Training 2024 Preseason reports and discussion

[Mojo]

Hawks Social team have posted "I Spent A Day With Jai Newcombe" & is now LIVE in YouTube!



The Yo Yo test details are referenced around the 15 min mark

Enjoy

His competitiveness comes through, doesn't it? He doesn't like to lose or give an inch in the slightest.

 

[KermitJagger]

Hawks Social team have posted "I Spent A Day With Jai Newcombe" & is now LIVE in YouTube!



The Yo Yo test details are referenced around the 15 min mark

Enjoy

Obviously love the Newc in this, love seeing the players, but the best part about it is overall how good we are with every footy department person mingling at the club. I can imagine it wouldn't be difficult to fall into structures where the players and coaches are seen as unapproachable, clubs have certainly gone that way in the past. Helps to be a young and down to earth squad!

Also hitting us with The Pot by Tool for the Yo Yo test. Banger of a song.

 

[Yuley95]

Obviously love the Newc in this, love seeing the players, but the best part about it is overall how good we are with every footy department person mingling at the club. I can imagine it wouldn't be difficult to fall into structures where the players and coaches are seen as unapproachable, clubs have certainly gone that way in the past. Helps to be a young and down to earth squad!

Also hitting us with The Pot by Tool for the Yo Yo test. Banger of a song.

Not to derail the thread but The Pot is possible the greatest tool song ever. And I say that as a long time tool fan.
EDIT: in case you're wondering, I was not born in '95.

 

[SSSSSS]

Who is that???? Some serious guns

Dolph Lundgren.

 

[KermitJagger]

Not to derail the thread but The Pot is possible the greatest tool song ever. And I say that as a long time tool fan.
EDIT: in case you're wondering, I was not born in '95.

Absolutely, it's probably one of my top 3 favourites of theirs with Eulogy and Prison Sex.

The overall playlist of that video has some genuine gym time bangers:

Get Free - The Vines
No Happy Ever After - BFMV
The Pot - Tool
Becoming the Bull - Atreyu
Headstrong - Trapt

 

[Blackhawk42]

Absolutely, it's probably one of my top 3 favourites of theirs with Eulogy and Prison Sex.

The overall playlist of that video has some genuine gym time bangers:

Get Free - The Vines
No Happy Ever After - BFMV
The Pot - Tool
Becoming the Bull - Atreyu
Headstrong - Trapt

And when the players watch this back they'll be like 'WTF?' because there wasn't any modern hip hop or electronic music littered throughout it.

I feel like a real old man saying that, but whatever.

 

[KermitJagger]

And when the players watch this back they'll be like 'WTF?' because there wasn't any modern hip hop or electronic music littered throughout it.

I feel like a real old man saying that, but whatever.

They did squeeze a Post Malone song in there but it was one of his less poppy ones.

 

[The Spirit of Cricket]

Absolutely, it's probably one of my top 3 favourites of theirs with Eulogy and Prison Sex.

The overall playlist of that video has some genuine gym time bangers:

Get Free - The Vines
No Happy Ever After - BFMV
The Pot - Tool
Becoming the Bull - Atreyu
Headstrong - Trapt

haha becoming the bull holy shit i haven't heard that since i was in high school

 

[Blackhawk42]

haha becoming the bull holy s**t i haven't heard that since i was in high school

They used it on the socials last year in the highlights of Duke on Easter Monday!
Love when my worlds collide like that.

 

[Billyc]

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He does look bigger - to start with, then you realise it's Ambrosio 20m behind him - and Ambrosio looks bigger!

He's put a bit on, but nothing to suggest he will contain Tom hawkins and Co.

It's his fitness anyway that's the area of concern - he can get to 100+KG, but if he can only run out 40% of a game - nothing changes.

Can trackwatchers tell us if he looks to have added some endurance?
Thanks!

Yes I’m more interested to know if he still gets gassed walking down the race

 

[Baz_hawk]

Big props to the social media team, that was some top level content. Would love to see a few more throughout the preseason as we build towards round 1.

 

[Jet_black]

Dolph Lundgren.

