches get under way.
I think I remember Dayne Zorko talking about this a year or 2 ago.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Rayner is gonna tear it up in 2025. I can just feel it in my plums.

 

[Nunez]

Anyone think Rayner has trimmed down abit going by today's photos?

Definitely not imagining things. Boy is LEAN

 

[Section 5]

My image of Cam in a running session in 2018. He was always a solid built lad and now has toned down well.

He is leading the pack in the photo but very misleading.
It was an exercise where the players ran as fast as they could in an anticlockwise direction.

The whistle is blown. The players stop and stay where they are for about 20 seconds for recovery.
Cam was stone motherless way behind the 2nd last player.

They turn around and wait till the whistle goes again running clockwise. Cam started with a big lead of course.
The image is past the 1/2-way mark in the run where he was leading. After another 150 meters he ended up just past the middle of the field.
However, i could see he was giving his all but just no endurance.
We were all aware that was his weakness and of course this was his first preseason in a Brisbane summer.

 

[Elixuh]

My image of Cam in a running session in 2018. He was always a solid built lad and now has toned down well.

He is leading the pack in the photo but very misleading.
It was an exercise where the players ran as fast as they could in an anticlockwise direction.

The whistle is blown. The players stop and stay where they are for about 20 seconds for recovery.
Cam was stone motherless way behind the 2nd last player.

They turn around and wait till the whistle goes again running clockwise. Cam started with a big lead of course.
The image is past the 1/2-way mark in the run where he was leading. After another 150 meters he ended up just past the middle of the field.
However, i could see he was giving his all but just no endurance.
We were all aware that was his weakness and of course this was his first preseason in a Brisbane summer.

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2018 Cam’s face is saying:

 

[Nunez]

2018 Cam’s face is saying:

Cam's 2025 face is saying:

 

[Section 5]

One thing i took out of the 2 images of Rayner.
He can now afford better footy boots

 

[Elixuh]

One thing i took out of the 2 images of Rayner.
He can now afford better footy boots

Better sponsor ACTIVATIONS

 

[Perrip]

Hm. Wonder what this is?