Training 2025 Pre Season Thread

[dog16]

I was young - but my memory of Gary Dempsey was him intercepting mark after mark at CHB - he was one of, if not the best ever at this.

Scotty Wynd was great too - courageous. But Demps was the best

Sections of the crowd used to count out loud the number of each mark when he played for North.

 

[Barking Mad]

Now that my favourite Jacko has moved on to padding his retirement fund, I need to choose a new favourite. The Bont love is obviously there, but he’s on a different stratosphere than others, much like his footy.
Do you have a favourite (outside of The Bont)?
If so, who?
Open for recommendations as to whose guernsey to buy next to wear when watching the footy.

Libba by the length of the Flemington straight for years. Ed over the past 3-4 closing the gap.
Always a soft spot for Ads given the way Pies treated him

 

[Bulldog1954]

Yep, I like your first option

The benefit of not playing someone who is listed for 2025 in the match sim is?

 

[Mofra]

Now that my favourite Jacko has moved on to padding his retirement fund, I need to choose a new favourite. The Bont love is obviously there, but he’s on a different stratosphere than others, much like his footy.
Do you have a favourite (outside of The Bont)?
If so, who?
Open for recommendations as to whose guernsey to buy next to wear when watching the footy.

Sam Davidson. Just do it. Gets into the system the hard way, Gippy boy (our old zone), family full of mad Bulldog fans.
I'm on the train. I'm driving the train. I'm shoveling coal.

 

[Old_Dog]

Photos from Friday's training session at Whitten Oval. (Part 1). Quite a few Footscray boys training alongside the team.
Was really impressed with Sanders, Freija and Davidson. Of course the Bont was sensational alongside Darcy.

Hi Def. pics on Flickr at: https://shorturl.at/hvbAr

 

[Old_Dog]

Photos from Friday's training session at Whitten Oval. (Part 2). Quite a few Footscray boys training alongside the team.
Was really impressed with Sanders, Freija and Davidson. Of course the Bont was sensational alongside Darcy.
Hi Def. pics on Flickr at: https://shorturl.at/hvbAr

 

[Optimistic Dog]

Is there any timeline on Jamarra's return to training. Like is it a week by week or longer than that month by month review. I hope he sorts himself out on a personal front but as supporter wanting our team to be the best it can possible be in our 100th year in the competition it is a big blow and it is hard to see him having a good season if he gets back.

 

[Old_Dog]

Photos from Friday's training session at Whitten Oval. (Part 3) .Quite a few Footscray boys training alongside the team.
Was really impressed with Sanders, Freija and Davidson. Of course the Bont was sensational alongside Darcy.

Hi Def. pics on Flickr at: https://shorturl.at/hvbAr

 

[JohnnySteel]

Photos from Friday's training session at Whitten Oval. (Part 3) .Quite a few Footscray boys training alongside the team.
Was really impressed with Sanders, Freija and Davidson. Of course the Bont was sensational alongside Darcy.

Hi Def. pics on Flickr at: https://shorturl.at/hvbAr

What in particular were you impressed with? Re: Sanders, Freijah, Davidson.

 

[Old_Dog]

What in particular were you impressed with? Re: Sanders, Freijah, Davidson.

Sanders grunt work in the middle and hs ability to get into space after the contest. Freija was just clean and polished. Davison is really something. He played wing and a bit forward. Gets to the contest and lays plenty of tackles. Also, he has real speed and precise delivery. Reckon he will play round 1.

 

[doggie dog]

Now that my favourite Jacko has moved on to padding his retirement fund, I need to choose a new favourite. The Bont love is obviously there, but he’s on a different stratosphere than others, much like his footy.
Do you have a favourite (outside of The Bont)?
If so, who?
Open for recommendations as to whose guernsey to buy next to wear when watching the footy.

Libbbbbbbbaaaaaa
Love the whole family, bulldogs thru and thru.

 

[grassman75]

The benefit of not playing someone who is listed for 2025 in the match sim is?

He might end up getting games. We already know he’s not good enough

 

[H Dolphin]

Am I the only one that thinks that Jamarra not training the whole pre-season is both not really new news and not really that concerning?

To me it's just an extension of the fact that he also missed two games last year due to personal reasons, which the club was happy to defend. Not training every game to me is just continuing that.

So we have at least 2 club sources who are giant pieces of shit. That's good to know

The 2 anonymous sources put as positive a spin on it as possible.

 

[H Dolphin]

One guess which club the muppet I circled goes for…..didn’t even have to look at his profile to know….and yes any answer other than Essendon is incorrect. The same club who hasn’t won a final in the social media age and the same club who literally injected their own players….you can’t make this shit up
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She/he's Kevin Sheedy

 

[perro_loco]

He did ok in the ruck at VFL and a lot of track watchers day he broke even with Tim on Friday.

He's not best 22 but he's honest, cheap depth. Trains hard. Can't ask much more a guy a who has busted his arse for the club and has had to deal with horrible abuse from fans.

Also had injuries that were long term. He has played 53 games. All teams need players like Gardner. He is a solid clubman.

 

[House_of_Dahl]

Find someone who looks at you like that and you’ll be happy

Phew! My wife looks at me all the time just like Hynes' expression in that pic!