Makes me think of Rocky 3 - the guns on Dolph, Carl and Sly! Most of its was chemically induced ala Bombers 2012!

 

[Kanga Commando]

Makes me think of Rocky 3 - the guns on Dolph, Carl and Sly! Most of its was chemically induced ala Bombers 2012!

Maybe more Geelong '07 +

 

[rei154]

Big props to the social media team, that was some top level content. Would love to see a few more throughout the preseason as we build towards round 1.

Currently Gold Coast have the best social media content by a long margin, but I think we've got the best long form content currently!

 

[HomerJayS]

The overall playlist of that video has some genuine gym time bangers:

Get Free - The Vines
No Happy Ever After - BFMV
The Pot - Tool
Becoming the Bull - Atreyu
Headstrong - Trapt

What was playing during the Yo Yo test? It reminded me of Porcupine Tree. (I’ve got all later PT albums in hires 5.1 and their last album in Atmos).

 

[KermitJagger]

What was playing during the Yo Yo test? It reminded me of Porcupine Tree. (I’ve got all later PT albums in hires 5.1 and their album in Atmos).

The Pot, one of Tool's better known songs. From 10,000 days.

 

[Mr Lizard]

What was playing during the Yo Yo test? It reminded me of Porcupine Tree. (I’ve got all later PT albums in hires 5.1 and their album in Atmos).

 

[moginie]

What was playing during the Yo Yo test? It reminded me of Porcupine Tree. (I’ve got all later PT albums in hires 5.1 and their last album in Atmos).

Good call with Porcupine Tree, but not correct.

Yeah, Steven Wilson goes ok.

 

[BlueWaterHawk]

Not to derail the thread but The Pot is possible the greatest tool song ever. And I say that as a long time tool fan.
EDIT: in case you're wondering, I was not born in '95.

The greatest band

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[Faraway Hawk]

Anyone else come here excited to see some training news only to see a "derailed thread"? This wouldn't have happened on " The Axemans" watch.

 

[FB19]

Anytime anyone starts off with “Im not” or “not to derail” you know exactly what is coming next.

 

[Simon Crawshay]

I got some snips of DGB of the YT video

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Hard to judge DGBs progress as he was coming off such a low base in regards to his physicue.

Looks bigger but still to my eye doesn't have what I would classify as a proper AFL build yet.

But main thing this pre season is to work on his tank.

 

[Newmo89]

Brett Ratten

Brett Ratten

Age

53

Ht

184cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.4

5star

K

12.1

4star

HB

10.3

5star

M

2.9

3star

T

3.0

5star

No current season stats available

D

26.4

5star

K

13.8

5star

HB

12.6

5star

M

3.4

4star

T

1.6

4star

spoke on the Talking Hawks podcast about the main drivers at the club this pre season. Newcombe, Day and Moore were spoken about as being the main drivers of the younger brigade.
He also spoke about how Jai Serong has really impressed him and that he’s looking forward to seeing him doing really good things in 2024.

 

[Mercy Seat]

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He does look bigger - to start with, then you realise it's Ambrosio 20m behind him - and Ambrosio looks bigger!

He's put a bit on, but nothing to suggest he will contain Tom hawkins and Co.

It's his fitness anyway that's the area of concern - he can get to 100+KG, but if he can only run out 40% of a game - nothing changes.

Can trackwatchers tell us if he looks to have added some endurance?
Thanks!

I think it’ll take some time. It’s next to impossible to put on 5+kg of muscle in a few short months whilst also building significant endurance. Particularly someone like DGB who’s struggled there to begin with.

 

[Iceman!]

I think it’ll take some time. It’s next to impossible to put on 5+kg of muscle in a few short months whilst also building significant endurance. Particularly someone like DGB who’s struggled there to begin with.

Yeah that is an impossible task for someone just looking to add mass, adding in he needs to also be an elite level endurance athlete just makes the task more ridiculous. He looks to have put on a little size which is nice but i am way more worried about his endurance at this stage than his size. If any one thing is going to give him more of a chance of making a significant stride this season it is having the ability to run out quarters and games.