Training 2024 training updates.

[Jen2310]

Lol, not surprising the students voted Charlie as the best trainer. He went to school at Wesley & coached their footy team.

hahaha
cheeky. I didn't realise that.

 

[magpies42]

Jen has attended all training sessions (excluding today I presume), and is in a far better position than me to comment, but from where I sat, Beau McCreery was the tearaway of preseason training. This time last year he was still not cemented in the 22, at least not for me, heck a couple of posters, I wish I could recall who you are, suggested he was "soft". Twelve months on he is a premiership player who looks ready to progress to the next level. He displayed an intensity and ferocity this week that I loved. Sitting on the fence I could hear the crunch of his tackles. So Beau gets my 5 stars.
My partner in crime selected Ash Johnson. Ash worked hard and looks to be really invested. That's been my question on him. I hope for our sakes that he can go the next step.

Of the newbies, the coaches will name those that have an upside yet to be seen due to lack of opportunity, or perhaps through injury. Jack Bytel looks like a footballer; he is strong, has endurance, pretty good on both sides and has developed his pace - he led or was close to leading, all of the 50 metre sprints I watched. Does that make him one of our selections? It does to me - I penciled him in on Monday. As a quick, big-bodied inside mid, he could be the Tay Adams replacement

Of the others hoping for a pick-up, Campbell Hustwaite would have to be in with a chance. We already know his game, personality and peccadillos. It would look a bit odd to know him so well, invite him in, and then not pick him up wouldn't it? I can't see a spot for him though.

Eyre: I didn't see enough from him, except that he looked pretty mobile and took a few contested grabs. Do we need him? We picked up Billy last year and Billy is just as mobile and appears stronger and more aggressive. Eyre is probably stronger overhead.
Brynn Teakle: on paper he's a chance because of his versatility, but he didn't stand out to me. Mr Apples reckons he's in though.
Do we pick a possible McStay replacement?
Sam Sofrinidis: I can't comment on this bloke. He gets wraps from outsiders, but even with binoculars, I just didn't see him do anything. What did Jack Dyer say? "He seems to go where the ball 'aint'". Well that's my take on Sam. The talk though is strong.
Lachie Sullivan: 25 and not picked up by the Bulldogs. Not a great sign. On the positive side, he's a real leader and had a great season in the VFL. He's a big bodied mid and so I reckon it's him or Bytel. We only have Mitchell in that mould and if he goes down we would be in trouble now that Adams has gone.

I'm assuming we have 4 picks, but will keep one for midseason. We didn't get to see any real match play. It would have been great to be a spy at Wesley today as I reckon we would have tried out a few boys and a few game modifications. Why else would we go the secrecy route?

If I were to take a guess, it would be Bytel, Teakle/Eyre and Sofrinidis.

I am one of the posters that thinks Mcreery is on the softer side of the spectrum. His bone crunching tackles don’t make him hard. Pulling short of 50:50 contests is what I am referencing. These are facts. Not saying he’s not a valuable contributor, and best 22. Impressed he’s training hard.

 

[Copeland]

How good is it to have a 198cm key position player trying out with us and doing so well. I really hope Eyre makes it, very promising at this early stage.

 

[magpies42]

How good is it to have a 198cm key position player trying out with us and doing so well. I really hope Eyre makes, very promising at this early stage.

Is the concern with him injuries? Not uncommon for young talls. Should hopefully come good

 

[Jen2310]

Is the concern with him injuries? Not uncommon for young talls. Should hopefully come good

Yeah, he's had some hammy issues last 12 months; but he seems to be doing some extra high performance work with Pulse 8 this off season and during the weekends when not at the club, so hopefully that work plus our fitness staff can get his hammys right.
Just more about his durabiity and if he can stay on the park.

 

[Mollythedolly]

I am one of the posters that thinks Mcreery is on the softer side of the spectrum. His bone crunching tackles don’t make him hard. Pulling short of 50:50 contests is what I am referencing. These are facts. Not saying he’s not a valuable contributor, and best 22. Impressed he’s training hard.

