Training 2024 Preseason reports and discussion

[threesixpio]

Butler, Ward, CMac all drafted 3 years ago in same draft, all finishing top 5 in time trial.

Yeah that year’s haul could be an absolute blinder. Followed by D+ Frenchy and Weddle

 

[peetoo]

Apart from finn, none of those players would have been counted in ‘outside run’ just two seasons ago. Be interesting to see historical results cos such as CJ, Morrison, Moore etc wouldn’t have slowed down and amon, ambrosia added to list

Seriously deep in outside run. When that clicks for the hawks, up the ladder they go.

 

[Topiary]

Top 5 did a phenomenal effort in the conditions that they were dealt with, but I'm massively impressed by Jack Scrimshaw, Josh Bennetts, Bailey Macdonald and Henry Hustwaite who all lodged PBs for the time trial.

JB, HH & BMac being second year players is such a positive sign, and seeing Scrim do his PB after 8 years in the system shows that the penny might have dropped and he realises that talent alone won't take him the whole way.

Super effort by the guys!

Great stuff Scrim.

 

[Da Game]

A rundown of the day from Burgey

The smile from Burgey during the whole interview says it all about what he thinks about the group at the moment

 

[The hands of stone]

Huge results from Scrim and Butler

Weddles such a freak show , will have an NFL/NBA franchise after him soon the way he is going.

 

[TFFM]

Great stuff Scrim.

PB in your 6th or 7th preseason is nice going. More improvement there. Good signs for next year.

 

[SSSSSS]

A rundown of the day from Burgey

Best part of that video is seeing the Wiz sticking to Punky like a clingy ex.

Gets to learn all the tricks from one of the best to ever do it.

 

[WWSD]

It kind of had to. Ginnivan and Watson arriving puts massive pressure on him, as do Bennetts and O'Sullivan who are both showing impressive signs. Competition for spots is definitely going to be a thing all year

Is Ethan Phillips currently training at the club?

 

[hawkinoz]

Best part of that video is seeing the Wiz sticking to Punky like a clingy ex.

Gets to learn all the tricks from one of the best to ever do it.

Exactly, caught my eye too, hence added it to the pics I posted earlier.

Hawks have posted gallery of pics now and the article mention this

The time trial format - which is now in its second year - saw players run four separate 1km segments with short breaks in between.

From memory, last yr I think was 3 segments of 1km each

Weddle defends time trial crown

Josh Weddle has won every time trial since arriving to the club!

www.hawthornfc.com.au

Is Ethan Phillips currently training at the club?

I did see his name in one of the training reports but we don't have a spot, so not sure how he was in training.

 

[matey]

The Bulter result in the 2km run was the biggest surprise for me that put a smile on my face. He’s hard at it as well so hopefully getting to more contests will improve his contribution to the team and can become part of an extensive midfield rotation group where we go at 110% all of the time!

 

[Mojo]

Best part of that video is seeing the Wiz sticking to Punky like a clingy ex.

Gets to learn all the tricks from one of the best to ever do it.

Thank God we've got Breust and Gunston as experienced heads in our forward line to guide and nurture Ginnivan, Watson and Chol.

 

[KermitJagger]

Huge results from Scrim and Butler

Weddles such a freak show , will have an NFL/NBA franchise after him soon the way he is going.

Something did seem to click for Scrimshaw at the middle to end point of last season. For all of the things he's good at, the coaching group made it clear they wanted players running and Scrim just seemed to get the ball standing still. It's one of the reasons why we regularly had worse players like Bramble in front of him at selection - he ran.

Glad to see he's carrying it through, hitting PBs and working on his weaknesses.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Ward looks like he's put on some size across the shoulders. He's going to have a huge season, I think he's ready.

I wonder what his inside / outside midfield splits will be?

 

[Mojo]

Something did seem to click for Scrimshaw at the middle to end point of last season. For all of the things he's good at, the coaching group made it clear they wanted players running and Scrim just seemed to get the ball standing still. It's one of the reasons why we regularly had worse players like Bramble in front of him at selection - he ran.

Glad to see he's carrying it through, hitting PBs and working on his weaknesses.

It did click for him, didn't it?

From memory, the coaches were delivering these pointed messages throughout the year; the penny finally dropped towards the back end of the year, though.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Huge results from Scrim and Butler

Weddles such a freak show , will have an NFL/NBA franchise after him soon the way he is going.

DK Metcalf level athlete

 

[smish]

Butler. His best attributes and tackling, speed and mongrel. Would absolutely love him in the rotations with Moore, Cmac.

 

[peetoo]

I think we need a HHF line between FF and HF. Fit them all in

 

[Roddy]

Scrim’s been on our list for five years and in the AFL system for seven, and I still very much feel we haven’t seen anywhere near what he’s capable of…

 

[MasterSamurai]

Need to keep breust for another year after this. Absolute professional in the way he goes about it, with guys like Watson by his side, it can only be a positive going forward. It's gonna be tight picking best 23 every week if everyone is fit. Just from three off seasons, we've done a great job at managing our list to what Sam wants it to be like! No holding back ! Just go for it I say.

 

[KermitJagger]

Need to keep breust for another year after this. Absolute professional in the way he goes about it, with guys like Watson by his side, it can only be a positive going forward. It's gonna be tight picking best 23 every week if everyone is fit. Just from three off seasons, we've done a great job at managing our list to what Sam wants it to be like! No holding back ! Just go for it I say.

It'll be based on output, but for as long as he's kicking 40+ goals I imagine he'll have a spot on our list.

 

[TylerDurden]

The Breust/ Wiz connection makes me glow.

 

[grumbleguts]

Dolph Lundgren.

I knew him. He did his masters in chemistry (well chem eng) when I was doing my PhD at Usyd. Was a genuinely beautiful human being.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

I knew him. He did his masters in chemistry (well chem eng) when I was doing my PhD at Usyd. Was a genuinely beautiful human being.

I read a story that some people broke into his mansion when he was not home, but his wife was. When they saw the some of the family portraits they realised whose house they had broken into, so they left. I want to believe.

 

[theiaofseed]

Jesus when Amon, Jaith and Moore can't crack the clubs top 5. Just FYI Amon won Ports time trail 6 years in a row before coming across to Hawthorn.

 

[swampy]

Does anyone know how fast they run the 1k TT?