Training 2024 Pre-Season

[Dard Ball Get]

Are they doing a time trial first?

Wrong person to ask unfortunately.
Ask Joffaboy or SaintMike and shout them a soy chai latte for their troubles.

 

[saintmike65]

Are they doing a time trial first?

No, time trial will be done by all players the following week.

 

[Xxxx66]

Got to keep Windy post football career as the teams fitness coach. Looks like he could literally try out for a role in a superman movie.

Now, could I just see a pic of a very chiselled Hunter? Would make my day

 

[austinnn]

Now, could I just see a pic of a very chiselled Hunter? Would make my day

Think you've got the wrong website pal

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Oh dear

 

[Minga]

Oh dear

It’s the GOATS, world we just living in it.
This season is going to hit different.

 

[Joffaboy]

So finally got to the ground. Looked for my phone and realised I had left it at the Cafe near the station.
Misty drizzly day, don't expect too much, can barely make out who.is who.
Seniors Hill, Crouch, Jones training, Max running laps, Henry in his first training g session, can't spot Dow as yet

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[Dard Ball Get]

Henry in an N’SYNC cover band??

 

[Joffaboy]

Battle, Wilkie, Marshall also training.

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[Dard Ball Get]

Nice contingent

 

[Tommy Wigs]

I made it down for a bit, terrible rain and cold. I have no idea why I live here.

I was mainly interested in the freshers, so largely confine comments to that.

I couldn’t make out two fellas with the main group. An orange haired fella. Maybe Lowe from Sandy? And a left footer with a cap on.

No Garcia that I could see. If it was O’Connell in the hat with the kids, then he’s a great size and decent build already. Glides across the turf and super eager.

Impressed with the way Wilson moves, kicks and that serious mode. Shoe kicking darts for fun.

Collard will have some way to go. I’ll leave that there. First day.

Elsewhere, Dow moving very well and kicking nicely to forwards. Pou’s kicking is sublime. Mitch running laps when I saw, same with Gus and Keeler, but they were both involved later.

Gee, we have an impressive bunch of coaches.

 

[Joffaboy]

So basically couldn't see much, good to see lots of seniors there, including Seb and Higgins
Heath running with bj, Van Es running solo, Henry at the front of the running group, same with Clark, lots of faces hard to place, with the murky day and me being a demented old bastard.
Pretty relaxed for first day back.
Side note, Max is still.out running while the rest have gone inside.
Will try to get down in better weather.
No chito, or Windy as far as I could see.
Stocker has the worst leg tatts I have ever seen.

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[Joffaboy]

I made it done for a bit, terrible rain and cold. I have no idea why I live here.

I was mainly interested in the freshers, so largely confine comments to that.

I couldn’t make out two fellas with the main group. An orange haired fella. Maybe Lowe from Sandy? And a left footer with a cap on.

No Garcia that I could see. If it was O’Connell in the hat with the kids, then he’s a great size and decent build already. Glides across the turf and super eager.

Impressed with the way Wilson moves, kicks and that serious mode. Shoe kicking darts for fun.

Collard will have some way to go. I’ll leave that there. First day.

Elsewhere, Dow moving very well and kicking nicely to forwards. Poi’s kicking is sublime. Mitch running laps when I saw, same with Gus and Keeler, but they were both involved later.

Gee, we have an impressive bunch of coaches.

Henry and Collard must be thinking, WTF is this weather in late November.

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[Dard Ball Get]

Thanks fellas, much appreciated xoxo

 

[stavro#4]

So basically couldn't see much, good to see lots of seniors there, including Seb and Higgins
Heath running with bj, Van Es running solo, Henry at the front of the running group, same with Clark, lots of faces hard to place, with the murky day and me being a demented old bastard.
Pretty relaxed for first day back.
Side note, Max is still.out running while the rest have gone inside.
Will try to get down in better weather.
No chito, or Windy as far as I could see.
Stocker has the worst leg tatts I have ever seen.

On SM-S908E using BigFooty.com mobile app

Full training first week back in Jan apparently

 

[gringo2011]

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Henry in an N’SYNC cover band??

He's dressed for WA.

