Training 2022 - 2023 Off-Season and Pre-Season training Watch

[hawkman]

They really want people to attend these games with those timeslots

 

[Mercy Seat]

Morrison is more a tim Clarke or Stephen Greene type to me.

People forget that Osborne could take speccys, kick goals from the boundary, tackle and play as a lead up forward.

Ladson was a reliable rebounding defender with great skills, toughness and game sense. Current comparison to Ladson would be Josh Morris.

To me puopolo and Osborne were the same type of players but poppy had more speed and added that forward pressure.

I think our forwards have really struggled without having smalls that can jump on heads and run like the wind. Brockman is key here.

Are we just comparing Morrison to every blonde haired player we’ve ever had on the list now?

Morrison is a much better natural footballer than those two, particularly Clarke who was a wonderful athlete but not really a gifted footballer. Morrison has already showed a lot more in terms of decision making and kicking skills.

 

[cryptor]

Worpel's skill set isn't one that will impress at training. If he is going to be best 22 he needs to show what he did in his first few years. It's his attack on the ball that will get him in the side. He needs to be the hardest player in the competition at going for that ball and 2nd efforts. That is how Brad Sewell made his career and it is how Worpel must. He will never compete with Finn or Ward for running capacity. He will not compete with Morrison, cmac, day or McKenzie for ball use.

And he won't beat jai or Stephens busting away from the contest.

But he could be the best at getting to the ground ball and dishing it out. Ripping it from an opponents hands etc..he needs to be bottom of every pack and handing the ball to the umpire for every ball up.

There's 2 defining moments in Worpel's debut season that had us all fall in love with him as a player:

1. Committing to going for a loose ball against Joel Selwood and not blinking with his attack on it and winning it.
2. Keeping his feet in a 1-on-1 contest with Michael Hurley in the forward 50 which allowed him to run onto the ball and kick the sealing goal.

If he can get these 2 things back in his game (that attack on the ball, and keeping his feet in contests) then he'll be a gun.

 

[PenAndPaper]

I'd love to know where the Morrison is slow talk comes from, he's not that slow at all. He also finished top 4 in his draft year for the agility testing which you still ahve to have a fair amount of speed to come that high.

 

[Slainte]

I'd love to know where the Morrison is slow talk comes from, he's not that slow at all. He also finished top 4 in his draft year for the agility testing which you still ahve to have a fair amount of speed to come that high.

I think people see him as slow because he weighs up his options before delivering rather than dishing it out straight off. Howe and Pendlebury are the same. There is a fine line between indecision and choosing the right option. I think Morrison is on the right side of that line and Howe just on the wrong side. Pendlebury almost always gets it right which is why he is a great player.

 

[CHUBBSS]

I'd love to know where the Morrison is slow talk comes from, he's not that slow at all. He also finished top 4 in his draft year for the agility testing which you still ahve to have a fair amount of speed to come that high.

He definitely gets burned on the wing both ways when his opponent has any reasonable pace, its his top line speed that isn't great. If he could move to the middle (Probably taking worpels spot) his lack of top line speed would be hidden.

In tight, forward work, and fitness is first class so I don't see it stopping him but the wing role may not be the best preffered

 

[eldorado]

In tight, forward work, and fitness is first class so I don't see it stopping him but the wing role may not be the best preffered

Yeah, I really don't see him as a archetypal 'wing'

He played there when we had a sudden dearth who had the perfect characteristics for the role (after the sudden departures of Smith, Henderson and Scully... we even played Howe there for a bit), but he is more a 'link' player (I also agree with the person who said Whitecross)

With Amon, Weddle, Bramble, possibly Day as wing options...Morrison may play amore 'utilitarian' role...

 

[matey]

Morrison has shown steady improvement but we have picked up a lot of talented youngsters in recent times and once they hit 30-50 games he will be fighting for a spot in the 1’s which is exactly what we want as a club!

 

[chopflop]

Seriously, do we have the worst media team in the league right now?

I have been waiting patiently for the video highlights of Weddle putting our endurance beasts to the sword, but still, crickets.

Last year we got the video of Wardy the very next day!

Wake the hell up and give us some training content! I am sick of reading about HARRY Vanilla MORRISON

 

[TazHawk15]

Seriously, do we have the worst media team in the league right now?

I have been waiting patiently for the video highlights of Weddle putting our endurance beasts to the sword, but still, crickets.

Last year we got the video of Wardy the very next day!

Wake the hell up and give us some training content! I am sick of reading about HARRY Vanilla MORRISON

Do you get some sort of satisfaction about calling Harry that?

