Preview 2024 Goodbye (To 2025) New; Preseason Discussion

[TeeKray]

About time they were back to be frank. When was their last training session, about a week before Christmas? This is on top of the couple months they get off after the season is finished.

Semi pro athletes paid like full time professionals.

It's laughable that full time professional footballers getting paid on average over $400k per year would struggle to actually kick a football more than 200 days a year.

 

[simba_]

you guys are still taking footy too seriously and don't understand the new Port Adelaide, training hard in January is cringe, do you know how far away the season is?!

 

[Willsy10]

you guys are still taking footy too seriously and don't understand the new Port Adelaide, training hard in January is cringe, do you know how far away the season is?!

it's all part of the the AFL CBA, so every club is doing the same thing as far as leave and achieving the "work-life balance" the AFLPA demanded. They all get shit loads of time off.

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

Port Adelaide defender Lachie Jones says he is hopeful a trip he and fellow young guns Jason Horne-Francis and Josh Sinn took stateside to learn more about soft tissue injury prevention will not only benefit them but the wider playing list.
The Power resumed pre-season after the Christmas break for players on Thursday.
It was a light session for Power players, with the entire playing list bar Tom Anastasopoulos (knee) on the track.
Rigiouress testing will be conducted on Friday for the playing group.
Defenders Miles Bergman and Ryan Burton and forward Sam Powell-Pepper participated fully in drills after being managed prior to the break.

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/teams/port-adelaide/track-watch-all-the-latest-preseason-notes-and-scouting-news-from-port-adelaide/news-story/7a9a22e1314417bbff188a068af66927?amp

 

[Ford Fairlane]

 

[Doctor Feel]

Port Adelaide defender Lachie Jones says he is hopeful a trip he and fellow young guns Jason Horne-Francis and Josh Sinn took stateside to learn more about soft tissue injury prevention will not only benefit them but the wider playing list.
The Power resumed pre-season after the Christmas break for players on Thursday.
It was a light session for Power players, with the entire playing list bar Tom Anastasopoulos (knee) on the track.
Rigiouress testing will be conducted on Friday for the playing group.
Defenders Miles Bergman and Ryan Burton and forward Sam Powell-Pepper participated fully in drills after being managed prior to the break.

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/teams/port-adelaide/track-watch-all-the-latest-preseason-notes-and-scouting-news-from-port-adelaide/news-story/7a9a22e1314417bbff188a068af66927?amp

Rigiouress

 

[Ported]

Rigiouress

Riting is my pashen

 

[Interstater]

Been in Ballarat nearly a month now, guess I should check in and see what's going on.

• Everyone here sounds like Ken.
• I really need to see the ocean again.
• Not sure they know there are more then 10 clubs in the AFL over here

 

[PowerLil]

Been in Ballarat nearly a month now, guess I should check in and see what's going on.

• Everyone here sounds like Ken.

Gold.

 

[Coobk001]

Semi pro athletes paid like full time professionals.

It's laughable that full time professional footballers getting paid on average over $400k per year would struggle to actually kick a football more than 200 days a year.

201 days would just put too much load on their bodies.... rolls eyes

 

[SonOfKek]

The sooner we start, the sooner we can sack Hinkley. Let's go already.

 

[Peninsula Boy]

Very good presser by Lachie.

Great to hear him, the Hornet and especially Sinn have hopefully got their hammies moving in the right direction.

 

[wayb2912]

Lukosious looks like he has put on size this off season

 

[RangaInTeal]

Just want a million Josh Sinn photos and videos rammed down our throats over the next 6 months, Summer of Sinn!

Would mean he is on the track each day!

 

[RangaInTeal]

Lukosious looks like he has put on size this off season

Thought Conner and Zac also looked bulkier in the Shoulders, assume they’ll loose the ‘size’ in the next 3 months as the Cardio builds…

 

[jimmytigs]

how are your 3 rucks tracking?(fantasy footy interest)i have all 3 along with the 2 freo guys,so well covered,kind of thinking soldo and sweet are as good as they ever will be & dont really care which one plays,but how is soldo injury wise now?

re visentini,im hoping for a solid 10 year first ruck with him if/when he takes over,is he tracking that way?jury still out"or im dreaming?

hope yous at least make things right vs hawthorn & a repeat of Rozee destroying the bombers again would be very nice,i enjoyed that night

cheers

 

[Lefti93]

man i dunno, I've got a feeling

 

[TazD]

man i dunno, I've got a feeling

This is our year.

 

[RangaInTeal]

how are your 3 rucks tracking?(fantasy footy interest)i have all 3 along with the 2 freo guys,so well covered,kind of thinking soldo and sweet are as good as they ever will be & dont really care which one plays,but how is soldo injury wise now?

re visentini,im hoping for a solid 10 year first ruck with him if/when he takes over,is he tracking that way?jury still out"or im dreaming?

hope yous at least make things right vs hawthorn & a repeat of Rozee destroying the bombers again would be very nice,i enjoyed that night

cheers

Soldo will be in the Maldives by round 8, Sweet’s back will give way and Visintini will be an All Australian at the end of this season.

 

[Buget]

how are your 3 rucks tracking?(fantasy footy interest)i have all 3 along with the 2 freo guys,so well covered,kind of thinking soldo and sweet are as good as they ever will be & dont really care which one plays,but how is soldo injury wise now?

re visentini,im hoping for a solid 10 year first ruck with him if/when he takes over,is he tracking that way?jury still out"or im dreaming?

hope yous at least make things right vs hawthorn & a repeat of Rozee destroying the bombers again would be very nice,i enjoyed that night

cheers

Haven’t really heard anything about the rucks. But I suspect Port will still only play 1 and it’s likely Sweets spot to loose.

I really rate Visentini (along with a lot of supporters) but where he fits into the ruck priority list is tough to tell.

The bigger question is who will be the second ruck if they only play 1 specialist. Finlayson was a liability last year, Dixon has retired, whilst I have more ruck talent than Ratugolea, Marshall and Lukosius combined.

 

[RangaInTeal]

Haven’t really heard anything about the rucks. But I suspect Port will still only play 1 and it’s likely Sweets spot to loose.

I really rate Visentini (along with a lot of supporters) but where he fits into the ruck priority list is tough to tell.

The bigger question is who will be the second ruck if they only play 1 specialist. Finlayson was a liability last year, Dixon has retired, whilst I have more ruck talent than Ratugolea, Marshall and Lukosius combined.

Actually think Rats best position is as a Ruckman…

 

[Coobk001]

The media team was in hyperdrive yesterday, for a small little welcome back warm up day, and today when they were apparently doing all their testing and the like I'm yet to see anything?

 

[Ford Fairlane]

The media team was in hyperdrive yesterday, for a small little welcome back warm up day, and today when they were apparently doing all their testing and the like I'm yet to see anything?

It's a big testing day today so like all footy clubs they'll be total secret squirrels.

But here's a clip of Janelle Cuthbertson running.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Here you go Coobk001

 

[Coobk001]

Here you go Coobk001

Wonder if Toumpas has finished yet?