Play Nice 2020 Pre-Season Training

[bruzaar62]

All good mate. I'm normally pretty good at identifying who the players are, even under caps and with newly acquired facial hair etc but today there were a few I was really struggling with - didn't help that quite a few of them didn't come close to where I was and I didn't have binoculars. I so wouldn't have picked Bewley unless I'd seen his picture from Monday. I still have no idea who I thought looked close enough to Aish to believe Clint's call.

I still remember going to the first session a couple of years back and Hughes looked like he was a carved greek statue next to most of the other guys. I'm happy to say, almost all our young boys looked in top shape today. It might be a bit unfair but North is probably the only one that stood out for the less than ideal reasons (and I'm only judging him harshly because guys like Brayshaw, Cerra and Crowden have really transformed imo).

I was there on Monday as well,thought I was watching Aish(thinking great pickup-Beautiful kick)-but in hindsight think it was Bewley with a trimmer figure and facial growth

 

[TheLastCall]

Yep - we’ll go to the draft - don’t have the list space for DFA and we need all five of our picks attached to draft pts. I didn’t think of PSD. Could be an option or alternatively one of late picks in the ND. The ideal world is we use collective of 22/58/69 on Henry bid at around 12-15. If that happens we end up with one or two picks at the back end of the draft.

Also no mention of Aish on the club website. The players interviewed made a special mention of new player Acres but nothing of Aish.

Mistaken identity seems to be the case with Aish.

I think we use 4 of the 5 picks, keep the last to match if someone bids on Butters.

If he makes it to a cat-b we pick up a DFA.

 

[FreoRicci]

Training skills are all well and good. But hope it’s also trained under fatigue. Often times happens a lot through the end of quarters that Freo drop off and crucial turnovers occur.
It’s easy to execute skills under no pressure/ with 100% endurance vs huge pressure and 20% capacity.

I remember reading about West a Coast, Richmond, much to dismay, were running game simulations with skills being the priority AFTER they did their bulk running program. Think West Coast did a training day before a game in pre season to push players’ mental and physical capacity.

 

[Purple Jesus]

Training skills are all well and good. But hope it’s also trained under fatigue. Often times happens a lot through the end of quarters that Freo drop off and crucial turnovers occur.
It’s easy to execute skills under no pressure/ with 100% endurance vs huge pressure and 20% capacity.

I remember reading about West a Coast, Richmond, much to dismay, were running game simulations with skills being the priority AFTER they did their bulk running program. Think West Coast did a training day before a game in pre season to push players’ mental and physical capacity.

They should be doing both. Hard to hone skills when you’re knackered. Got to get the basics of it right first, then hammer it under fatigue.

 

[salim malik]

Skill means stuff all if players are sitting in the stand.
Get the injuries right and keep the best players on the park and we just might have a decent season.

 

[Unique Name]

very odd sentence, Ross did this too

Not when he first started though

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The odd part is that it's complete bullshit.

Longy ran one of the ruck drills with Lobb and Darcy. About 20m away from where most of the media stand!

 

[Superkoops]

I was there on Monday as well,thought I was watching Aish(thinking great pickup-Beautiful kick)-but in hindsight think it was Bewley with a trimmer figure and facial growth

Bewley has the tools. Good kick, very elite endurance.

Just needs to adjust to tempo of AFL. Hopefully with his trimmer figure he has slimmed down to improve agility/speed.

 

[apuchar]

Think Bewley needs to improve his mental agility as well.

 

[theGav56]

Think Bewley needs to improve his mental agility as well.

Agree. Just looked a little panicked at times. To be expected, and look forward to see a bit of composure improving his work.

 

[theGav56]

The odd part is that it's complete bullshit.

Longy ran one of the ruck drills with Lobb and Darcy. About 20m away from where most of the media stand!

Your post is exactly the reason why training reports from posters crap all over media reports.

 

[GoFreo4eva]

Yes agree, but there is having a kick with a mate & then ‘working on your skills.’

Having a kick in your spare time can hone in ball drop, hand eye coordination & ball flight, as long as the technique is correct in the first place.

But this isn’t improving the skill of decision making & technique under pressure. This can only be done in game sense training drills with at least 12 participants.

This is where feedback is vital from the coaches as to which option to take that will benefit the transition of the ball the best. Not to mention advice on technique under pressure.

I get what you are saying with respect to the execution under pressure and that is what should be done at training along with some technique matters. Working on the technique without pressure is what I am talking about and as professionals that is what they should be doing.

 

[Scham]

Think Bewley needs to improve his mental agility as well.

And toughness. There’s a bit of fair weather footballer about him.

 

[Bring back Drum]

I get what you are saying with respect to the execution under pressure and that is what should be done at training along with some technique matters. Working on the technique without pressure is what I am talking about and as professionals that is what they should be doing.

A story that relates. Back at the end of 1989 WAFL season a few up & comers were invited to train with the Eagles.

Prior to joining the preseason they were given a running program, but skills were not part of the individual programs.

When they were questioned over it, they said they didn’t want the players doing too much skill work on their own as they get into bad habits technique wise.

They were told only to work on hands, left & right & the opposite foot, but not too much on their preferred foot as this would be trained & monitored at pre season.

I sometimes wonder if that is theory now? Players do have a lot of official ‘work hours’ & the last thing they probably want to do is kick the footy.

 

[DeanS]

Think Bewley needs to improve his mental agility as well.

That could come with experience and confidence.
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[apuchar]

That could come with experience and confidence.
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Maybe. Either way he has plenty of skill groups to join, if he wants a wing.

 

[Superkoops]

Agree. Just looked a little panicked at times. To be expected, and look forward to see a bit of composure improving his work.

Yes agree with that as well. Composure and first option focus for him.

 

[Halfbaked]

10am tomorrow?
If so I will try and get down there.

 

[Wally Walpamur]

10am tomorrow.
I will get down there.

EFA

 

[gaskin]

10am tomorrow?
If so I will try and get down there.

9am. With the temp expected to hit 35, it wouldn't surprise me if they are out even earlier.

 

[Halfbaked]

9am. With the temp expected to hit 35, it wouldn't surprise me if they are out even earlier.

Ok thanks. That will work even better.

 

[FUS_RO_DAH]

 

[DeanS]

Hope MDB gives him some hair styling tips.

 

[Taylor]

At least this Rambo reboot isn't starring Kristen Wiig..

 

[showemhowtorock]

Matera & Colyer have returned early!

 

[wayToGo_]

Who cares about what those Fyfe and Matera guys are doing?

Travis Colyer is back!!!