 

[chopflop]

Do you get some sort of satisfaction about calling Harry that?

It was tongue in cheek...

 

[TazHawk15]

It was tongue in cheek...

It was a simple question so no need to be a drama queen with the lame gif.

 

[KermitJagger]

Seriously, do we have the worst media team in the league right now?

I have been waiting patiently for the video highlights of Weddle putting our endurance beasts to the sword, but still, crickets.

Last year we got the video of Wardy the very next day!

Wake the hell up and give us some training content! I am sick of reading about HARRY Vanilla MORRISON

Better in most ways, still needs some work in others.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Seriously, do we have the worst media team in the league right now?

I have been waiting patiently for the video highlights of Weddle putting our endurance beasts to the sword, but still, crickets.

Last year we got the video of Wardy the very next day!

Wake the hell up and give us some training content! I am sick of reading about HARRY Vanilla MORRISON

It wasn’t the time trial. It was just interval training.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Will McCabe is here today…

 

[eldorado]

Will McCabe is here today…

Gone tomorrow...

 

[tl92]

Will McCabe is here today…

Good size?

 

[Brant]

Will McCabe is here today…

Good size?

Big hands?

 

[CHUBBSS]

Big hands?

Weddle has 4 hands

 

[Beandip]

Worpel's skill set isn't one that will impress at training. If he is going to be best 22 he needs to show what he did in his first few years. It's his attack on the ball that will get him in the side. He needs to be the hardest player in the competition at going for that ball and 2nd efforts. That is how Brad Sewell made his career and it is how Worpel must. He will never compete with Finn or Ward for running capacity. He will not compete with Morrison, cmac, day or McKenzie for ball use.

And he won't beat jai or Stephens busting away from the contest.

But he could be the best at getting to the ground ball and dishing it out. Ripping it from an opponents hands etc..he needs to be bottom of every pack and handing the ball to the umpire for every ball up.

This. Underrated post. I think this is absolutely bang on, and I hope what the coaches are discussing with him. Get out the Sewelly tapes, squeezed absolutely every ounce of capability out of himself, then topped it up with sheer grit and determination.

 

[killerspud]

Are we just comparing Morrison to every blonde haired player we’ve ever had on the list now?

Morrison is a much better natural footballer than those two, particularly Clarke who was a wonderful athlete but not really a gifted footballer. Morrison has already showed a lot more in terms of decision making and kicking skills.

I was just about to compare him to Dermott

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Today’s session started off wet then it cleared, and we got some sunshine for an hour before a blasting icy breeze, then showers came late in the session. Lovely December day.

No managed group at all today when I arrived, and nor for most of the session. Only late in the session did a couple of players break off to run laps, or head off upstairs when it started raining. Stephens and Bruest not doing much later in the session.

For the most part, the skills were still quite good despite the ball being slippery and the ground obviously being wet under foot.

During today’s session, there was a small amount of match sim where some real run and gun football from the back half was seen from CJ and Jars but unfortunately on two occasions Jars got smashed in tackles, once in the back line where his ankle got caught and then once he recovered from that he made a dash through the middle and delivered to the leading Ferg to applause from the bench - as he was dealt with late. Nothing serious, but he had a rough day.
CJ continues to excite with his ability to get in and out of trouble and the reach of would-be tacklers.
Ramsden and Lynch went at in the ruck battle in the middle, while Day was in amongst the mids also, attacking the contest and trying to break tackles as we know and love. MacDonald and Hurstwaite also into the middle for the centre bounces.

McCabe looks like a slightly shorter version of Ramma, but with a bit more of an Afro to carry on those shoulders of his. He has good skills and is quite mobile for a 196cm+ string bean. We had to double-take to work out who the new kid was.

During stoppage drills a little earlier in the session, Frenchy and Amon combined again quite well with Nash and Newk at the boundary throw ins. Meek's ability to contest the ruck and then get involved once the ball hits the ground is first rate. On multiple occasions he was acting as another midfielder.
Lynch won his share of hitouts today to, but what impresses me the most with Meek is that he's not a stand and deliver ruck, acting like a statue in the contest giving 1-2 handballs to the mids, he was moving outside the contest with them, breaking forward with Frenchy and Amon and they worked the ball toward the 50.
Ward and Worpel were in amongst most stoppages and contested situations, as were Nash, Frenchy and Newk. It's an intriguing watch, to see who will be our first selected midfield group, with so many wanting to take their chance.

