Training 2025 Pre-Season Training - reports, pics etc

[WalshistheGOAT]

I looked at E Hollands 2024 highlights - that go for 20 + minutes - clealry one of our better users of teh ball - you want the ball to get to him as much as possible - a better fitnes base from him woudl be handy in that regard. Voss has a lot of weapons to use in this list - no need to play a boring game plan.

Agreed. I think Jagga and Walsh running up and down the middle of the ground should open things up for our outside users like Elijah. If he could average 25 touches a game we'd be scoring prolifically imo.

Dunno how the small forwards will go this year though, just hoping and praying at this stage.

 

[Soapy V]

Agreed. I think Jagga and Walsh running up and down the middle of the ground should open things up for our outside users like Elijah. If he could average 25 touches a game we'd be scoring prolifically imo.

Dunno how the small forwards will go this year though, just hoping and praying at this stage.

Trying to fit Cripps Walsh Cerra Hewett Smith Elijah Lord Docherty and get maximum benefits is going to be interesting. I also hope we give Williams Fogarty Durdin Motlop and even Kemp & Charlie some mid minutes at times to mix it up

I expect Ben Campo & Wilson to be pushing for a game at some stage

If we can get it right that is one heck of a midfield that won't let up on the opposition

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Trying to fit Cripps Walsh Cerra Hewett Smith Elijah Lord Docherty and get maximum benefits is going to be interesting. I also hope we give Williams Fogarty Durdin Motlop and even Kemp & Charlie some mid minutes at times to mix it up

I expect Ben Campo & Wilson to be pushing for a game at some stage

If we can get it right that is one heck of a midfield that won't let up on the opposition

Don't want Motlop near the midfield. He's a stay at home small forward for me, his midfield craft in the VFL this year was absolutely putrid.

Cripps Cerra Walsh Hewett Smith the main midfield contingent. Docherty to play wing imo with Ollie behind the ball now.

And unfortunately I just don't see Lord playing a heap unless he pushes Hewett out or adds some goal kicking to his game (which I'm hoping he proves me wrong on) Think he'll play a lot as substitute early in the season as he's clearly quality.

Id hope George and Docherty aren't best 22 by the end of the year though, if they get pushed out by the kids coming on we'll be flying imo.

 

[Soapy V]

Don't want Motlop near the midfield. He's a stay at home small forward for me, his midfield craft in the VFL this year was absolutely putrid.

Cripps Cerra Walsh Hewett Smith the main midfield contingent. Docherty to play wing imo with Ollie behind the ball now.

And unfortunately I just don't see Lord playing a heap unless he pushes Hewett out or adds some goal kicking to his game (which I'm hoping he proves me wrong on) Think he'll play a lot as substitute early in the season as he's clearly quality.

Id hope George and Docherty aren't best 22 by the end of the year though, if they get pushed out by the kids coming on we'll be flying imo.

I see it differently. A fit Motlop can have impact minutes in the middle if fit

Lord is a beauty. IMO he plays

What I like now is we have options. We need them all to step up and push for a spot. That happens we are looking good

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

I see it differently. A fit Motlop can have impact minutes in the middle if fit

Lord is a beauty. IMO he plays

What I like now is we have options. We need them all to step up and push for a spot. That happens we are looking good

I agree on the options aspect. I just can't see us fitting in Hewett and Lord in the same team purely for balance reasons. Unless he can take a spot on a half forward flank like Cottrell? I think having both of them in as pure mids would negatively impact our mix.

As for Motlop, fitness will help a bit no doubt, but he genuinely couldn't get near the ball at centre bounces in the VFL. Imo that's a lack of smarts not fitness related, someone like Clarry was fat as a house last year but still finds the ball at will at stoppage, just once it left stoppage that his fitness was an issue.