Training 2024 Pre-Season

[PlayerNumber9]

It seems I am not aligned with the consensus around here, but my view is that if our list stays healthy, we should be able to achieve what all Ross Lyon teams have achieved in year 2 of his coaching (a prelim).

Spot on!

In what universe does a Ross Lyon coached team not improve in its second year?

We will be better than last year, and those who think others could go past us are too focussed on the rear view mirror.


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[tony74]

No news from the club would indicate he’s all good I would guess.


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The club will update when they’re ready

 

[PoppedCorn]

The club will update when they’re ready

 

[Cairnsman]

Spot on!

In what universe does a Ross Lyon coached team not improve in its second year?

We will be better than last year, and those who think others could go past us are too focussed on the rear view mirror.


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One where he hasn't inherited a seasoned list well in the premiership window chock full of bonfide stars of the comp.

Its a vastly different list profile 3rd time around so it would certainly be a Haley's Comett achievement to get us into a prelim and beyond.

 

[Barrels]

Or just tired of the gobshyte

No one forces you to be here, chuckles.

 

[pebblesofsand]

Or just tired of the gobshyte

Get used to it - its a badge of honour for some on here.

 

[Tyrian Lonestar]

Get used to it - its a badge of honour for some on here.

George I'd like a badge for gobshyte talking

 

[Leap of Faith]

No one forces you to be here, chuckles.

I’ve only been here five minutes and I’ve been “chuckles’d”.

 

[Barrels]

I’ve only been here five minutes and I’ve been “chuckles’d”.

That’s correct, champ.

 

[Moquo]

George I'd like a badge for gobshyte talking

fmd, in that case I deserve a statue. My gobshyte to fact ratio is off the charts

 

[tomjoad]

See, I 'm in this camp, very distracted by the whole ferfuffle. But that maybe because I misread what was going in - I thought I was potentially going to be awarded a "vadge".

I had already planned some alone time.......

God, there's an image. George handing out Fleshlights to the most ardent of track watchers. Those Brains trust dudes would have a whole new image

 

[Parkysp]

Lol at Phillipou

He's so self competitive he's filthy at himself for not catching a ruler quicker

 

[Dard Ball Get]

God, there's an image. George handing out Fleshlights to the most ardent of track watchers. Those Brains trust dudes would have a whole new image

Saw Plugger66 had a special edition made for him (Google it for full experience lol)

 

[Diehard Saint]

Happy to say badges are coming for the track watching folk

So far I have

saintmike65
Mavefromdelburn
Saint Watto
kick it lace out

Also, who's actually on that Brains Trust crew apart from Mike that post here?

Cheerio

Joffaboy has had a lot to say after the practice sessions.
And I don’t mean that in a bad way

 

[Leap of Faith]

That’s correct, champ.

Definitely on a winning thing here. Champed and chuckles’d same day. FMD now I’m talking gobshyte

 

[tomjoad]

Saw Plugger66 had a special edition made for him (Google it for full experience lol)

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Well, as brutal as it looks...it's a debatable step up from the ominous jars of sexually soiled liver & shaved ham that they found up and down a certain beach in Ireland a couple of years ago.

 

[hangdog]

A harder draw hopefully negated by a fitter list, improved understanding of the game plan and better personnel.

The AFL ran with an article in November say we had the 13th most difficult draw for 2024.

Rankings
Adelaide (8th hardest)
Brisbane (1st hardest)
Carlton (5th hardest)
Collingwood (2nd hardest)
Essendon (10th hardest)
Fremantle (10th hardest)
Geelong (15th hardest... kissed on the deek as always)
Gold Coast (16th hardest)
GWS Giants (6th hardest)
Hawthorn (8th hardest)
Melbourne (3rd hardest)
Nth Melbourne (18th hardest)
Port Adelaide (6th hardest)
Richmond (12th hardest)
St Kilda (13th hardest)
Sydney (3rd hardest)
West Coast (17th hardest)
W Bulldogs (13th hardest)

So the teams we're supposedly competing with to knock us out of the 8 all have more difficult fixtures (except Dogs and Cats, who I don't think anyone is tipping either to improve).

But this article (An Analysis of Strength of Schedule for the Men's 2024 AFL Season — Matter of Stats) takes far more into account and suggest that we have one of the easiest draws along with Adelaide, Gold Coast and Geelong.

Sydney, Essendon, Carlton, Richmond, Port and Bulldogs have the hardest fixtures (of those teams we're "competing" with to make the 8).

And i'm not sure it takes into account natural improvement whereby we've actually had a majority of the list un-injured (touch wood) and it's the second year of RTB running the show.

Might have just plunged some cash on us to finish top 4 and top 8 now.

 

[hangdog]

How has Roma been going this pre season?

Cheekily...

 

[hangdog]

Please can we stick to what the site is about preseason training not all this other s**t

Ohhh, I thought this was "Pre-season Straining"...

 

[Sunshine Sainter]

Word is the badges have just left the factory in China.

Should arrive in time for the recipients to wear them during the 2026 pre season

Substitute train text for Train Graphic and this is perfect. Well done again

 

[austinnn]

Spot on!

In what universe does a Ross Lyon coached team not improve in its second year?

We will be better than last year, and those who think others could go past us are too focussed on the rear view mirror.


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We will definitely be a better team, but that doesn't always mean we will get better results.

Here are some variables which have a huge say on our results.

* The health and/or form of Marshall. Currently our MVP due to the fact we don't have an adequate replacement and how important his role is.

* To a lesser extent, the health and/or form of Sinclair, Wilkie, and Steele.

* The fixture and how the form is of each team at the time we play them.

* The attenton oppo teams put into previously unwatched players like Owens, Sharman, NWM, etc

* How prepared oppo teams are for Lyon & Co's strategy and how flexible we are to change our gameplan in the face of that.

 

[jwint43]

I lamented a while back that some of our best players from the last decade, like Stuv and Armo, were cooked by their late 20s.

If you look at the premiers over the last decade, you can see that you need as many of your best players playing good football into their mid 30s. If a good whack of our best over 27s play into their mid 30s, then we could potentially challenge over the next 1-10 years (they wouldn't go ten years, but would bridge the gap til the King cohort is well and truly dominant, in theory). I'd say Hill, Wood, Membrey, Sinclair, Marshall, Steele and Wilkie are the ones from that group.

It's a BIG if, but if we think NAS, Pou, Windy, Owens etc are as special as we are hoping, we will have a perfect blend of prime players and young stars.

 

[Joffaboy]

Joffaboy has had a lot to say after the practice sessions.
And I don’t mean that in a bad way

Forget it, I am getting a bigfooty knighthood apparently.

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[PoppedCorn]

I’ve only been here five minutes and I’ve been “chuckles’d”.

You've been here 5 mins and you're already complaining
Which creates a pile on ( you knew it was coming)
Which then creates more gobshyte

 

[saintmike65]

How's Hotton been going?

Seems a bit behind the pace & not in the mix for senior selection at this stage