 

[True Believer]

You've gotta laugh at the different way different people approach life.

One guy turns up dressed for a board meeting with a wheel along suitcase.

His team-mate turns up in a tank top with a shopping bag...

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Henry and Collard must be thinking, WTF is this weather in late November.

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Waiting for El Niño to take effect

 

[Mavefromdelburn]

I'll give some of my observations (sorry if re-hashing same sh**t as others)

As others have said, crappy rainy wet day.

Seemed to be a heavy focus on running, as suppose I guess is to be expected this early.

- Was good to see some of the older players (or just not 1-4 year players) back first of all, I saw Wilkie, Steele, Marshall, Hill, Battle, Paton, Butler, Crouch, Jones, Higgins.

- Higgins, King, Jones, and Heath all pretty much ran laps the entire time. Higgins was hitting a good pace. He's not built slim but he seems pretty fit - holding the pace of his runs well and didn't look cooked. Steele and Butler were pushing a good pace running together.
King was running really hard, pushing himself. Keeled over afterward like me jogging for the train. He's moving well.

- Heath was running separately, with BJ running with him giving him advice on pacing and endurance, was interesting to see. Clearly something they need to keep working at but he was certainly giving it a crack, looked wrecked at the end.

-Van Es (I think) was ding some serious running, almost repeat sprints, in the centre of the ground. Combined with some kick and lead drills with coaches. He is really well built especially through the legs, and hope with a little more time and tank he will come on well. Best I've seen him moving so far.

-There was a short drill, 2 groups. Keepings off handball circle with defenders in the middle. Kept a close eye on Dow and Henry in these, and they've both got quick hands. Dow was probably quicker and more accurate, whereas Henry moved more creatively/unpredictably for defenders and was more evasive.

-Defenders did a drill. Boris threw a ball at them so they could 'mark', he would then push up on them quickly, forcing the defenders to back up as fast as possible before getting a kick off to a player leading at them (around Boris on the mark). First of all I know we've seen the pics, but Windy is enormous, he's in ripping condition. Pou, Nas, and a young red head player? not sure maybe from Sandy, all had beautiful kicks in the wet. Good hands from a few on the half-volley wet pick up on the run too.

-Groups of about 8 separated and did repeat 400m runs. The usuals, Windy, Byrnes, Hill were all really strong. Henry was doing well and looks quite fit which is good. They were pushing each other, hitting a solid pace repeatedly. Seb looked okay but a little slow the ol' fella, was probably 5 or so seconds behind his group at the end... which admittedly had Ronnie and Windy. Battle seems great for the group, was motivating everyone, pushing them etc.
-There were 3 or 4 players I didn't recognise - definitely not on Saints' list.

DRAFTEES:

-The draftees all stayed together mostly. They did some really light touch work in the middle, had a little kick at goals, and did some running.
-Schoey is a big boy. Was moving well but looked a bit gassed, might need to work on the tank a little.
-Hastie is bit taller than I was expecting, and ran really well with the group. Looked very fit. Looked as fresh as Wilson during their laps and he's the running machine of the group (although admittedly hard to tell considering Banga used to look absolutely cooked about 2 mins in but could run all day).
-Irish recruit is a good size and runs well, but is going to take some time skills-wise (obviously). Kicks it decently but not overly accurately. Went over Collards head a few times.
- Collard is very lightly built as we knew. He ran okay, his touch looked fine, but he didn't seem massively keen. Hard to tell I suppose, and first day nerves maybe coupled with the abysmal Melbourne dreary drizzle probably didn't help lol I'm still very keen on him but yeah I reckon he may take a bit.

There's my rambling done, let me know if there's someone you want to know about and I'll let you know if I saw them at all.

Cheers

 

[Dr Spaceman]

Fa fa fa fa fashion

is Liam’s

Pa pa pa pa passion

 

[Sarcoidevo]

Does anyone know the training times for this/next week? Open trainings?

 

[Dard Ball Get]

 

[George]

Oh dear

Deary me. What is that combo

 

[George]

I made it down for a bit, terrible rain and cold. I have no idea why I live here.