While some of the other draftees watched on Hurstwaite, Frenchy and Weddle were all involved in the short amount of match sim between drills, and O'Sullivan also showed some zip and smarts. Frenchy's ability to drop a ball into a hole over a man, or hit a longer target with ease is already prevalent.

Jeka was playing deep defense and continuously found space to drop off and be used as the outlet off the back with his foot skills being a real highlight to deliver too players who'd broken out to the wing, or directly through the middle. His intensity was where it needs to be, which was also good to see.
Sicily just did as he pleased and read the ball in flight at will in a typical display of what we know Sic can do.

Ferg and Chad look to be in very good nick and we proving to be a bit of a handful up forward. At one point Chad lead out to a ball that landed in front of him, he picked it up and then put on some moves that had him dodge two tacklers before giving it off to Moorey. Kosi and Lewis were playing deep and put in some good leads, with Blanky and Frost opposed to them, it wasn't easy. DGB read the ball off the boot well on a couple of occasions and took the intercept.

This is the last week before the xmas break, so I'm tipping a big session on Thursday out on the track, hopefully with better conditions for the track watchers.

 

[peetoo]

Did McCabe have a number?

 

[streetspirit]

Any Box Hill guys out there SYL?

 

[KermitJagger]

Today’s session started off wet then it cleared, and we got some sunshine for an hour before a blasting icy breeze, then showers came late in the session. Lovely December day.

No managed group at all today when I arrived, and nor for most of the session. Only late in the session did a couple of players break off to run laps, or head off upstairs when it started raining. Stephens and Bruest not doing much later in the session.

For the most part, the skills were still quite good despite the ball being slippery and the ground obviously being wet under foot.

During today’s session, there was a small amount of match sim where some real run and gun football from the back half was scene from CJ and Jars but unfortunately on two occasions Jars got smashed in tackles, once in the back line where his ankle got caught and then once he recovered from that he made a dash through the middle and delivered to the leading Ferg to applause from the bench - as he was dealt with late. Nothing serious, but he had a rough day.
CJ continues to excite with his ability to get in and out of trouble and the reach of would-be tacklers.
Ramsden and Lynch went at in the ruck battle in the middle, while Day was in amongst the mids also, attacking the contest and trying to break tackles as we know and love. MacDonald and Hurstwaite also into the middle for the centre bounces.

McCabe looks like a slightly shorter version of Ramma, but with a bit more of an Afro to carry on those shoulders of his. He has good skills and is quite mobile for a 196cm+ string bean. We had to double-take to work out who the new kid was.

During stoppage drills a little earlier in the session, Frenchy and Amon combined again quite well with Nash and Newk at the boundary throw ins. Meek's ability to contest the ruck and then get involved once the ball hits the ground is first rate. On multiple occasions he was acting as another midfielder.
Lynch won his share of hitouts today to, but what impresses me the most with Meek is that he's not a stand and deliver ruck, acting like a statue in the contest giving 1-2 handballs to the mids, he was moving outside the contest with them, breaking forward with Frenchy and Amon and they worked the ball toward the 50.
Ward and Worpel were in amongst most stoppages and contested situations, as were Nash, Frenchy and Newk. It's an intriguing watch, to see who will be our first selected midfield group, with so many wanting to take their chance.

While some of the other draftees watched on Hurstwaite, Frenchy and Weddle were all involved in the short amount of match sim between drills, and O'Sullivan also showed some zip and smarts. Frenchy's ability to drop a ball into a hole over a man, or hit a longer target with ease is already prevalent.

Jeka was playing deep defense and continuously found space to drop off and be used as the outlet off the back with his foot skills being a real highlight to deliver too players who'd broken out to the wing, or directly through the middle. His intensity was where it needs to be, which was also good to see.
Sicily just did as he pleased and read the ball in flight at will in a typical display of what we know Sic can do.

Ferg and Chad look to be in very good nick and we proving to be a bit of a handful up forward. At one point Chad lead out to a ball that landed in front of him, he picked it up and then put on some moves that had him dodge two tacklers before giving it off to Moorey. Kosi and Lewis were playing deep and put in some good leads, with Blanky and Frost opposed to them, it wasn't easy. DGB read the ball off the boot well on a couple of occasions and took the intercept.

This is the last week before the xmas break, so I'm tipping a big session on Thursday out on the track, hopefully with better conditions for the track watchers.

Interesting to hear such good news about the skills this early in the piece. Same time last year there was a bit of commentary that we were trying to run and gun but still looked scrappy and unorganised. Seems like we've managed to improve in that regard!

 

[Steven Tyler]

When is Brockman back?
After the new year?
Puts him a fair bit behind the others