Training Pre-Season 2025 - The boys are back in town.

[King Huskii]

Bolton spending more time in the midfield or forward mate?

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Forward line

He runs everywhere though

 

[Superkoops]

Hewitt from Peel I think

Thanks - does look a bit like Jacob Hewitt now that you mention it. 186cm, 86kg, 24 year old who had come off his first real season of league playing 12 league games. Plays back pocket. Is he a train on with Dudley?

 

[Purple Jesus]

Johnno isn't going to die wondering...

 

[freo84]

Johnno isn't going to die wondering...

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[Daddoo]

These tall forwards feed off Young and Bolton. Bolton is such a beautiful player. He is too nimble and smart. He's the a chef who serves everything up on a platter for his team mates.

Is it getting hot in here or is it just me?

I starting to think I will need to pop high blood pressure meds and quaaludes to get through this preseason...

 

[Daddoo]

• **** me Bolton is class, between him and Treacy our Pav prayers are gonna be answered and then some. Words cannot do it justice to describe how good he is, his running patterns and his ability to create space for others and the ball is insane. I love that this was picked up by others today too - it means I'm not just getting hyped over nothing.
• He also sat behind the stoppage a few times to release the ball. Him streaming through the centre with ANYONE looks ****ing good, him streaming through with Brayshaw nearly had me crying.

I was wrong...high blood pressure meds and quaaludes won't be enough. I'm gonna need something stronger...

 

[King Huskii]

Johnno isn't going to die wondering...

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He has a good size for midfield. I really hope he takes a few steps forward this season

 

[Dale147]

 

[Dump Truck]

Training Report
Woke up did a body pump and my shoulders were burning on the way to training. The weight on my shoulders must be nothing compared to JLOs. If this team isn't playing finals then it's all over. They have all the key ingredients.

I won't cover warm ups and drills as I'd rather just discuss the full ground match sim.

Notes: Almost everyone is fit and available.

Walters can't be too far away as he was boxing and I could see him pounding it out for ages this morning.

Narkle warms up and does plenty of intermittent running yet won't join in full match sim. He looks fine but clearly the club are holding him back for a reason.

Darcey, ditto, I can clearly see how hard he has worked this pre season. Corns may need to eat his words.

Jackson and Reidy rucked almost 100% of the time. Both rucked well, Jackson just manages to do a little more around the ground.

Voss leads well and can take a mark. His goal kicking was pretty good. Players such as Young and Bolton hit him up perfectly. He will probably not get a game over Jackson, Amiss and Tracey yet he looks good.

These tall forwards feed off Young and Bolton. Bolton is such a beautiful player. He is too nimble and smart. He's the a chef who serves everything up on a platter for his team mates.

Banners kicking was terrible. He turned it over a few time and missed an easy shot on goal. Kicking the belly of the ball.

The ball use was average at first but picked up as the sim went on.

The player I noticed most was Erasmus. He really stepped up and was creative. He must take Fyfes spot with this opportunity. It's his time to build on his wafl finals last season.

Walker and Wagner look excellent. Both rebound brilliantly. Moose is ready to rock and roll. Chapman and Clark ditto.

Luke Ryan looked sore and thankfully recovered to do some bike riding.

On a final note. It is hard to report on the new draftees as I'm still figuring out who they are. It's harder in person with 36 players running around in a game style that is contested and congested it is definitely a contest driven approach by JLO.

No wonder your shoulders hurt. All the heavy lifting done by you and 2big2strom

 

[King Huskii]

No wonder your shoulders hurt. All the heavy lifting done by you and 2big2strom

It's a pleasure

 

[FreoRicci]

Under the radar, how has McDonald been training? He will be handy at the start of the season

 

[Minz]

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Tired after night shifts and read the last sentence as “West Coast come back from their Christmas break in July”

 

[freo_leo29]

He has a good size for midfield. I really hope he takes a few steps forward this season

Been doing sprint training over the off season

Hopefully starts running through players

 

[Dockernut]

Thanks muchly training reporters. After watching the uploaded match sim it looked like we were practicing sky balls. Not sure WTF was going on there. Also, Sebba looked flipping amazing. The rest of it looked a bit scrappy, but I spose that intensity plus rusty skills.

 

[wakojako]

The club released footage of the match sim and u/Smurf_x did an awesome summary of the play-by-plays with time stamps:

https://www.reddit.com/r/FremantleFC/s/oIIhN2SxgP

I recommend checking it out!

Positives

• Ras and Sebba were everywhere
• Bolton making a big impact up forward
• JT acting as the general in the forwardline

Negatives

• Jackson fumbling low pressure marks
• Ras' disposal
• I50 entries.

 

[heypenny]

I'm fine with Banfield being overtaken, but he only needs to play 3 more before reaching 100.

I've got a funny feeling about his genetics. It would be handy having a future father son/daughter up our sleeve.

 

[bone2468]

I'm fine with Banfield being overtaken, but he only needs to play 3 more before reaching 100.

I've got a funny feeling about his genetics. It would be handy having a future father son/daughter up our sleeve.

Got a feeling his off spring will become a lawyer

 

[Mr Cheese]

Got a feeling his off spring will become a lawyer

Yeah, laying down the law to those goddamn Eagles...

 

[ROGS]

Thanks - does look a bit like Jacob Hewitt now that you mention it. 186cm, 86kg, 24 year old who had come off his first real season of league playing 12 league games. Plays back pocket. Is he a train on with Dudley?

Peel players often train pre season with the team, he is a fair to good backman but Michael Selwood from Peel is better (both not as good as Bo Allan but Egirls pinched him which is such a shame)