I was mainly interested in the freshers, so largely confine comments to that.

I couldn’t make out two fellas with the main group. An orange haired fella. Maybe Lowe from Sandy? And a left footer with a cap on.

No Garcia that I could see. If it was O’Connell in the hat with the kids, then he’s a great size and decent build already. Glides across the turf and super eager.

Impressed with the way Wilson moves, kicks and that serious mode. Shoe kicking darts for fun.

Collard will have some way to go. I’ll leave that there. First day.

Elsewhere, Dow moving very well and kicking nicely to forwards. Pou’s kicking is sublime. Mitch running laps when I saw, same with Gus and Keeler, but they were both involved later.

Gee, we have an impressive bunch of coaches.

Cheers for the report Choife!

 

[George]

I'll give some of my observations (sorry if re-hashing same sh**t as others)

As others have said, crappy rainy wet day.

Seemed to be a heavy focus on running, as suppose I guess is to be expected this early.

- Was good to see some of the older players (or just not 1-4 year players) back first of all, I saw Wilkie, Steele, Marshall, Hill, Battle, Paton, Butler, Crouch, Jones, Higgins.

- Higgins, King, Jones, and Heath all pretty much ran laps the entire time. Higgins was hitting a good pace. He's not built slim but he seems pretty fit - holding the pace of his runs well and didn't look cooked. Steele and Butler were pushing a good pace running together.
King was running really hard, pushing himself. Keeled over afterward like me jogging for the train. He's moving well.

- Heath was running separately, with BJ running with him giving him advice on pacing and endurance, was interesting to see. Clearly something they need to keep working at but he was certainly giving it a crack, looked wrecked at the end.

-Van Es (I think) was ding some serious running, almost repeat sprints, in the centre of the ground. Combined with some kick and lead drills with coaches. He is really well built especially through the legs, and hope with a little more time and tank he will come on well. Best I've seen him moving so far.

-There was a short drill, 2 groups. Keepings off handball circle with defenders in the middle. Kept a close eye on Dow and Henry in these, and they've both got quick hands. Dow was probably quicker and more accurate, whereas Henry moved more creatively/unpredictably for defenders and was more evasive.

-Defenders did a drill. Boris threw a ball at them so they could 'mark', he would then push up on them quickly, forcing the defenders to back up as fast as possible before getting a kick off to a player leading at them (around Boris on the mark). First of all I know we've seen the pics, but Windy is enormous, he's in ripping condition. Pou, Nas, and a young red head player? not sure maybe from Sandy, all had beautiful kicks in the wet. Good hands from a few on the half-volley wet pick up on the run too.

-Groups of about 8 separated and did repeat 400m runs. The usuals, Windy, Byrnes, Hill were all really strong. Henry was doing well and looks quite fit which is good. They were pushing each other, hitting a solid pace repeatedly. Seb looked okay but a little slow the ol' fella, was probably 5 or so seconds behind his group at the end... which admittedly had Ronnie and Windy. Battle seems great for the group, was motivating everyone, pushing them etc.
-There were 3 or 4 players I didn't recognise - definitely not on Saints' list.

DRAFTEES:

-The draftees all stayed together mostly. They did some really light touch work in the middle, had a little kick at goals, and did some running.
-Schoey is a big boy. Was moving well but looked a bit gassed, might need to work on the tank a little.
-Hastie is bit taller than I was expecting, and ran really well with the group. Looked very fit. Looked as fresh as Wilson during their laps and he's the running machine of the group (although admittedly hard to tell considering Banga used to look absolutely cooked about 2 mins in but could run all day).
-Irish recruit is a good size and runs well, but is going to take some time skills-wise (obviously). Kicks it decently but not overly accurately. Went over Collards head a few times.
- Collard is very lightly built as we knew. He ran okay, his touch looked fine, but he didn't seem massively keen. Hard to tell I suppose, and first day nerves maybe coupled with the abysmal Melbourne dreary drizzle probably didn't help lol I'm still very keen on him but yeah I reckon he may take a bit.

There's my rambling done, let me know if there's someone you want to know about and I'll let you know if I saw them at all.

Cheers

You too, love ya work