They’re not facts, they’re opinions.

 

[thebaldfacts]

I am one of the posters that thinks Mcreery is on the softer side of the spectrum. His bone crunching tackles don’t make him hard. Pulling short of 50:50 contests is what I am referencing. These are facts. Not saying he’s not a valuable contributor, and best 22. Impressed he’s training hard.

Pulling short of contests is the norm these days. Risk of head contact and suspension is making players second guess themselves. I no longer criticise players for this, because if you're a split second late, you could earn yourself a 4 week holiday.

 

[thebaldfacts]

This is an excerpt from today's Herald Sun re Reef and Ash.

Even an enthusiastic Craig McRae

Craig Mcrae

Age

51

Ht

176cm

Wt

73kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.9

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.9

4star

G

1.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

16.2

4star

K

10.6

4star

HB

5.6

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

1.2

3star

G

1.4

5star

got caught up in the battle to replace Dan McStay as Ash Johnson and Reef McInnes duked it out on Friday morning.

As the Magpies powered through one of their contest sessions at Wesley College, Glen Waverley – where each drill was designed to bring out the competitive instincts of the players – the coach gravitated to a forward-50 drill run by assistant Scott Selwood

Scott Selwood

Age

34

Ht

186cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.1

5star

K

8.8

3star

HB

10.3

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

5.8

5star

CL

3.7

5star

No current season stats available

D

12.0

3star

K

5.2

2star

HB

6.8

5star

M

2.8

3star

T

1.2

3star

.

McRae, who returned this week from a study trip in the United States, was in full voice as McInnes and Johnson played side-by-side as attackers and aerial threats, against defenders like Billy Frampton

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Billy Frampton

Age

28

Ht

201cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.1

2star

K

5.1

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

3.1

3star

T

0.7

3star

MG

99.0

2star

D

8.5

2star

K

4.8

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

3.5

3star

T

0.5

1star

MG

99.0

2star

D

9.2

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

1.0

3star

MG

107.0

2star

.

One contest from McInnes brought a yell of “absolutely brilliant” from McRae.

The two forwards then played as deep targets with big man Oscar Steene in an expanded attacking drill, where both competed strongly and set up goals.

The two fringe forwards appear most likely to be given the shot to replace McStay as a deep forward, after he ruptured his ACL last month.

 

[Jen2310]

This is an excerpt from today's Herald Sun re Reef and Ash.

Even an enthusiastic Craig McRae got caught up in the battle to replace Dan McStay as Ash Johnson and Reef McInnes duked it out on Friday morning.

As the Magpies powered through one of their contest sessions at Wesley College, Glen Waverley – where each drill was designed to bring out the competitive instincts of the players – the coach gravitated to a forward-50 drill run by assistant Scott Selwood.

McRae, who returned this week from a study trip in the United States, was in full voice as McInnes and Johnson played side-by-side as attackers and aerial threats, against defenders like Billy Frampton.

One contest from McInnes brought a yell of “absolutely brilliant” from McRae.

The two forwards then played as deep targets with big man Oscar Steene in an expanded attacking drill, where both competed strongly and set up goals.

The two fringe forwards appear most likely to be given the shot to replace McStay as a deep forward, after he ruptured his ACL last month.

I saw that drill. It was the two of them v Frampton and Eyre intense contested drill where the ball gets kicked into the F50 and how you respond.

 

[thebaldfacts]

I saw that drill. It was the two of them v Frampton and Eyre intense contested drill where the ball gets kicked into the F50 and how you respond.

Do you know which contest Fly yelled "absolutely brilliant "?

Shame that the journo didn't elaborate.

 

[petrie pie]

I have a feeling the drill McRae responded too was the one where Reef bodied Eyre out of the way early and marked cleanly and it was a good passage of play.

From watching your clips Jen, Josh was very good hardly beaten at all in fact that may well have been the only instance I can recall, if Eyre,s hammies hold up he is the one I would go for as the tall defender.

He has trained well from the beginning if his hammies last till the end of the train on period and his intensity does not drop I would offer him a contract.

