Training 2024 Preseason reports and discussion

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Ok, I am pulling it out again. These reports...

 

[rei154]

Ned Reeves is a bloody tower.

 

[Charchi]

Not sure about that, but I have noticed in the last couple years that there is a bit of talk in the media about the heavily reduced time commitments players have at clubs compared to 10 years ago as a result of the AFLPA. I'm thinking perhaps preseason camps may no longer be feasible with the limited hours clubs can have the players?

Doesn't also come under the soft cap? So the decision could be, go on a 3-5 day camp or employ an extra coach for the year.

 

[TylerDurden]

Ned Reeves is a bloody tower.

Reeves looking unbelievable in the air.

 

[Slainte]

Reeves looking unbelievable in the air.

I agree - can't make too much of a few minutes of match sim but his field marking did look impressive.

 

[threesixpio]

Ned Reeves is a bloody tower.

Awesome footage

Who else lost their shit with the Weddle mark and play-on kick to Chol. heck

 

[Slainte]

Awesome footage

Who else lost their s**t with the Weddle mark and play-on kick to Chol. *

I was impressed

 

[threesixpio]

I was impressed

Star quality right there. It’s only his second year

D+ and suck shit to all the dickheads who asked why.

We got him!

 

[AussieToffee15]

Reeves looking unbelievable in the air.

If he improves it by 50% on last year, he will quickly enter top 5 ruckman calculations. The only thing stopping him from being an elite ruckman

 

[FB19]

Thanks to all of you getting down and providing reports especially great for those few of us hawks trapped abroad. Jan and Feb suck unbelievably in the UK (compared to just moderately all other times) so you just get through it and these are a significant help. Cheers

 

[OnWardnUpWard]

“Part of it is the ownership of the players. We drive our own standards. That is something we have done in January this year without Sam.” - Amon

 

[OnWardnUpWard]

Reeves looked really good in that footage. Could be our Iron Dome clunking every projectile from the stratosphere.

 

[hawkmang]

Awesome footage

Who else lost their s**t with the Weddle mark and play-on kick to Chol. *

Got me excited for a second there… that was CJ he hit up, I knew he had some tricks but didn’t think Chol had that much agility

 

[Roger Rogerson]

Reeves looking unbelievable in the air.

It was an Auskick sized ground across the oval for the practice match. Might explain why Reeves got to a few contests in the air.

 

[Steven Tyler]

Too many players getting caught holding the ball for my liking

 

[hawkmang]

Too many players getting caught holding the ball for my liking

Maybe we’re just super good at tackling and chase downs now

 

[rick_422]

Too many players getting caught holding the ball for my liking

If they were highlights of missed or broken tackles people would bemoan that…
I wouldn’t get too concerned with 2:33 of content. How good to see some vision coming out of the club though!

 

[eldorado]

Too many players getting caught holding the ball for my liking

Two thirds of the players in one third the space. Designed exactly to be tight in close.

 

[eldorado]

If nothing else, Mitch Lewis is a true renaissance man. Do you happen to know if he spent last week dead for tax reasons?

PS Thanks for the report BTW!

A HotBlack Desiato reference from Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy? Noice!

 

[arupist]

Two thirds of the players in one third the space. Designed exactly to be tight in close.

And probably with instruction to try to go for a run until tackled. The Blanck run was surely an instruction. No way he could have thought he could get through. Also appeared to feign a hand off.

 

[peetoo]

Got me excited for a second there… that was CJ he hit up, I knew he had some tricks but didn’t think Chol had that much agility

I’m wondering if CJ and Weddle will go for runs up the ground just for the giggles

 

[peetoo]

It was an Auskick sized ground across the oval for the practice match. Might explain why Reeves got to a few contests in the air.

Glenferrie oval size

 

[peetoo]

Got me excited for a second there… that was CJ he hit up, I knew he had some tricks but didn’t think Chol had that much agility

Makes a change from the iceberg slow switches to fat side of a couple of years ago

 

[Deliverance]

Anybody at training?

Just 40 blokes with rolled ankles

 

[SSSSSS]

Just 40 blokes with rolled ankles

Our club is just a front for the podiatry industry.

Big podiatry at it again.