Training 2024 Pre-Season

[Dard Ball Get]

Very preliminary notes…

Happy to answer questions.

• Dow off to the DFC for rehab. Didn’t train at all.
• Arie a very big (built) boy. Moves pretty smoothly. Only ran laps.
• Collard, Hotton, and Henry just doing goalkicking early. All joined in the later drills.
• Crouch pretty heavy strapping on L knee.
• Irishman got a ton of one-on-one coaching.
• Allison an insane athlete. As has been said plenty, jury still out if he’s an AFL footballer. Like the Irishman, got a lot of one-on-one advice.
• Two-part kicking to an I-50 lead drill was good. Quite clear to me that Pou is being used as a conduit between midfield and deep forward; expect him to roam a bit this year.
• Lenny was the coach the in-close evasiveness drills; pretty good bloke to learn from.
• Chito and Battle only have one speed… FULL KILL.
• Hunter still more or less built like a pool noodle, but bizarrely strong, especially through the hips.
• Paton is clearly being used as a defensive/run-with mid.
• Half ground attacking drill; Moose not clunking marks in the drill, but keeping Wilkie very honest and halving the contest.
• Hill, Bonner, Sinclair, NWM, Hunter and Pou are being used as the primary ball-movers.
• Stocker is extremely vocal in drills. Very much a defensive “general” type.
• Irishman has an impressively natural kicking action.
• No Campbell or Marshall sighting.
• McLennan took an absolute SCREAMER over Hammer right in front of me. Absolute MOTY type.
• Lastly…

Much appreciated mate

 

[Barrels]

Much appreciated mate

 

[SaintKing23]

Fully fit, King is a 50+ goal a year forward all day long. You can't knock that. I do think though that at 23/24 he now needs to start imposing himself on games and impacting more contests in the air than he does. Take the 50+ goals, get to more contests and add more impact when he doesn't mark the ball.

I think Higgins...what you see is what you get. Some days he will kick 4 and some days he will have a shocker. Until someone comes along and has more days kicking 4 and less shockers Higgins probably in best 22.

Fully fit he's 65+

 

[Nicktheguy]

What times lunch?
Right now apparently, first time here and there's f*ck all happening. Might go back to work. Anyone reckon they'll come back out?

 

[BrutThough]

What times lunch?
Right now apparently, first time here and there's f*ck all happening. Might go back to work. Anyone reckon they'll come back out?

Try again Friday morning.

 

[stavro#4]

 

[Nicktheguy]

Try again Friday morning.

Might have to, so far the only activity I've observed is Liam Stocker walking to the DFS and the ground being watered

 

[SteeleSaints]

Must have been a reasonable crowd there by the noise they made after the mark. I love how a lot of the boys got across and encouraged him (McLennan) and Hammer having a laugh after it.

 

[True Believer]

Might have to, so far the only activity I've observed is Liam Stocker walking to the DFS and the ground being watered

Not much of a report !! You need to lift if you want to be part of the PM group.

Will never make it on that effort......

 

[Ads734]

His set shot routine was definitely better.
And he was noticeably more confident.
Just has to get the first. Higgins too.

This kid has something.

But injuries are preventing him from putting a solid block of it together.

he gets a good run this year

Really Callum Wilkie type.

 

[Barrels]

Would bang.

 

[stavro#4]

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Would bang.

I’ve seen that person before …

 

[gringo2011]

Very preliminary notes…

Happy to answer questions.

• Dow off to the DFC for rehab. Didn’t train at all.
• Arie a very big (built) boy. Moves pretty smoothly. Only ran laps.
• Collard, Hotton, and Henry just doing goalkicking early. All joined in the later drills.
• Crouch had pretty heavy strapping on his left knee.
• Irishman got a ton of one-on-one coaching.
• Allison an insane athlete. As has been said plenty, jury still out if he’s an AFL footballer. Like the Irishman, got a lot of one-on-one advice.
• Two-part kicking to an I-50 lead drill was good. Quite clear to me that Pou is being used as a conduit between midfield and deep forward; expect him to roam a bit this year.
• Lenny was the coach the in-close evasiveness drills; pretty good bloke to learn from.
• Chito and Battle only have one speed… FULL KILL.
• Hunter still more or less built like a pool noodle, but bizarrely strong, especially through the hips.
• Paton is clearly being used as a defensive/run-with mid.
• Half ground attacking drill; Moose not clunking marks in the drill, but keeping Wilkie very honest and halving the contest.
• Hill, Bonner, Sinclair, NWM, Hunter and Pou are being used as the primary ball-movers.
• Stocker is extremely vocal in drills. Very much a defensive “general” type.
• Irishman has an impressively natural kicking action.
• No Campbell or Marshall sighting.
• McLennan took an absolute SCREAMER over Hammer right in front of me. Absolute MOTY type.
• Lastly…

Interesting with Moose and Paton. Both vintage Lyon roles. He loves an inside 50 spiller and a run with tagger.

 

[Barrels]

I’ve seen that person before …

More pleasant to spend an afternoon with than Cocaine Bear…

 

[FQFjt]

Interesting with Moose and Paton. Both vintage Lyon roles. He loves an inside 50 spiller and a run with tagger.

A good tagger can be a major asset. Out of vogue but not really because the concept was ever proven ineffective. Wouldn't surprise me if Ross bucked the trend on this.

 

[stavro#4]

More pleasant to spend an afternoon with than Cocaine Bear…

Did you enjoy Owens shorty shorts?

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Lol

 

[sunny3193]

I’m heading to training tomorrow.
If I see a short, squat, wide, though undoubtedly handsome, fellow from the Wild Northwest there, I’ll take a picture and share with you all.

Update from this morning: no short, squat, handsome fellows were present at training this morning.
Picture was redundant.

 

[Barrels]

Did you enjoy Owens shorty shorts?

 

[DougalHoward]

What times lunch?
Right now apparently, first time here and there's f*ck all happening. Might go back to work. Anyone reckon they'll come back out?

No they'd be finished starts at 9:45

 

[sunny3193]

Angus McLennan just used Hammer as an absolute step ladder

He was very pleased with himself too.

 

[Dard Ball Get]

VFL/track watchers, how similar is Angus to Coffield? Haircut aside.

 

[Saint Watto]

Did you enjoy Owens shorty shorts?

You'd swear they were sprayed on.

Stockers shorts....welll.....that's another story.

He was channeling his inner Arie and Darcy vibes.

Young Darcy has certainly started something here.........next everyone will be wearing long white socks on the field.

 

[sunny3193]

Update from this morning: no short, squat, handsome fellows were present at training this morning.
Picture was redundant.

Further update:
Just realised that I was standing near the real Barrels this morning.

My heart is a flutter.

 

[Barrels]

Further update:
Just realised that I was standing near the real Barrels this morning.

My heart is a flutter.