 

[Jen2310]

Do you know which contest Fly yelled "absolutely brilliant "?

Shame that the journo didn't elaborate.

I'm not totally sure. I do have footage of a contest where he says :"Great contest" but possible I missed the particular one that the article is referring to.
But this is the contests, at least the ones I got footage of. Possible I missed some.

 

[Jen2310]

I have a feeling the drill McRae responded too was the one where Reef bodied Eyre out of the way early and marked cleanly and it was a good passage of play.

From watching your clips Jen, Josh was very good hardly beaten at all in fact that may well have been the only instance I can recall, if Eyre,s hammies hold up he is the one I would go for as the tall defender.

He has trained well from the beginning if his hammies last till the end of the train on period and his intensity does not drop I would offer him a contract.

So far his hammys have been no issue. Moore and Jamie were able to get theirs right, so the club would have a good plan for him.
He was very good, actually has been quite good overall.
He's rarely beaten, that's for sure. Cant win every contest clearly, but he'd done very well.

 

[sadako1999]

Why must AJ and Reef be battling for one position? Especially if Elliot starts slow let’s have them both deep targets.

HF: B.McCreery B.Mihocek B.Hill
F: L.Schultz A.Johnson R.McInnes

and when Elliot plays:

HF: L.Schultz B.Mihocek B.Hill
F: J.Elliot A.Johnson R.McInnes

?!

 

[magpies42]

They’re not facts, they’re opinions.

If you understand the game and then you observe it consistently. It’s a fact

 

[magpies42]

Yeah, he's had some hammy issues last 12 months; but he seems to be doing some extra high performance work with Pulse 8 this off season and during the weekends when not at the club, so hopefully that work plus our fitness staff can get his hammys right.
Just more about his durabiity and if he can stay on the park.

Worth a punt by the sounds of it

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

How good is it to have a 198cm key position player trying out with us and doing so well. I really hope Eyre makes, very promising at this early stage.

Oh wait...Eyre is 198cm?

So a genuine key position option? Hell yeah I hope he makes it

 

[manicpie]

How did Long go

 

[Jen2310]

Going from this interview, Eyre spent his last two years at Alex Rance

Alex Rance

Age

35

Ht

194cm

Wt

95kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.6

4star

K

8.9

3star

HB

7.7

5star

M

5.7

5star

T

2.4

4star

MG

226.9

3star

No current season stats available

D

17.0

5star

K

5.8

3star

HB

11.2

5star

M

5.0

5star

T

3.6

5star

’s an academy improving his contested game.

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[anshell]

Eyre could be the Frampton of 2024.All the training reports of him sound very promising.

 

[Jen2310]

Eyre could be the Frampton of 2024.All the training reports of him sound very promising.

And he only just turned 21 in oct so there is plenty of upside long term.


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[Apex36]

Yeah, he's had some hammy issues last 12 months; but he seems to be doing some extra high performance work with Pulse 8 this off season and during the weekends when not at the club, so hopefully that work plus our fitness staff can get his hammys right.
Just more about his durabiity and if he can stay on the park.

There’s this other tall guy we have with long blonde hair who had serious hammy issues early in his career too. He’s turned in to a pretty ok player from memory.

 

[Apex36]

Eyre could be the Frampton of 2024.All the training reports of him sound very promising.

Much higher ceiling than Frampton imo.

 

[magpies42]

Why must AJ and Reef be battling for one position? Especially if Elliot starts slow let’s have them both deep targets.

HF: B.McCreery B.Mihocek B.Hill
F: L.Schultz A.Johnson R.McInnes

and when Elliot plays:

HF: L.Schultz B.Mihocek B.Hill
F: J.Elliot A.Johnson R.McInnes

?!

That’s right there is room for both and Eyre if he’s any good.

 

[Jen2310]

There’s this other tall guy we have with long blonde hair who had serious hammy issues early in his career too. He’s turned in to a pretty ok player from memory.

And Eyre is the same age as Darcy was in 2017/2018


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