Training 2023 Pre-season thread
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Late to the party but Rayner isn't playing defence come season proper.
I'm Victorian so granted I haven't seen him live as much as some of our Queensland brethren, but his defensive running has always been very much below par.
He's one of my favourite players to watch around the ball, but even in his match winning performance against the saints this year it was quite often his man who was out when they were transitioning from D50. IMO he falls into the basket of players who can break a game open in your favour, but it will come at a cost to your ability to play a team defence. It's just a matter of striking that balance.
I'm Victorian so granted I haven't seen him live as much as some of our Queensland brethren, but his defensive running has always been very much below par.
He's one of my favourite players to watch around the ball, but even in his match winning performance against the saints this year it was quite often his man who was out when they were transitioning from D50. IMO he falls into the basket of players who can break a game open in your favour, but it will come at a cost to your ability to play a team defence. It's just a matter of striking that balance.
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...and the relevance of this to a possible career-ending concussion?
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In his defence his PB would probably be comp leading and before he put on some muscle.
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Not surprising really
Going from an athletics-based training schedule to AFL style
I imagine each additional year in the AFL his times will drop off.
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Someone needs to tell him that he’s training in the wrong sport (jk)
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Sharpies running is elite. If he continues to run PB's he would soon be in Olympic qualifying category. I'm sure he has better times in him into the future but sometime he has to level off.Someone needs to tell him that he’s training in the wrong sport (jk)
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Not saying that he shouldn’t be at our club by a mile away and I would be happy for him if he became a valuable player for us in the long-term future of the club, but if he doesn’t end up getting another contract with us (post 2023 or 2024 when his contract ends I think), you would think training/competing in trying to represent Australia in World Championships & Olympic Games (2028 - LA / 2032 - QLD) would be a more athletic rewarding pathway for him than playing at another AFL club for example.Sharpies running is elite. If he continues to run PB's he would soon be in Olympic qualifying category. I'm sure he has better times in him into the future but sometime he has to level off.
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I’ve seen people say Zorko is looking trim but geez, the pic in that latest album exceeded all expectations. The bloke is in ripping shape
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Hopefully his Achilles injury doesn’t flare up this year and impact his performance (since 2020).
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I have been informed that he has been seeing someone outside the club (a Witch Doctor were the words used) in relation to his Achilles.
And he is finally feeling much more confident about it. And has been able to prepare himself for the start of pre-season in a way that he hasn’t been able to for a few years.
Hence him looking in ripping Nik.
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Which doctor is that?
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As long as said doctor is not from Mozambique I'm ok with this.
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Witch which?
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From the one training session I watched, before Christmas, Charlie Cameron was the only player in the main group who looked liked he couldn’t run freely.
Looked like his ankle that he injured late in the season is still troubling him.
Looked like his ankle that he injured late in the season is still troubling him.
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I see he treated Grimes and De Goey. I assume they went to him overseas.Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt - Wikipedia
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With the below type of treatment mentioned, i wonder if he secretly had something to do with Essendon over their suspect period
Many of the German doctor's treatments are seen as controversial, including using injections of a substance called Hyalart,[4] extracted from the crest of cockerels, which is claimed to help lubricate knee injuries and take away the pain. He has also injected Myo-Melcain, which is the painkiller Procaine in a honey solution, or Actovegin into patients' muscles.[citation needed]
Very big difference between something considered unorthodox and the use of PED’s at Essendon.I see he treated Grimes and De Goey. I assume they went to him overseas.
With the below type of treatment mentioned, i wonder if he secretly had something to do with Essendon over their suspect period
Many of the German doctor's treatments are seen as controversial, including using injections of a substance called Hyalart,[4] extracted from the crest of cockerels, which is claimed to help lubricate knee injuries and take away the pain. He has also injected Myo-Melcain, which is the painkiller Procaine in a honey solution, or Actovegin into patients' muscles.[citation needed]
This guy was club doctor for one of the largest football clubs in the world and also the German National team and not a sham doctor like Dank
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